Delisted Claye Beams (2009-2018)

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No-one is a bigger CB fan than me. I can vividly recall a goal he kicked in a final at Yeeronga. From the centre or thereabouts. A great boot.

However, while sitting on the centre line during a game v North it was very obvious he had lost considerable pace. Considerable. And TBH he was never all that pacy.

Not sure any footballer can ever recover a loss of pace. Without this even the best is uncompetitive.
 
Will they stay or go? Tracking the free agents
Unrestricted - Injury has consistently thwarted the midfielder's attempts to cement himself in the Lions' best 22, with 13 games in 2014 his biggest season return in eight seasons at the Gabba. Sidelined by a hamstring injury since round nine, but expected to be available after the Lions' round 11 bye, the 25-year-old faces a career-defining second half of the season.
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Had his meeting with the list managers this morning, and is expected to be delisted, however he thinks that his brothers' influence will have him re-rookied or potentially offered a one year deal at minimum wage. Would be happier working on a building site and playing park football as is not a fan of the lifestyle of a professional full-time footballer.
 
Snookers said:
Had his meeting with the list managers this morning, and is expected to be delisted, however he thinks that his brothers' influence will have him re-rookied or potentially offered a one year deal at minimum wage. Would be happier working on a building site and playing park football as is not a fan of the lifestyle of a professional full-time footballer.
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Who are you? Is that you Craig?
 
Snookers said:
Had his meeting with the list managers this morning, and is expected to be delisted, however he thinks that his brothers' influence will have him re-rookied or potentially offered a one year deal at minimum wage. Would be happier working on a building site and playing park football as is not a fan of the lifestyle of a professional full-time footballer.
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Expected to be listed but potentially offered a one year deal, but doesn't want it as he wants to work on a building site as he doesn't like the lifestyle...
lifestyle thing is odd given his capacity to force his way back into the senior side in the final weeks of the season when he could have given up anticipating delisting (as others seems to have)... just seems inconsistent.
Anyway, I hope that he is offered another year. Brilliant today in the NEAFL and showed improvement in last 3 weeks at AFL level. Could well play a role as a second string midfielder/half forward next year.
Seems to give a lot of direction on the field, and speaks very sensibly as you'd expect from a senior player.
As everyone knows, I think he's worth keeping on.
 

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DanT7 said:
Expected to be listed but potentially offered a one year deal, but doesn't want it as he wants to work on a building site as he doesn't like the lifestyle...
lifestyle thing is odd given his capacity to force his way back into the senior side in the final weeks of the season when he could have given up anticipating delisting (as others seems to have)... just seems inconsistent.
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Why is it inconsistent?

Maybe he is just being absolutely professional, or trying to make the absolute most of his last few games?

Not everyone just puts their feet up and coasts when it is coming to an end. You probably never get on an AFL list to begin with with an attitude like that.

That said, I also would be happy for him to go on. He's an incredible likeable player.
 
DanT7 said:
Expected to be listed but potentially offered a one year deal, but doesn't want it as he wants to work on a building site as he doesn't like the lifestyle...
lifestyle thing is odd given his capacity to force his way back into the senior side in the final weeks of the season when he could have given up anticipating delisting (as others seems to have)... just seems inconsistent.
Anyway, I hope that he is offered another year. Brilliant today in the NEAFL and showed improvement in last 3 weeks at AFL level. Could well play a role as a second string midfielder/half forward next year.
Seems to give a lot of direction on the field, and speaks very sensibly as you'd expect from a senior player.
As everyone knows, I think he's worth keeping on.
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Lifestyle as in the rigours of a day to day professional footballer.

Things like eating and drinking what you want.
 
Captains eager to create own history ahead of Grand Final showdown
On the other side of the ledger, Brisbane have rose to the top of the competition twice, in 2012 against Queanbeyan and made it back-to-back flags against Sydney a year later.

The Lions will make it a double act on Saturday with AFL captain Dayne Beams’ younger brother, Claye, appointed captaincy duties for the NEAFL final. The 26-year-old said he is honoured to lead the side, but for the Lions there is one focus – to be the only NEAFL team to go from wooden spooners to premiership winners in one season.

In fact, they’ve already done it twice, winning just four games in 2011 before their flag triumph in 2012. “The boys are upbeat and there is a lot of positivity in the air,” Beams said. “It’s obviously exciting and humbling to captain the club, but we’ve got a job to do tomorrow so we’re solely focused on that. “We’ve been process driven all year, we’ve just taken it week-by-week and controlled what we can control. “As the year went on, we realised finals was a chance and as we got closer it became more of a reality. We’ve stuck at our processes and that’s what has got us to this point.”
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“We’ve had a lot of belief all year”: Beams confident of another upset to cap off Brisbane renaissance
Twenty-seventeen has laid witness to the renaissance of the Brisbane Lions in the NEAFL.

Last weekend’s preliminary final win over Sydney University booked their place in this weekend’s Grand Final showdown at the SCG against Sydney.

The Lions though, are not strangers from the big dance, having clinched their first premiership in 2012 against Queanbeyan, followed by the 2013 flag against the Swans on the back of a season-equal record 16 wins.

Since that fable day in Spring 2013, fortunes haven’t exactly favoured Brisbane, who won just six, two and three games in each season in the succeeding years. This year, they have won more games than that three-year period combined.

Many things have had to fall in place for Brisbane’s Grand Final return, but according the midfield Claye Beams, a cohesive team has been the catalyst.

Speaking after the Lions’ 32-point win over the Students, Beams told neafl.com.au he was more than happy to sing the praise of his team. “It’d be hard to nail (our success) down to one thing,” he said. “We’ve had a healthy list all year and the medical team have done a wonderful job in terms of keeping players on the paddock for availability for the senior team. And obviously with the seniors playing well, competition for spots have been tough.”

But unlike a pre-packaged team-first response which players are often prone to using, Beams’ insight bares significant truth. The Lions were one of only two clubs, along with wooden spooners GWS, to be without a player who polled in excess of 30 votes in the NEAFL MVP.

As his surname suggests, key forward Michael Close was nearest to the mark, polling 27 votes having kicked 18 goals in a career-best NEAFL campaign. Teammates Rohan Bewick, Liam Dawson, Oscar McInerney, Ryan Bastinac and Ben Keays all eclipsed the 20-vote margin.

“It’s a good demonstration of the fact that we’ve had 22 players playing well each week, playing really solid football,” Beams said in response to the new team ethos.

The team’s new fortunes this season are of little coincidence however, as the arrival of new senior coach Chris Fagan has heralded a new environment at the club. Beams agreed, suggesting, “it’s mainly a cultural shift. Everyone’s rated on trademark and we’ve got to play that type of football.” “The process was always to try and get through to the ‘granny’, so only one game to go now.”

The Lions’ Grand Final opponents were almost unanimously crowned the competition’s benchmark for much of the season, however a top-of-the-table upset in Round 19, where Brisbane emerged 19-point victors, advocated a new challenger for the premiership. Beams, who collected 22 disposals in the win, was quick to supress their early victory ahead of this week’s title decider.

“We’ve had a lot of belief all year in what we’ve been doing and our processes,” he said. “At the end of the day, it comes down to one game and we’ve got to do everything we can this week to get the win and it’s going to take 23 players playing their role. “That’s no different than any other week, and that doesn’t change just because we’re facing Sydney.”
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Player Reviews
#17 Claye Beams

Injuries again played havoc with Claye Beams' season in 2017, with the defender restricted to just nine Senior matches.

Beams did, however, display excellent form at the back end of the year which reminded Lions fans of his potential heading into 2018.

Playing in the final three Senior matches of the year, Beams averaged just over 15 disposals per match and kicked two goals.

He carried this form into the NEAFL finals series where he was easily best on ground in the Lions preliminary final victory over Sydney University with 36 touches, before captaining the Lions to a thrilling grand final victory over the Sydney Swans.

Beams’ run out of defence and disposal efficiency are valuable traits that will be of great benefit to the Lions in 2018, with keeping his body healthy key to hitting top form.

Senior matches: 9, NEAFL matches: 11

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Injuries ruined what would have been a valuable player, thanks for bringing Dayne up though!
 
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