TheKicker
Player

Ben Keays

Adelaide · #2·11 seasons (2016–2026)·186 games·Born 23-Feb-1997 (age 29)·185 cm·89 kg
Active midfielder · #104 of 116 active midfielders
KICK-M · FORMBelow avg
46
2026 · SEASONBelow avg
43
CAREERAverage
51
LAST 40Below avg
45
KICK-P·Form position-fair rolling-40 · Season / Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →
Coaches' eye parallel lens
41
#69 of 111 active midfielders
0.80 votes/game · 129 votes / 161 games
-9 vs KICKKICK r40 50
AFLCA Champion-Player votes per game, scaled 0–100 within midfielders. Voted-era only (2003–2025). See full leaderboard →
Games
186
Disposals
3,452
Goals
162
Tackles
741
Brownlow votes
38

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

Form

Recent matches

The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.

18 Apr 2026R7
vs St Kilda
Won by 1 15.13 (103) – 15.12 (102)
44
9 Apr 2026R6
vs Carlton
Won by 28 17.12 (114) – 12.14 (86)
50
3 Apr 2026R5
vs Fremantle
Lost by 2 11.10 (76) – 11.12 (78)
37
26 Mar 2026R4
@ Geelong
Lost by 8 9.6 (60) – 9.14 (68)
34
20 Mar 2026R3
vs Western Bulldogs
Lost by 6 13.10 (88) – 14.10 (94)
33

Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Ben Keays's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

#1
22 Aug 2021R23
vsNorth Melbourne
Won by 4413.20 (98) – 8.6 (54)
100+
#2
25 Apr 2021R6
@Hawthorn
Lost by 316.3 (99) – 15.12 (102)
100+
#3
19 Jul 2024R20
@Essendon
Won by 217.13 (115) – 17.11 (113)
99
#4
27 Jun 2021R15
@Carlton
Lost by 1010.13 (73) – 12.11 (83)
92
#5
30 May 2021R11
@Richmond
Lost by 2812.11 (83) – 17.9 (111)
90
#6
1 Jul 2023R16
vsNorth Melbourne
Won by 6621.12 (138) – 11.6 (72)
87
#7
22 Mar 2025R3
@Essendon
Won by 6125.11 (161) – 15.10 (100)
84
#8
13 Jul 2024R19
vsSt Kilda
Won by 3210.11 (71) – 5.9 (39)
84
#9
2 Jul 2022R16
vsMelbourne
Lost by 2910.5 (65) – 14.10 (94)
84
#10
10 Apr 2022R4
@Essendon
Lost by 415.9 (99) – 15.13 (103)
84
Show 10 more (rank 11–20)
#11
1 Apr 2022R3
vsPort Adelaide
Won by 415.6 (96) – 13.14 (92)
82
#12
15 Aug 2021R22
@Melbourne
Lost by 419.9 (63) – 16.8 (104)
82
#13
3 Jun 2023R12
@Gold Coast
Lost by 2513.9 (87) – 16.16 (112)
81
#14
26 Mar 2022R2
@Collingwood
Lost by 428.10 (58) – 15.10 (100)
81
#15
20 Mar 2022R1
vsFremantle
Lost by 112.10 (82) – 11.17 (83)
80
#16
16 Apr 2022R5
vsRichmond
Won by 1915.11 (101) – 12.10 (82)
79
#17
18 Jul 2021R18
vsWest Coast
Lost by 428.8 (56) – 14.14 (98)
78
#18
23 Jul 2022R19
@Sydney
Lost by 3312.13 (85) – 17.16 (118)
77
#19
23 Apr 2022R6
@Western Bulldogs
Won by 18.15 (63) – 9.8 (62)
77
#20
12 Jun 2021R13
@St Kilda
Won by 69.12 (66) – 8.12 (60)
77
What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

Career

Per-game averages

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2016Brisbane Lions163.87.611.41.43.90.20.5—0.90.61.26.15.81.2—
2017Brisbane Lions107.08.115.13.04.10.60.3—2.00.71.26.58.82.6—
2018Brisbane Lions25.59.014.52.54.00.50.5—0.51.0—6.08.52.0—
2019Brisbane Lions27.56.013.53.53.0—1.0—3.02.02.07.07.03.0—
2020Adelaide169.27.416.62.93.30.20.3—2.51.62.96.89.72.20.1
2021Adelaide2215.912.228.13.76.00.60.4—5.42.05.510.915.64.70.5
2022Adelaide2214.312.326.63.34.80.50.6—4.31.75.511.414.94.50.5
2023Adelaide239.59.719.23.13.81.00.8—3.40.82.67.810.52.80.1
2024Adelaide239.86.416.23.83.61.50.9—3.30.72.06.98.32.30.2
2025Adelaide2510.06.816.83.83.41.40.9—3.00.61.26.59.62.80.4
2026Adelaide258.26.214.42.73.11.40.5—2.50.40.85.48.22.4—

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2016Brisbane Lions1660122182226348—14919989319—
2017Brisbane Lions107081151304163—20712658826—
2018Brisbane Lions21118295811—12—12174—
2019Brisbane Lions215122776—2—64414146—
2020Adelaide16147118265475335—402547109155351
2021Adelaide2235026961982133128—1194412224134410311
2022Adelaide22315271586731061012—95371222513279911
2023Adelaide2321822344172872219—781859180241652
2024Adelaide2322514837388833420—761647159191534
2025Adelaide2525016941995843623—741431163241709
2026Adelaide2520515536068773413—6391913520559—
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
38
37, 37, 34, 33, 33, 32, 31, 31, 31
Kicks
24
21, 21, 21, 20, 19, 19, 19, 18, 17
Marks
11
10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7
Handballs
18
18, 18, 18, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16
Goals
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Behinds
4
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Tackles
13
12, 12, 12, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9
Rebounds
6
5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Inside 50s
11
10, 10, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7
Clearances
11
11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 8
Clangers
9
8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7
Frees
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
4
4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Contested Possessions
18
17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 15
Uncontested Possessions
29
25, 24, 21, 21, 21, 20, 19, 19, 19
Contested Marks
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
One Percenters
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Bounces
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Goal Assists
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2