Player Watch Ben Keays - Signs on til 2027

[TheLeftFist8]

He’s 22 and was drafted 10 picks after Doedee, that’s hardly over the hill and past his prime.

He's no Tim Kelly

 

[BACCS]

He's no Tim Kelly

Ok then

 

[Cap]

He's no Tim Kelly

Either was Tim Kelly, till he was. I mean noone did a Pods type thing until he did at Geelong.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Keays is quicker than Mrouch and Sloane too.

Endurance yes ....pace no ....think Jaryd Lyons

 

[Danger in Texas]

185cm, does Keays play some form of a medium forward role? Can win the ball, can kick goals, is a good runner... sounds like he could have promise

 

[Tex Danger]

He's no Tim Kelly

and Tim Kelly didnt make it anywhere near the rookie draft in the year he finally made it to an AFL list...

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Love this

 

[BlackGun1]

I watched a shedload of the Lions NEAFL this season and this bloke absolutely killed it playing more as a forward than a mid. Smart pick with his size and versatility. Will play more AFL in 2020 than some may think.

48 goals in 19 games. Worked very hard on his right foot too. At the very worst he’ll help elevate the play of your (sorry, our ) young blokes in the twos

 

[1990crow]

Starts AFL half forward flank ahead of quite a few on our list so it’s a good pick for mine.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I'm liking that we've drafted versatility. Quite a few of our picks could be played in the forward line. Looks like we'll have plenty of options if Himmelberg, Frampton, Murphy, Stengle, Knight etc, don't play well.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I watched a shedload of the Lions NEAFL this season and this bloke absolutely killed it playing more as a forward than a mid. Smart pick with his size and versatility. Will play more AFL in 2020 than some may think.

It's the NEAFL remember .....that said IIRC we put a bid on Keays at the 2015 National Draft

 

[StonesThrow]

Chuck him up forward where he can learn off Eddie Betts

 

[ams4crows]

Time to turn Murphy into a small defender and get Keays into the forward line

 

[FAITH]

This is a good pick.

 

[1970crow]

What the hell? What happened to him?

Jarryd Lyons happened.

 

[Golumless]

Jarryd Lyons happened.

and potentially we've gone full circle if we're planning to use Keays as a forward with midfield minutes.

 

[FR0GGY]

Is the photoshop person on holidays?

 

[jackster83]

Is the photoshop person on holidays?

Maybe that was Burton's job.

 

[Brenton Davy]

This pick passes the sniff test for me

 

[Crowked]

So we effectively did a no cost rookie trade with Brissy.

Swapped Keys. CEY for Keays

 

[Tex Danger]

I watched a shedload of the Lions NEAFL this season and this bloke absolutely killed it playing more as a forward than a mid. Smart pick with his size and versatility. Will play more AFL in 2020 than some may think.

out small forward list certainly has question marks over it so more options there dont hurt.

Murphy, Stengle, McAdam, Knight, etc give us options but none you can bank on.
Keays could be the Lincoln McCarthy of this year

 

[FR0GGY]

Maybe that was Burton's job.

Surprised he’s got the right player then?

 

[Bay62]

out small forward list certainly has question marks over it so more options there dont hurt.

Murphy, Stengle, McAdam, Knight, etc give us options but none you can bank on.
Keays could be the Lincoln McCarthy of this year

New coach gives everyone a new chance. Plus Murphy has already signaled he wants to up his game and kick more goals in Betts absence, now Keays adds more pressure to that spot

Think that’s a good thing

 

[Vader]

So we effectively did a no cost rookie trade with Brissy.

Swapped Keys. CEY for Keays

Fair chance that Keays plays more future AFL games than CEY, and we paid a much lower price.

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[Thetrader15]

Of course no one has ever drafted guns in the rookie draft so who cares.

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