Well, Beamsy, it’s been 1,459 days since you last wore our colours.

As he returns to Collingwood, it’s worth having a look at Dayne Beams’ football story so far, from his time as a Magpie and as a Lion.

Beams the Magpie
Drafted with pick No. 29 in the 2008 National Draft, Beams made his senior debut in round two of the following season and managed 18 games in total, winning the Harry Collier Trophy as the side’s Best First Year Player.

He exploded in 2010, running sixth in the Copeland Trophy at just 20 years of age in a team that went on to win the premiership.

While things got a littler tougher the following year, when he stood aside from the Grand Final team due to a groin injury, he hit back hard in 2012, winning a career-high 741 disposals and 19 Brownlow votes on his way to claiming his first Copeland Trophy at season’s end.

Beams sparkled all year long, never collecting fewer than 22 disposals and kicking 28 goals, including four in a loss to Hawthorn in round 17.



Dayne Beams dishes off a handball during his Copeland Trophy season of 2012.

A quad injury blighted his 2013 campaign, but he bounced back hard the following year, earning 16 Brownlow votes and finishing third in the Copeland Trophy.

It was then that Beams decided to return home to Queensland, landing at Brisbane in a deal that saw pick No. 5 (Jordan De Goey) and Jack Crisp become Magpies.


Beams the Lion
In his time at Brisbane, Beams continued to make his presence felt as one of the best players in the game.

He was part of a four-way tie for the club’s best-and-fairest in 2015 despite playing only 16 games, only for injury to ruin the next season.

He has polled 35 Brownlow votes and kicked 38 goals in his past 40 games, including a bag of five with 32 disposals against North Melbourne earlier this year. Amazingly, he did not poll a single Brownlow vote that day.

Beams also captained the Lions in 2017 and 2018 before stepping down mid-year, and played alongside his brother, Claye, who played 54 games for the club between 2011 and 2017.



A premiership player in just his 43rd game.