Dayne Beams
Beams playing for Brisbane in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Dayne Beams
Nickname(s) Beama, Beamsy
Date of birth (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 33)
Original team(s) Southport (QAFL)
Draft No. 29, 2008 national draft
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2009–2014 Collingwood 110 (118)
2015–2018 Brisbane Lions 0580(49)
2019–2020 Collingwood 00900(5)
Total 177 (172)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dayne Beams (born 12 February 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also previously played for, and captained, the Brisbane Lions during the 2017 season, however he stepped down as captain during the 2018 season due to personal issues. He retired in October 2020 due to personal issues.

Early life

Beams was born in Yarrawonga and moved with his family to the Gold Coast at four years of age.[1] A talented junior footballer, he received a sports scholarship to attend Palm Beach Currumbin State High School in his teenage years[2] and worked as a groundskeeper for the Southport Sharks.[3] Outside of football, Beams was also a talented cricketer in his younger years.

Beams began playing football on the Gold Coast for the Mudgeeraba Saints at six years of age and would later switch to the Southport Australian Football Club, where he debuted for the senior team in 2007 at the age of 17.[4] In 2008, he would solidify his spot in the Southport midfield as well as captaining the Queensland U18 team at the National Championships.[5] Beams would go on to be a part of the QAFL senior premiership winning side later that year for Southport. He would kick an early Grand Final goal for Southport as they claimed an 8-point victory over Morningside at Carrara Stadium. In October 2008, Beams rejected a guaranteed three-year contract with the GC17 expansion team and instead opted to enter the 2008 AFL Draft.[6]

AFL career

Collingwood (2009–2014)

Beams was selected by Collingwood with selection 29 in the 2008 AFL Draft. A versatile midfielder who could defend and attack, Beams was a high possession winner who was balanced and composed when in close proximity to opponents. Beams was linked to the new Queensland based club in 2009, but signed an extension to his Collingwood contract to the end of the 2012 season.[7]

Beams played three games in the NAB Cup kicking a goal in each game, including a super goal against Essendon. He made his AFL debut in round 2, when Dale Thomas was a late withdrawal from the team due to a virus.[8]

Beams finished fourth in the NAB Rising Star 2009 after being nominated in round 17.[9] He won the Harry Collier Trophy in 2009 as Collingwood's best first year player.[10]

Beams had a breakout year in 2012. He averaged over 31 possessions a game, impressing in best-on-ground performances against Adelaide, West Coast and Sydney. His rise was most notably attributed to the long-term injury of midfielder Luke Ball in round 3. Beams led the entire AFL for handball receives and was third in the competition for disposals. He was also in contention for the 2012 Brownlow Medal along with teammates Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan.

As a result of Beams' breakout 2012 season, he was awarded the 2012 3AW Player of the Year award, ahead of Essendon's Jobe Watson, Gold Coast's Gary Ablett Jr. and Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell.[11]

To cap off the 2012 season, which saw Beams become one of the games' elite midfielders, he was selected in the 2012 All-Australian Team on a wing.[12] Adding to this recognition, Beams finished the season winning the E.W. Copeland Trophy beating of 2011 winner Scott Pendlebury by 35 votes.[13] Beams had an up and down 2013 season after niggling quad injuries. Beams finally made his AFL return in round 16, 2013 and averaged over 30 possessions for the remainder of the season.

Brisbane Lions (2015–2018)

At the end of the 2014 season, Beams asked to be traded to the Brisbane Lions in order to be closer to his ill father and also to play with his younger brother, Claye Beams. On 15 October 2014, Beams was officially traded to the Lions.[14]

In 2015, he was the joint winner of the Merrett–Murray Medal as Brisbane's best and fairest, alongside Stefan Martin, Mitch Robinson and Dayne Zorko.[15]

In early 2016, Beams was elevated to Brisbane's leadership group and given the vice captaincy alongside Daniel Merrett, Dayne Zorko, Daniel Rich and Pearce Hanley.[16]

Prior to the 2017 season, Beams was announced as the captain of the Brisbane Lions.[17] On 24 May 2017, it was announced that he would wear number 50 on his guernsey, rather than his usual 9, for the round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round game against Collingwood. This was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum which allowed Indigenous Australians to be counted with the general population in the census.[18]

Beams stepped down as the Brisbane captain, handing over to Dayne Zorko, in order to deal with the passing of his father, Phillip. Beams went on to have an outstanding 2018 season, averaging 29 disposals and obtaining over 30 disposals, a high of 40 against Carlton in round 16, in 10 of the games.[19]

Collingwood (2019–2020)

At the end of the 2018 season, Beams indicated that he intended to see out his playing contract in Brisbane despite speculation during the season that he would seek a trade back to a Victorian club.[20][21] Despite that, Beams later requested a trade back to Collingwood and was traded within the last half an hour of the 2018 AFL trade period.[22]

After not playing a game in the 2020 season and battling a gambling and prescription drug addiction, Beams retired from the AFL.[23]

Outside AFL

Sexual assault complaint

In October 2010, Beams was involved in an allegation of sexual assault that occurred in the early hours of the morning after the 2010 AFL grand final replay. A woman made a complaint against Beams and two other men, saying she felt "compelled, but not forced" to have sex with Beams.[24] Beams was not charged. In 2012 Beams gave evidence at the rape trial of one of the other men, who was found not guilty.[25]

Big Brother VIP

In August 2021, Beams was announced as a contestant on the celebrity version of Big Brother Australia.[26]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[27]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2009 Collingwood 17 18 14 11 143 175 318 84 42 0.8 0.6 7.9 9.7 17.7 4.7 2.3 5
2010 Collingwood 17 25 26 32 255 255 510 107 75 1.0 1.3 10.2 10.2 20.4 4.3 3.0 2
2011 Collingwood 17 16 21 10 188 177 365 82 58 1.3 0.6 11.8 11.1 22.8 5.1 3.6 1
2012 Collingwood 17 24 28 16 380 361 741 108 101 1.2 0.7 15.8 15.0 30.9 4.5 4.2 19
2013 Collingwood 17 8 6 3 109 119 228 37 31 0.8 0.4 13.6 14.9 28.5 4.6 3.9 1
2014 Collingwood 17 19 23 16 278 238 516 68 100 1.2 0.8 14.6 12.5 27.2 3.6 5.3 16
2015 Brisbane Lions 9 16 10 11 232 219 451 72 67 0.6 0.7 14.5 13.7 28.2 4.5 4.2 9
2016 Brisbane Lions 9 2 1 1 27 21 48 7 5 0.5 0.5 13.5 10.5 24.0 3.5 2.5 0
2017 Brisbane Lions 9/50 19 20 11 276 238 514 86 79 1.1 0.6 14.5 12.5 27.1 4.5 4.2 17
2018 Brisbane Lions 9 21 18 13 330 282 612 114 62 0.9 0.6 15.7 13.4 29.1 5.4 3.0 18
2019 Collingwood 11 9 5 4 124 102 226 38 19 0.6 0.4 13.8 11.3 25.1 4.2 2.1 2
2020 Collingwood 11 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 177 172 128 2342 2187 4529 803 639 1.0 0.7 13.2 12.4 25.6 4.5 3.6 90

References

  1. ^ Dayne Beams's big dipper 26 May 2011
  2. ^ Beams to turn pressure into diamonds 17 September 2010
  3. ^ Dayne Beams Commits to AFL Draft 3 October 2008
  4. ^ Beams me back home says Magpie star 18 October 2014
  5. ^ Dayne Beams opens up on move to Brisbane, family and football with Robert Craddock 7 February 2015
  6. ^ Dayne Beams commits to AFL draft[permanent dead link] 3 October 2008
  7. ^ Dayne Beams never tempted by Gold Coast lure
  8. ^ "Match Report". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  9. ^ "WA bred Daniel Rich wins Rising Star award". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  10. ^ Dane Swan does it again to win back-to-back Copeland Trophies
  11. ^ "Dayne Beams: 3AW Football player of the year | 3AW Radio". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Swan, Pendles and Beams named All-Australians - Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  13. ^ "Beams' Copeland - Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  14. ^ Dayne Beams finally joins Lions for two picks and Jack Crisp, AFL.com.au official website, 15 October 2014
  15. ^ Whiting, Michael (12 September 2015). "Four Lions share top honour at best and fairest". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  16. ^ Hamilton, Andrew (22 January 2016). "Daniel Merrett elevated to Brisbane Lions vice-captain in expanded leadership group". couriermail.com.au. Courier Mail. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  17. ^ Wilson, Caroline (28 February 2017). "Dayne Beams appointed Brisbane Lions captain". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Players' number tribute to indigenous breakthrough". Australian Football League. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Dayne Beams - lions.com.au". lions.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  20. ^ Balmer, Matt (30 August 2018). "AFL 2018: Brisbane Lions star Dayne Beams confirms he won't be leaving the club". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  21. ^ Dayne Beams to stay in Brisbane, Lions.com.au official website, 30 August 2018
  22. ^ "Dayne Beams Is A Magpie Again". Triple M. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  23. ^ "AFL player Dayne Beams reveals extent of gambling and drug addiction". 23 October 2020.
  24. ^ Krien, Anna (2013). Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport. Black Inc. p. 23. ISBN 9781863956499.
  25. ^ Krien, Anna (2013). Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport. Black Inc. pp. 235–237. ISBN 9781863956499.
  26. ^ "Big Brother VIP cast revealed include Caitlyn Jenner, Thomas Markle Jr and Jessika Power". Seven News. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Dayne Beams Statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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