Welcome to Collingwood - Dayne Beams - Selection Number 29

[jimbeam]

Love it.

[RudeBoy]

Sun Beams will be our shining light.

[jackcass]

"The 18-year-old flew out to Melbourne on Sunday still pinching himself after becoming the first Queenslander ever drafted by Collingwood when taken at No.29."

I thought Gav Crosisca was from Qld!

[sq3]

Crosisca was from Qld.

[Lazza]

[sq3]

I forgot about Chooka - yes Beamer will be the 3rd at least.

[stui magpie]

Except Crosisca and Woodhall were in the days pre draft weren't they?

[Joel]

Stui, I was going to say the same thing. I think you're on the money.

[Dave The Man]

Picture of Beams:

[Rick]

already looks like he's got the physique to play round 1. i think having played senior footy in qld is a real advantage. he'll compliment our midfield extremely well.

does anyone know how he went in the time trial?

[AN_Inkling]

Yeah, is a good size. Looks a chance to play a significant portion of the season. Not always the case with late second rounders, even McCarthy didn't get a run till late last season and that was largely due to injury and suspension.

Given our lack of inside midfielders he'd be every chance to get a go in the first half of the year. Stanley's going to have to work hard to cement a place as Burns's replacement, he'll have Dayne and McCarthy breathing down his neck, even Sidebottom is more of an insider than out, though looks to me more of a Swan type than a specialist clearance player. All of a sudden we don't seem so light on for strong-bodied, hard-running, inside midfielders, even if most potential is so far unrealised. Weakness - addressed.

[raymond35]

Gav was a year before the draft started, and the chook about 5 years before.

How good is it to see the boy in black and white!

[Dave The Man]

Looks like a Gun

[Dave The Man]

What a Ripper

[John Wren]