Date of birth: 12/2/90
Height: 184cm
Weight: 81kg
Club: Southport
Bio: A versatile midfilelder 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.
Jason McCartney says: Dayne was extremely good for Queensland in division two of the championships. He just kept winning the footy and he runs the lines well. He chose not to go with the Gold Coast franchise because he is a bit more mature than some of the guys who did sign with them and he perhaps would have done himself out of some senior experience waiting for 2011. I'm not sure whether he'll be a star in your team, but he will be a real solid contributor on a regular basis.
Stats:
| NAB AFL Under 18 Championships | ||||||||
| Team | Mt | K | HB | D | M | HO | T | G |
| Qld | 3 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
In his own words
What sort of player are you?
I'm an inside midfielder. I like to dish it out to a few people and get on the end of a ball every now and then and kick a goal.
Strengths?
I like to pride myself in being hard at the footy.
Weaknesses?
Probably my work off the ball – shepherds and tackles. It's something I'd like to work on. My set-shot goal work is also pretty ordinary. I'll line one up and kick one through, hopefully, one day.
Which AFL team do you support?
Essendon. I'm originally from Victoria, so I'm a Bombers man.
Which AFL player do you feel you most resemble?
I like to base my game on Simon Black. I love watching him play footy. He's great with his hands and hard at the footy. He's just got good skills. I watch how he plays, and that's how I try to play. I've had a chat to him at a private function, but nothing personal.
