Ben Beams
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Ben Beams is an Australian rules football
player who played for the Melbourne Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL) between 1999 and 2001 and the Tasmanian Devils Football club in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) from 2002 until 2006.
he made his AFL debut in Round 5 of the 1999 season against Port Adelaide
, and played 11 games for 9 goals in his debut year. His returns diminished in the following years and he appeared just 7 times in 2000.
team of that year when Cameron Bruce
was forced to withdraw on the day of the game due to injury. Beams barely left the bench all day and failed to register a possession. On an unhappy day for everyone involved with the Melbourne club, the Demons were crushed by the Essendon Bombers by a score of 135 to 75.
to play for the Tasmanian Devils
, back in his home state. He later became their captain and remained with the team as of 2006. Ben quit the Devils and VFL football in 2007 and was appointed coach of the Myrtleford Football Club
in 2008. In 2009 he underwent knee surgery and coached University in the Old Scholars League.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player who played for the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL) between 1999 and 2001 and the Tasmanian Devils Football club in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
(VFL) from 2002 until 2006.
AFL career
Recruited from Glenorchy, TasmaniaGlenorchy, Tasmania
Glenorchy is a business district and suburb in the northern part of greater Hobart, capital of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The land was originally used for agriculture but is now a largely suburban, working-class area...
he made his AFL debut in Round 5 of the 1999 season against Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
, and played 11 games for 9 goals in his debut year. His returns diminished in the following years and he appeared just 7 times in 2000.
2000 Grand Final appearance
He did, however, make an appearance in the Melbourne Grand FinalAFL Grand Final
The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions for that year...
team of that year when Cameron Bruce
Cameron Bruce
Cameron Bruce is a professional Australian rules football player, who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club after being selected by the Hawks in the Pre-season Draft, as was widely speculated to occur after he quit playing for the Melbourne Football Club, with whom he had played for 11 seasons, and...
was forced to withdraw on the day of the game due to injury. Beams barely left the bench all day and failed to register a possession. On an unhappy day for everyone involved with the Melbourne club, the Demons were crushed by the Essendon Bombers by a score of 135 to 75.
Delisting
Beams appeared in the first two games of the 2001 season, but found himself a casualty of the Demons alarming drop in form which took them from 2nd in 2000 to 11th a year later. He appeared a total of five times during the year for four goals and was subsequently delisted at the end of the season.Post-AFL career
Beams then moved to the Victorian Football LeagueVictorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
to play for the Tasmanian Devils
Tasmanian Devils Football Club
Tasmania Football Club, nicknamed The Devils, was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Victorian Football League in Australia. Formed in 2001, it was the youngest and the only non-Victorian club in the league. The club was based in the state of Tasmania at Bellerive Oval and was...
, back in his home state. He later became their captain and remained with the team as of 2006. Ben quit the Devils and VFL football in 2007 and was appointed coach of the Myrtleford Football Club
Myrtleford Football Club
The Myrtleford Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League .The club is based in the town of Myrtleford, in north east Victoria on the Ovens River....
in 2008. In 2009 he underwent knee surgery and coached University in the Old Scholars League.