The Brisbane Lions have transferred midfielder Dayne Beams from the Club’s Primary List to its Long-Term Injury List.

Under the agreement, lodged today, the 26-year old is ineligible to play for a minimum of eight weeks while on the list.

Beams had surgery last week on his troublesome knee that kept him sidelined for the first six weeks of the year and restricted him to just seven quarters of football before succumbing again after Brisbane’s Round 8 loss to Collingwood.

The exact cause of the severe pain in Beams’ knee remained a mystery until exploratory surgery revealed the extent of the tendinitis issue.

Senior Coach Justin Leppitsch told media today that Beams’ injury would take time.

“We’ve set a program for him. It’s still that 10-12 week mark,” Leppitsch said.

In other list news, Sam Skinner has been transferred from the Long-Term Injury List back to the Club’s Primary List.

Billy Evans who was elevated in replacement of Skinner will return to the Rookie List.

Skinner, who was recovering from an ACL rehabilitation, completed the minimum eight week requirement.

He will play his first game since last May in the Lions’ Reserves on Saturday in Canberra.