Keays posted 73 in Adelaide's 1-point thriller over Geelong at Adelaide Oval — 19 above his 54 BE in the highest-pressure game of the round. Two prior buy calls (R10, R9) are consolidating; the 58 average at $360k is a touch rich but the scoring in a genuine contest confirms the role. Cash gen is aggressively negative at -$3,620/wk. Hold — the buy thesis has played out, now consolidate.
PLAYERS / BEN KEAYS
Updated 28 June 2026
Ben Keays
#70/167
FWD
Price $369kBE 54Owned —Avg 66.3
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
— HOLD
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
ImprovingTrajectory
-$3k/wkConsistency
VariableRecent formSeason avg 66
58▼
97▲
86▲
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (FWD), ±$200k price band
Ben Keays
FWDKoltyn Tholstrup
FWD—
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Form
R10
77
R11
33
R13
73
R14
86
R15
97
R16
58
R10
47
R11
73
R12
84
R13
82
R14
91
R15
41
Pricing
Price$369k
Price$369k
Breakeven54
Breakeven54
Decision
Should I trade Ben Keays?
Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.
Intel feed
Recent intel
Community Intel· T3
Ben Keays heavily criticised post game R11 — multiple commenters flag his ball-handling skills as consistently poor at AFL level. Several calls for him to be dropped to the VFL. Community sentiment strongly negative across multiple high-scoring comments.
Community Intel· T3
Ben Keays heavily criticised for just 1 disposal to half-time vs Fremantle. Community flagging a severe underperformance from a usually reliable midfielder.
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