Collingwood officially parts ways with retired Magpies AFL premiership winner Dayne Beams

Collingwood has officially parted ways with Dayne Beams after reaching a settlement on the final two years of the AFL premiership winner’s contract.

Beams’s departure is one of three changes to the Magpies’ playing list ahead of December’s national draft, with Rupert Wills and Flynn Appleby delisted.

Beams, 30, had not played for the Magpies since round 11 in the 2019 season.

He took an indefinite break from the game late last year to deal with mental health issues and sat out the entire 2020 season before announcing his…