Ben Beams
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Launceston
(Melbourne)
| Ben Beams | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Benjamin Ricki Beams | ||
| Born |
17 August 1978 Launceston | ||
| Original team | Glenorchy/Tassie Mariners | ||
| Draft |
33rd overall, 1997 Rookie draft (Melbourne) | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Position | Small forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1997–2001 | Melbourne | 23 (17) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2008 | MFNC (O&MFNL) | ||
| 2009–2011 | TUFC (OSFA) | ||
| 2012–2013 | GDFC (TSL) | ||
| 2014–current | TUFC (OSFA) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Played in the 2000 AFL Grand Final Melbourne v Essendon | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ben Beams (born 17 August 1978) is an Australian rules footballer 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.
2000 Grand Final appearance
Recruited from Glenorchy, Tasmania 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.
He did, however, make an appearance in the Melbourne Grand Final team of that year when Cameron Bruce was forced to withdraw on the day of the game due to injury.[1] Beams barely left the bench all day and failed to register a possession. Melbourne lost the Grand Final against Essendon by 60 points.
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.