Dayne Beams could miss remainder of 2016

Brisbane midfielder Dayne Beams is likely to miss the rest of season 2016 due to a knee injury.

Beams missed the opening six rounds of the season due to a knee tendon injury, before returning in Round 7. However, the injury flared up again on the weekend, with coach Justin Leppitsch confirming the midfielder will require surgery.

“I’m not sure of an endpoint, whether it’s a month or the end of the season. It’s complication with the tendinitis,” Leppitsch said.

“It’s a funny one, his actual tendon looks OK but there’s still some pain in the area.

“There’s a little bit of unknown about it and that’s what’s probably been the frustration for Dayne — when you have an injury that even the medical professionals are not sure about why there’s bits of pain there and why the pain is so strong.

“We’ll get answers on that post-surgery.”

Brisbane take on Melbourne at the MCG this Sunday afternoon.