Full name Ben Keays Height/Weight 185cm / 80kg | Position(s) Midfield Name Ben Keays | |
 | ||
Date of birth (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 18) Original team(s) Redland (NEAFL) / Morningside (QAFL) Draft #24, 2015 National Draft, Brisbane Lions (Academy Selection) Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
2015 nab afl draft trumps ben keays
Ben Keays (born 23 February 1997) is an Australian rules footballer listed with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). His great-grandfather Fred Keays represented both Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League.
Contents
- 2015 nab afl draft trumps ben keays
- Ben keays 2015 afl draft prospect highlights
- Junior career
- AFL career
- References
Ben keays 2015 afl draft prospect highlights
Junior career
Keays represented Queensland in the 2014 and 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships, and was selected in the 2014 and 2015 All-Australian teams. He captained Queensland to their first division 2 title in nine years at the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships. He won the 2015 Hunter Harrison Medal for his performances across the three games. He played over 200 junior games for the Morningside Panthers junior club from 2002 to 2013.
AFL career
Keays was recruited by the Brisbane Lions with their third selection and 24th overall in the 2015 national draft. He was the second academy selection for Brisbane after they matched a bid by the Western Bulldogs.
Keays won the Andrew Ireland Medal as best afield in the 2017 NEAFL Grand final, amassing 30 disposals, 9 tackles and 2 goals.