Morningside(QAFL)/Redland (NEAFL)/Brisbane Lions Academy
Draft
No. 24, 2015 national draft (Academy selection)
Height
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)
Midfielder / forward
Club information
Current club
Adelaide
Number
2
Playing career1
Years
Club
Games (Goals)
2016–2019
Brisbane Lions
30 (11)
2020–
Adelaide
91 (59)
Total
121 (70)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2024.
Career highlights
2017 NEAFL premiership
2019 NEAFL premiership
2020 Adelaide Player's Trademark Award
2021 Malcolm Blight Medal Runner-Up
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
Ben Keays (born 23 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). His great-grandfather Fred Keays represented both Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
great-grandfather Fred Keays represented both Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Born in Melbourne, Keays participated in the...
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Keays is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: BenKeays (born 1997), Australian rules footballer Fred Keays (1898–1983), Australian rules...
Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024. Cotton, Ben; Jovanovski, Jack (9 March 2024). "Dimma's 'fairytale' Suns start after shock...
Waterworth, Ben (21 November 2015). "AFL draft 2015: Eric Hipwood Brisbane Lions academy gun, part of star draft trio Josh Schache, BenKeays". Fox Sports...
Seville Grove". PerthNow. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018. Waterworth, Ben. "AFL national draft 2015: Eight mature-age WAFL players who could be picked...
Day Tribute. Fred Keays' grandson Terry Keays also played Australian rules football with Collingwood. His great-grandson BenKeays is a current Australian...
was a member of the NAB AFL Academy in 2014 and 2015, and was awarded the Ben Mitchell Medal in 2015, voted by his peers as the player who best represents...
the boots at season's end". afl.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2019. Gibson, Ben (9 August 2019). "Maynard to hang up the boots at season's end". melbournefc...
In his absence, the role of captain rotated between Reilly O'Brien, BenKeays, Brodie Smith, and Tom Doedee for the remainder of the season. Adelaide...
former Carlton teammate Alex Silvagni and the brother of former teammate Ben Silvagni. Silvagni grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn North and attended...
McLachlan blames 'human error' in controversial Crows behind call, admitting BenKeays shot should have been a goal". ABC News. Archived from the original on...
Keidean Coleman, who currently plays at Brisbane Lions Football Club and BenKeays who captains, Adelaide Crows Football Club. At the beginning of 2011,...
com.au. Telstra Media. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015. Gurthrie, Ben (1 May 2015). "Geelong confirms Brad Hartman will quit club". AFL.com.au...
the season. The role of club captain was rotated between Tom Doedee, BenKeays, Reilly O'Brien and Brodie Smith. Prior to the 2023 season, Sloane handed...
Mitch (10 November 2020). "Dees swap picks with Crows in bid to unlock Big Ben trade". AFL Media. Retrieved 10 November 2020. "Dashing Tigers defender joins...
view talk edit Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff 1 Chayce Jones 2 BenKeays (vc) 3 Sam Berry 4 Lachlan Murphy 5 Matt Crouch 6 Daniel Curtin 7 Riley...