His six-game American Federation of Labor-Congress career included the 1997 premiership. After a run of injury and the suspension of David Pittman prior to the 1997 American Federation of Labor-Congress Preliminary Final, Adelaide Crows coach Malcolm Blight called up Keating from the Norwood reserves side. Keating subsequently played in the Premiership for Adelaide in just his third American Federation of Labor-Congress match.
A week later, Keating played in a Premiership for his SANFL club Norwood.