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Dayne Beams
Number: 17
Height: 184
Weight: 81
DOB: 12-02-1990
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A versatile midfielder who can go forward or back, Beams is a high possession winner who is balanced and composed in traffic. A Queensland representative in the 2008 NAB AFL Under-18 championships. From Southport FC.
Collingwood Intra-Club Practice Match Report:
"...Dayne Beams was best afield and would have earned the three votes for the match. He had 17 possessions (10 handballs and seven kicks) with most coming directly from the ruckman, Cameron Wood. Beams excelled at delivering the ball to his forwards and set up Chris Bryan who kicked the first goal."
Well done Dayne...get a spot in the team for NAB Cup, and he could be in line for Rd 1!
You beauty, great to hear.
Tatt power :D
Collingwood's Beaming light
BEN COUSINS may have stolen the show, but for Collingwood debutant Dayne Beams, it was his moment to shine under the lights at Telstra Dome.
“It was good to get the first one out of the way, it was fantastic being out there with the boys and hopefully earning some respect,” Beams said after the match.
The 19-year-old started on the bench but was soon called into action with his heavily tattooed arm and two goal assists in the first quarter capturing the attention of the 37,121 fans.
Beams highlight from the night was a 45m goal in the second quarter, which brought a smile to the young Queenslander and to many of the Magpie faithful.
“I didn’t think I could kick it that well but it came off the boot alright,” he said.
“It was good to get that one out of the way as well.”
His creativity was again on show in the final quarter with a clever tap-on under pressure opening space for Alan Toovey to run in and stretch the margin beyond the Tigers reach.
While Beams has tasted senior football at Southport last year, the No.29 draft pick at the 2008 NAB AFL Draft said he was still coming to terms with the pace of the AFL level.
“The bodies are very similar, but the tempo was a lot quicker and that is something I’ll have to get used to,” he said.
The recent retirements of former captain Scott Burns and tough tagger Brodie Holland has the tough midfielder eager to grab a spot in the heart of the Collingwood midfield in the coming years.
“I’m just happy to be out there. Half-forward is fantastic and hopefully soon I’ll be able to push in the midfield when I get a little bit more experience,” he said.
“I’ve just got to keep working hard and hopefully things come my way.”
Primarly supercoach but also for a bit of discussion...
Will Beams play this year?
Read in the article above and it seems as though if he plays it will be as the tough midfielder to compliment the silky skills of Pendlebury. Agreed that with Burns you are a workman-like midfielder down yet with guys like Swan and O'Bree I think you have enough work horses. Any chance of him replacing O'Bree in the side perhaps?
unplugged
3 Mar 2009, 22:54
After his NAB cup game, I wouldn't be surprised to see him line up against Essendon again this week. And with that, if he can continue to impress, then yes... he will definitely play this year. Is looking likely for a decent SuperCoach acquisition.
After his NAB cup game, I wouldn't be surprised to see him line up against Essendon again this week. And with that, if he can continue to impress, then yes... he will definitely play this year. Is looking likely for a decent SuperCoach acquisition.
For you and me.....and everybody else.
After his NAB cup game, I wouldn't be surprised to see him line up against Essendon again this week. And with that, if he can continue to impress, then yes... he will definitely play this year.
Can see him lining up in round 1 but I think he'd have to take someones spot (Shane O'Bree?), the same with Sidebottom. He would play predominently as a small half forward yet would need an injury to one of Medhurst, Didak, Davis or Thomas just to get a look in.
Any chance Beams may play at half back?
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/2064/daynebeams.jpg
made this because there arnt any images of him here. (its mars on his mates account)
Trojan82
6 Mar 2009, 09:09
Can see him lining up in round 1 but I think he'd have to take someones spot (Shane O'Bree?), the same with Sidebottom. He would play predominently as a small half forward yet would need an injury to one of Medhurst, Didak, Davis or Thomas just to get a look in.
Any chance Beams may play at half back?
There is no way he would take O'Bree's spot. He is an integral piece of the Pies puzzle and a member of the leadership group. Id say Johnson out for him.
I would make sweet sensual love to Dayne
Didak_Fan88
7 Mar 2009, 13:09
Gee he looked good last night. So much confidence for a youngster which is something you just can't teach.
He would have to be in with a shot for the Rising Star or at least a nomination as I see him playing 10+ games this season.
Sylvia Saint
7 Mar 2009, 13:38
Love his ink.
I think he has added to it since the start of pre season?
Dave The Man
7 Mar 2009, 13:48
Gee he looked good last night. So much confidence for a youngster which is something you just can't teach.
He would have to be in with a shot for the Rising Star or at least a nomination as I see him playing 10+ games this season.
If he plays in the AFL he would almost defintaly get a Nomination,
I reckon he could be this years Selwood
campbell023
8 Mar 2009, 14:02
Love his ink.
I think he has added to it since the start of pre season?
Yeah he has a fair bit. Gone further up his arm and added a bit of colour I think. He also has some on his chest going on too I noticed. I wonder when he will start going onto the other arm?
Trojan82
11 Mar 2009, 14:31
Yeah he has a fair bit. Gone further up his arm and added a bit of colour I think. He also has some on his chest going on too I noticed. I wonder when he will start going onto the other arm?
I'm led to believe he got "Fortius Quo Fidelius" on his chest (Before he was drafted). Which is the St. Kilda motto..... Probably not the smartest thing he has ever done.
campbell023
11 Mar 2009, 17:11
I'm led to believe he got "Fortius Quo Fidelius" on his chest (Before he was drafted). Which is the St. Kilda motto..... Probably not the smartest thing he has ever done.
Yeah I think he might have that over a pair of wings or something? Not too sure. Sore on his facebook profile but haven't had a decent look. After watching the CTV interview on him today I reckon he gets a new bloody tat every week on that arm. Or at least gets them filled in with a different colour. Lol, atleast we know where all this kids money is going i guess. Might stop him from getting him in trouble one day cause he won't have any money for grog:D
DoubleO7
12 Mar 2009, 14:07
Apparently this is his msn address: sik_treehuginhippie@hotmail.com
DoubleO7
13 Mar 2009, 13:57
You might like this -
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Dave The Man
15 Mar 2009, 11:13
You might like this -
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Great Job
Rising Star Nomination this week?
Let's hope Dayne gets nominated: 2 Games, both 20 plus touches and goals in each game!
Dave The Man
10 Apr 2009, 14:24
1st Interview He Gave:
Dream comes true for Beams
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AFLQ Media Release 8:19 AM Tue 02 December, 2008
http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/collingwood_article_images/Beams1343s.jpgCollingwood selected Dayne Beams with pick 29 in the 2008 AFL National Draft
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Dayne Beams filled in a giant blank in Queensland football history when he was the first Sunshine Coaster to be drafted by AFL heavyweights Collingwood.
Beams’ brave decision to bypass a guaranteed contact with the proposed Gold Coast team was vindicated when he was claimed by the Magpies in the second round of the NAB AFL National Draft at No.29 overall.
It was exactly the scenario the 18-year-old Southport midfielder was hoping for.
An Essendon fan in his earlier years, Beams had got to know the Collingwood people well during the pre-draft period and had fallen in love with the facilities at the Lexus Centre.
“I can say it now – I really wanted to go to go Collingwood,” an elated Beams said this afternoon.
“I’m elated … it hasn’t all sunk in yet but I couldn’t be happier,” he said.
Beams, an athletic 187cm and a strong 79kg, was described by AFL Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan as “a prolific ball-winner with the ability to play in a variety of roles and is noted for his composure and balance in traffic”.
A member of Southport’s 2008 AFLQ Velocity Sports Cup premiership side, Beams followed the draft via the AFL website at his mother’s place with family and friends.
“When my name was called out everyone jumped up and down and started screaming,” he said.
“It hasn’t really sunk in … it’s such a relief … it’s a dream come true.”
It all happened very quickly for the best-performed member of the Australia Post Queensland U18 side this year.
The first congratulatory phone call he received from Collingwood was from president Eddie McGuire.
It’s a Queensland first. Not since the introduction of the AFL draft system in 1986 has a Queenslander been drafted to Collingwood, although Gavin Crosisca and Mal Michael have played in the black and white stripes, and rookie Lachlan Keeffe is presently with the club.
Crosisca joined the Pies on a ‘Form Four’ interstate recruiting ticket prior to the first draft to begin a magnificent 250-game career which included the 1990 AFL premiership.
Michael began as a Supplementary List player before being the first person in AFL history to be elevated from a rookie list to play at senior level. He later played in Brisbane’s 2001-02-03 premiership hat-trick before finishing his career at Essendon.
And Keeffe, a young giant from Gympie via Marist College Ashgrove with no junior background in Australian football, joined the Pies late last year as an unregistered rookie.
Beams, captain of the Queensland U18 side for the last two games of the year, had been targeted for a top-level three-year contract with the GC17 bid team.
Even after he rejected the Gold Coast’s initial response, coach Guy McKenna went back for a second try to lure the in-and-under midfielder.
But , not wanting to wait until 2011 for a chance to follow his dream, Beams chose the no-guarantees option of the draft.
Born in Victoria, he had moved with his family to the Gold Coast as a four-year-old and took up football at Mudgeeraba two years later in 1997.
Also a talented cricketer, he split his loyalties for a long time and although he represented Queensland at U16 level in 2006 he has only really focused his sporting energies exclusively on football in the last 18 months.
A product of Palm Beach High School, he also represented Queensland at U12 and U15 level, and in 2007 made his senior AFLQ debut with Southport and was also runner-up in the Sharks’ U18 B&F.
Asked which AFL player he had modeled himself on, Beams nominated Brisbane Lions champion Simon Black. “I love watching him play. He’s great with his hands, skilful and hard at it. He’s everything I try to base myself on.”
The key influence on his career, he said, was his father, an Ovens & Murray product who later played at the Gold Coast. “He always gave me a few pointers.”
And his best football attribute? “I like to create play, and to set other players up,” he said, having won enormous regard among recruiting scouts for his excellent use of handball.
“I also pride myself on my leadership. I like to take it upon myself to lift the boys when they’re down and just lead by example. And I pride myself on my kicking.”
Beams kicked a key and memorable goal from the boundary line in the first quarter of Southport’s AFLQ grand final win over Morningside before a hip injury put him out of the game and cost him any active participation in the AFL Draft Camp in Canberra.
Still, he’d done more than enough by then to convince Magpies recruiting manager Derek Hine.
He averaged 32 possessions and two goals in three games for the Queensland Scorpions against TAC Cup opposition this year, and averaged 24 possessions at the NAB AFL Division Two Championships, with a best of 34 against the Northern Territory.
He also played 13 senior games and kicked 11 goals for Southport in the Velocity Sports Cup, and was runner-up to Mt.Gravatt draftee Rohan Bail in the NAB AFLQ Rising Star Award.
It's great to read he wanted to play for Collingwood:thumbsu:
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