Keegan Brooksby played for South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and was their best and fairest in 2014 before being selected in the 2015 rookie draft by Gold Coast.
14 Facts About Keegan Brooksby
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Keegan Brooksby was delisted at the end of 2016, re-drafted in the 2017 rookie draft and subsequently delisted again at the end of 2017.
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Keegan Brooksby started his career mainly playing for South Adelaide's reserves team but by 2012 was starting to push his way into the league side, even playing for South Adelaide in a Foxtel Cup match against Port Melbourne.
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Keegan Brooksby was elevated from the rookie list and made his debut against Hawthorn in round 9 of the 2015 season.
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In 2016 Keegan Brooksby continued to be Gold Coast's third choice ruckman, now behind Tom Nicholls and Daniel Currie.
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However, when both of them were injured, Keegan Brooksby got his first opportunities to play as a specialist ruckman at AFL level.
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Keegan Brooksby was re-drafted by Gold Coast in the 2017 rookie draft.
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Keegan Brooksby traveled with the team for the first ever AFL games in China against Port Adelaide.
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Keegan Brooksby was again delisted by Gold Coast at the conclusion of the 2017 season.
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Keegan Brooksby was appointed captain of South Adelaide for 2018 season, where he was the standout ruckman in the state league competition.
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Keegan Brooksby joined West Coast via the newly implemented pre-season supplemental selection period.
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In March 2020, Keegan Brooksby was signed to a one-year rookie deal by Hawthorn in the pre-season supplemental selection period.
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In Round 8 2020, Keegan Brooksby made his debut for Hawthorn in their seven-point loss to Sydney at the SCG.
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Keegan Brooksby got engaged to former AFLW player and media personality Abbey Holmes in November 2020.