Lions refute Beams trade
BRISBANE and former skipper Dayne Beams are categoric he will be at the Lions next year despite reports linking him to a move to Essendon or Collingwood.
Beams told the Lions the suggestion was totally ridiculous.
Lions chief executive Greg Swann this week spoke to the Bombers, to Beams and to Beams’ manager Paul Connors to expose the truth.
Beams, 29, has two years to run on a contract which is estimated to be close to $900,000 a year.
“I actually rang Beamsy just for the record and asked him ‘Are you settled?’ and he said he wasn’t going anywhere,” Swann said.
“How can I say this nicely … he strongly refuted it.
“That’s all I wanted to know … it’s rubbish.”
The Beams-out-of-Brisbane report first aired on Monday on Channel 7 and was again reported on social media.
“It was raised twice,” Swann said. “The first time we didn’t bother with it and the next time it had a bit more detail about Essendon, so I thought I’d round this up and tie it in a nice little bow.”
The Lions boss said he was bemused about the reports.
Beams, who recently gave up the captaincy to help deal with mental health issues, had been in sparkling form before being clamped by Essendon on Sunday afternoon.
Swann said Beams was recovering well. “He’s going all right; his wife is due Monday week I think, so yeah he’s going all right,” Swann said.