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Collingwood player Dayne Beams has requested for a trade to a Queensland AFL club according to a statement made by the Magpies today.
Beams, who has played 110 games for Collingwood at the top level since being drafted in 2008, has expressed his preference to return to his home state, meaning he would be picked up by one of Gold Coast or Brisbane.
Beams has been one of the stars of Collingwood’s season, managing to average 27 disposals through the season, right up there with talisman Dane Swan.
He is clearly seen as crucial to the Magpies’ plans, as they have expressed in the statement their desire to keep Beams on the roster.
As we know from multiple incidents like this in all codes in Australia, attempting to keep a homesick player or one who wants to return to be closer to his family is a difficult proposition. His youth and ability, however, mean that he has become crucial to Collingwood’s plans, particularly as Swan gets closer to the end of his sparkling career.
The full statement from Collingwood is below:
Collingwood midfielder Dayne Beams has asked to be traded back to his home state, Queensland.
Beams, 24, is contracted to Collingwood for 2015 but explained that for family reasons he is keen to return to the state he was drafted from in 2008.
While sympathetic to the personal circumstances outlined to the club, Collingwood intends to retain Beams and will seek to help him best deal with these circumstances while continuing to play for Collingwood.
Collingwood Director of Football, Rodney Eade, outlined the club’s position.
“We want Dayne to stay,” Eade said.
“We understand his personal situation and will be working with him and his management, as we do all our players, to find an outcome that may give him more time with his family and remain a Collingwood player for 2015 and beyond.”
Out of respect to Grand Final week and the two competing teams, Collingwood will be making no further comment on this matter.
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