Adelaide rookie Ben Keays has won the Players’ Trademark Award for 2020.
The award, voted on by the playing group and coaches, is presented to the player who embodied the players’ trademark throughout the season.
Keays joined the Crows at the end of 2019 and played all but one game this year, averaging a career-best 16.6 disposals per game, along with 3.3 tackles and 2.9 clearances.
His on-field effort has never wavered throughout a challenging season.
Keays has shown a willingness to take on any role for the team, including tagging roles on star players of the competition including Brisbane’s Lachie Neale and West Coast’s Andrew Gaff.
The honour was previously known as the Chelsea Phillis Coaches Award and has been won four times by captain Rory Sloane.
Chelsea Phillis Coaches Award/Players’ Trademark Award winners:
1995 – Andrew Jarman
1996 – Mark Bickley
1997 – Mark Bickley
1998 – Simon Goodwin
1999 – Ben Hart
2000 – Mark Ricciuto
2001 – Mark Bickley
2002 – Tyson Stenglein
2003 – Robert Shirley
2004 – Mark Ricciuto
2005 – Robert Shirley
2006 – Matthew Bode
2007 – Robert Shirley
2008 – Richard Douglas
2009 – Jason Porplyzia
2010 – Richard Douglas
2011 – Scott Thompson
2012 – Rory Sloane
2013 – Andy Otten
2014 – Eddie Betts
2015 – Rory Sloane
2016 – Rory Sloane
2017 – Brad Crouch (Players’ Trademark)
2018 – Tom Doedee (Players’ Trademark)
2019 – Rory Sloane (Players’ Trademark)
2020 – Ben Keays (Players’ Trademark)