Beau announces retirement

[SainterK]

[SemperFidelis]

Good luck to him. He always gave it a crack. You can't ask for more than that.

http://www.saints.com.au/news/2014-07-2 ... retirement

Good on you Beau, thank you for your service to our club.

[st.byron]

44 games. 27 goals. 6 years as an AFL listed player.

[plugger66]

Did you see what that Chris Tilbey wrote. Seriously some supporters disgust me. I honestly hope he does never attend a game of ours. Dont know him but what one sad individual. Anyway well done Beau. No one could say you didnt give 100% every game apart from that moron on Twitter. Im sure they named that after him.

[#gosaintas]

I loved the way Beau played. Pity those marks didn't stick. A really good, old fashioned, gutsy footballer.

[FQF]

Thank you Beau - you gave it your all, that's all anyone can expect from themselves.

[dragit]

Thanks for coming over for another crack Beau… Good luck in your next chapter!

[SainterK]

Did you see what that Chris Tilbey wrote. Seriously some supporters disgust me. I honestly hope he does never attend a game of ours. Dont know him but what one sad individual. Anyway well done Beau. No one could say you didnt give 100% every game apart from that moron on Twitter. Im sure they named that after him.

I read that, shame isn't it...

Some people actually tweet stuff like that directly to players

[cwrcyn]

We'll done Beau and thanks for your enthusiasm and excellent effort. One of the hardest working players at they club. Deserves respect for his time with us.

[Junction Oval]

Liked his big-hearted efforts. If others put in as much as him, we would be better for it.

Just not quite enough class for AFL, this time around. Thanks for coming over from WA and best wishes for your future Beau.

[st_Trav_ofWA]

good luck Beau in retirement Beau !! gave everything he had in his second chance and that all you could ask for .. i wonder if he will come back to WA and play WAFL ?

[Eastern]

Thanks Beau and All the Best !!

[spert]

Thanks Beau- an honest hard working player who tried his guts out - that's all any footy club can ask.

[duckduckduckgoose]

great attacker of the football, thanks for wearing the jumper well Beau

[Dave McNamara]

Plus one... to every post on this thread.

[kosifantutti]

Thanks for having a crack with the Saints Beau. Good luck with whatever is next in your life.

BTW. Who is Chris Tilbey and what did he write?

[desertsaint]

Gave us a bit and did better than most of us internet warriors would ever dream of. And did it in the hangover of our great era. A thankless task, but...Thanks for being a part of the Saints!

[SainterK]

Thanks for having a crack with the Saints Beau. Good luck with whatever is next in your life.

BTW. Who is Chris Tilbey and what did he write?

Click on the link at the top and you'll be able to read people's replies

[oldie60]

Great effort and always felt you were the battering ram to protect Rooey.You gave it your all in typical Sainters spirit.Good luck for the future.

[st_Trav_ofWA]

Beau was drafted as that stop gap til we got some of the KPP we were desperatly short on ... asked to play as a gorilla backman and then as a pack crashing forward .. Beau gave 110% of himself but as mentioned unfortunatly he came to the club at the end of our dominance and found him self injured for long spells .. history will show he only played a smattering of games for us but he served an important role for us during his time with our club ... i reckon he would have been a beast in the 80's era of footy

[The OtherThommo]

Thanks for having a crack with the Saints Beau. Good luck with whatever is next in your life.

BTW. Who is Chris Tilbey and what did he write?

Oddly, I had similar wonderings.

Marvellous medium, the web. All empowered to opine, merit or not, driven by good will, or not.

I tend to think those who might pot an honest soldier like Beau quite probably are a little too concerned with self reflection and, ultimately, loathing.

I reckon I might recall Beau more than Senor Tilbey when the dotage looms.

I do recall 1 Tilbey of note - Steve. At least he had some grounds to be arrogant, and lyricise about it.

As for Chris of the same handle?

[Bunk_Moreland]

Never a fan, but thanks for the effort.

Tried his hardest and played his best for the Saints.

All the best

[skeptic]

He was a strange player Beau...

I think on talent, work rate n application he was def good enough to make it as a solid if unspectacular 3rd forward. For some reason this year, he developed marking yips and just could not shake them. It was a real shame just because he showed a real ability to get to the right spots and get out in front.

Further to that, i feel like our forward structure this season was best when Beau was in the team... IMO a very clever player. Able to work really well with Roo


Disappointed that it didn't work out for him, respected him a lot

[saintsRrising]

Further to that, i feel like our forward structure this season was best when Beau was in the team... IMO a very clever player. Able to work really well with Roo

Agree with your post, and particularly this part.

Beau was a very hard worker, who did all the team things.

Just a pity as you say that his marking went backwards, as did his once dead eye kicking.


Cheap pick up, taken as a back up. Serve his role ok.

Thanks Beau.

[Milne]

Never a fan, but thanks for the effort.

Tried his hardest and played his best for the Saints.

All the best

Sums up my thoughts.

Good luck for the future beau