Collingwood star Steele Sidebottom says it feels like Dayne Beams never left the club and he can’t wait to go back to the future when the two team up in the Pies’ Friday night blockbuster against Geelong.

The duo last played in a win together in Collingwood’s victory against Port Adelaide late in 2014, when they combined for a devastating 63 disposals and three goals.

And although that was approaching five years ago, Sidebottom is still expecting big things from his returning teammate.

Collingwood's leadership group: Lynden Dunn, Jeremy Howe, Taylor Adams, Steele Sidebottom and Scott Pendlebury. Credit:Darrian Traynor

“It feels like to me (Beams) that he never left,” Sidebottom said on Monday. “He was gone for four years but in talking to him, I think a lot of the trainers and staff when he left are still here so not only just on the field but off the field he’s fitted back in perfectly.