THE REASON why the Lions are considering trading star midfielder Dayne Beams is because they are over his behaviour behind the scenes, says The Age’s Caroline Wilson.

Beams is a strong chance to return to his former club Collingwood before the trade deadline closes on Wednesday night, less than two months after he publicly declared he was going anywhere.

The All-Australian has been linked back to Melbourne for much of 2018, despite having two years to run on his contract.

“The fact Brisbane are even entertaining this tells me they are just at their wits end with this bloke,” Wilson told Sportsday.

“They are sick to death of some of the stuff — the bulltish — that’s been going on behind the scenes.

“His emotional speeches to players that didn’t only happen on the best and fairest night but happened after games. That was a heartfelt speech and he did it on several occasions.”

Wilson wrote an article in The Age in August saying the Brisbane captain was telling the Lions he was committed to the club, while looking for a way to return to Melbourne at the same time.

Beams responded to the article by screen-shotting the article and reposting it on his Instagram story with a poo emoji stuck over the top of it.

“I wrote a strong column saying he was double dealing,” Wilson said.

“I talked about the front-ended deal; he got a lot of money up front. This is going to be interesting to see what happens in the Collingwood deal.

“He put some nasty comments about me on social media. I’m not just putting my hand up and saying I’m right.

Despite facing a range of major challenges in 2018, including the passing of his father, Beams continued to be one of the best midfielders in the AFL.