Claye Beams is a current Australian rules footballer for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. He was selected by the Brisbane Lions as a priority Queensland rookie selection in the 2009 Rookie Draft from AFLQ club Labrador. He had only joined the Labrador team a few months earlier after seeing his brother Dayne perform well for Collingwood in the AFL. On the back of strong performances in the Brisbane Lions reserves side throughout 2010 and his selection in the Queensland state side, Beams was officially elevated at the 2010 AFL Draft and will commence the 2011 AFL season on the Brisbane Lions senior list. He was injured for a couple of games during the early part of the season He is the younger brother of Collingwood premiership player Dayne Beams.