COLLINGWOOD could have something special on its hands in No.29 AFL draft selection Dayne Beams if his breeding is any indication.
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The youngster’s father, Phillip, was a sensation for Murray Football League club Mulwala before the family moved to Queensland in the late 1990s.
Phillip, who was well-known as Teapot, won a staggering seven best and fairests for the Lions as well as the league’s O’Dwyer medal.
He was also a premiership player in Mulwala’s 1990 team under Peter Seymour.
“He was an absolute gun. You wouldn’t find many better than him,” Seymour revealed.
“‘Teapot’ was as tough as 10 men and would just keep putting his head over the ball no matter what was coming at him.
“Dayne’s grandfather, Bob, is a legend at Mulwala as well so the young bloke has a bit going for him.”
Beams has also family ties with Corowa-Rutherglen enforcer Anthony Carroll and Mulwala and Yarrawonga star Dennis Phibbs.
The Collingwood draftee attracted the Pies’ attention with a strong performance for Queensland in division 2 of the national championships as a midfielder.
Beams knocked back an option to join the Gold Coast franchise as many believe he could play senior football in the next two seasons.
He was one of five players taken by the club in the draft, joining Steele Sidebottom, Jarrad Blight, Luke Rounds and former Kangaroo Leigh Brown.
The 186cm midfielder was a member of Southport’s premiership team this season and a runner-up in the AFLQ Rising Star Award.