Player
Ben Keays
Adelaide · #2·11 seasons (2016–2026)·166 games·Born 23-Feb-1997 (age 29)·185 cm·89 kg
Games
166
Disposals
3,166
Goals
132
Tackles
678
Brownlow votes
38
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brisbane Lions | 16 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | — | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 1.2 | — |
| 2017 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | — | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 2.6 | — |
| 2018 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | — | 6.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | — |
| 2019 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 1.0 | — | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | — |
| 2020 | Adelaide | 16 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 16.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | Adelaide | 22 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 28.1 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | — | 5.4 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | Adelaide | 22 | 14.3 | 12.3 | 26.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | — | 4.3 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 14.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | Adelaide | 23 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 19.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | — | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | Adelaide | 23 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | — | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | Adelaide | 25 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | — | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| 2026 | Adelaide | 5 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | — | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 3.8 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brisbane Lions | 16 | 60 | 122 | 182 | 22 | 63 | 4 | 8 | — | 14 | 9 | 19 | 98 | 93 | 19 | — |
| 2017 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 70 | 81 | 151 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 3 | — | 20 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 88 | 26 | — |
| 2018 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | 17 | 4 | — |
| 2019 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — |
| 2020 | Adelaide | 16 | 147 | 118 | 265 | 47 | 53 | 3 | 5 | — | 40 | 25 | 47 | 109 | 155 | 35 | 1 |
| 2021 | Adelaide | 22 | 350 | 269 | 619 | 82 | 133 | 12 | 8 | — | 119 | 44 | 122 | 241 | 344 | 103 | 11 |
| 2022 | Adelaide | 22 | 315 | 271 | 586 | 73 | 106 | 10 | 12 | — | 95 | 37 | 122 | 251 | 327 | 99 | 11 |
| 2023 | Adelaide | 23 | 218 | 223 | 441 | 72 | 87 | 22 | 19 | — | 78 | 18 | 59 | 180 | 241 | 65 | 2 |
| 2024 | Adelaide | 23 | 225 | 148 | 373 | 88 | 83 | 34 | 20 | — | 76 | 16 | 47 | 159 | 191 | 53 | 4 |
| 2025 | Adelaide | 25 | 250 | 169 | 419 | 95 | 84 | 36 | 23 | — | 74 | 14 | 31 | 163 | 241 | 70 | 9 |
| 2026 | Adelaide | 5 | 45 | 29 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 15 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 19 | — |
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, 7, 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, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
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, 2
One Percenters
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Bounces
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, None, None, None
Goal Assists
4
4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2