A pale and slightly-built full forward, Beasley is the Western Bulldogs' leading career goalkicker and also holds the record for kicking the most goals in the VFL between the years 1980 to 1989.
He soon established himself as a full forward of note, tying for the 1980 Bernie Naylor Medal with Warren Ralph, eventually finishing the season with 97 goals.
Beasley had a forgettable day, barely touching the ball and getting hit in the face by Essendon enforcer Ron Andrews.
From there, Footscray gradually began to rebuild, first by luring Carlton administrator Shane O'Sullivan as general manager in October 1982 and then in 1983 fielding up to 15 new players,[2] including fellow Western Australian Andrew Purser and future club stalwarts Stephen Wallis, Brian Royal and Peter Foster.
The unexpected resignation of popular former player and coach Ian Hampshire in January 1984 (presumably over a pay dispute as the club's financial woes were well-known at the time) heralded the arrival of recently retired Richmond defender Mick Malthouse, who would begin a coaching career that would eventually span over three decades.
In 1985, the Bulldogs rose up the ladder, finishing in second place at the end of the home-and-away season before losing to Hawthorn in the Preliminary Final.
[5] In 1997, Beasley was appointed as one of the founding directors for the Trevor Barker Foundation, which in partnership with Challenge provides a holiday facility in Torquay for children going through cancer and their families.
In July 1999, Beasley was dismissed from his position of associate director at Credit Suisse First Boston for apparent breaches of compliance related to having business interests outside work.