Career
His great-grandfather Fred Keays represented both Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League. Keays represented Queensland in the 2014 and 2015 American Federation of Labor-Congress Under 18 Championships, and was selected in the 2014 and 2015 All-Australian teams. He captained Queensland to their first division 2 title in nine years at the 2015 American Federation of Labor-Congress Under 18 Championships.
He played over 200 junior games for the Morningside Panthers junior club from 2002 to 2013.
Keays was recruited by the Brisbane Lions with their third selection and 24th overall in the 2015 national draft. He was the second academy selection for Brisbane after they matched a bid by the Western Bulldogs.
