Things took a somewhat unexpected turn a week ago, with the club releasing a statement that Dayne Beams had expressed his desire to move north during this trade period. There had been some word circulating prior, but I think most Magpie fans, like myself, were holding onto the hope that it was just early silly season speculation.
Month: September 2014
Engaging the Thinking Chair on Heritier
The dust had barely settled on our 2014 season when word started circulating of a potential parting of ways between the club and Lumumba. After some back room conflict last year, Lumumba took some time away from the club to address some personal issues and find common ground once more with Buckley and his teammates. …
Silver Linings via SA Signings
In the back half of 2014, it is safe to say that good news was scarce for the black and white faithful. To compound our on-field issues, in a matter of weeks we lost Jonathon Marsh to what appeared to be quite a severe hamstring injury, if judging solely on his visible discomfort, a loss…
Between Belief and Bewilderment
September kicked into gear over the weekend and for the first time in a long time, our club was absent from proceedings. With the off-season upon us early and the Magpie faithful left with not much else to do but mull over what has transpired and speculate about what is to come, now is the…
Season 2014: The Wake for Both Levels
Over the weekend, both our AFL and VFL seasons came to an end at the hands of Hawthorn and Sandringham respectively. The result at either level was expected, with our first week departure from the VFL finals being a little disappointing, yet understandable given our depth had been well and truly raided due to a…