Player Watch #9 Will Hayward

[Kennedy Parker]

Will Hayward
Spritely Sydney Swans forward Will Hayward

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Will Hayward

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

enjoyed a rocketing start to his career as he became the 11th-youngest player in the AFL era to reach 50 career goals in 2018. The 2016 draftee’s nippy pace and cunning goal awareness have made him a dangerous option in coach John Longmire’s forward line. A broken jaw and a persistent hip injury limited Hayward to just 12 goals in 13 senior games in 2019, but the South Australian is attacking the 2020 campaign on the back of his first full pre-season. Don’t be surprised if the exciting Swan finds himself on a wing this year.

Will Hayward

9

Will Hayward

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

DOB: 26 October 1998
DEBUT: 2017
DRAFT: #21, 2016 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: Walkerville (SA)/North Adelaide (SANFL)

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[doona]

Tripping over himself 5m out from goals

To be fair, that was on all the news highlight reels

 

[MarkP]

Imo he will be a star and a better player the florent

s**t I hope not.

Means Florent turns into something immense.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

To be fair, that was on all the news highlight reels

Reminded me of my 21st party after downing lets just say a few too many vodkas and tequilas lol

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Wtf!?

Best efficiency in the team on Saturday mate!

 

[Superstar swan]

Congrats to will.. probably not the best game to ever win a nomination but its well deserved on his body of work this year. Could not be happier with his season so far, will be something special

 

[Superstar swan]

I thought that Pickett deserved it over Hayward tbh.

Agree it wasnt the best game ever played but he has kicked 3 goals multiple times this year, exceptional effort for an 18 year old severely undersized

 

[SwansProudly]

Gotta love this club and our players. Will Hayward is a well-spoken young lad.
http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/video/2017-08-29/hcf-injury-update-august-29-2017
From Swan's twitter"
Hayward: I've really enjoyed the moved to Sydney. I've really settled in now and have had a ball learning and developing this season.
Hayward on the nomination: I didn't expect it. We don't really play footy for the individual recognition but it's a nice reward for effort.
Hayward: I set short term goals initially. I just hoped to get a game in the JLT (Series) and go from there.
Hayward on "coach's pet" claims: Nice stitch up from Paps. Don't know where he got that from. I work more closely w/ Kirky and Nick Davis anyway.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Nice stick up from Paps lol

 

[SwansProudly]

Nice stick up from Paps lol

And Paps reply to the press conference

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hahahahaha those two are so good!

 

[SwansProudly]

Loving the byplay b/w Paps, Dawson and Hayward

Sydney Swans‏ @sydneyswans
Hayward on "coach's pet" claims: Nice stitch up from Paps. Don't know where he got that from. I work more closely w/ Kirky and Davo anyway.

Jordan dawson‏ @Jordan_dawson34
Replying to @TomPapley @sydneyswans
Can confirm got his mum to bake it for him
Tom Papley‏Verified account @TomPapley 2h2 hours ago
Defiantly wasn't him must of been his mum, he couldn't cook 2 minute noodles,

 

[RedmanWasHere]

More tweets coming through.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

bwahahaha....very funny young folk

 

[Ticky009]

And for the Melbourne young set, this is how you 'do' social media.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

just heard him interviewed on SEN... a highly respectful, humble and humorous kid...

 

[Number37]

And for the Melbourne young set, this is how you 'do' social media.

"You're the coaches pet!"

"No, you are"

"Your mum made a cake for the coach, so that makes you the coaches pet!"

Kinda explains the 2014 GF debacle.

It's finals, we need campaigners ready to campaign, not mummy's boys baking cakes. FFS

 

[Ticky009]

"You're the coaches pet!"

"No, you are"

"Your mum made a cake for the coach, so that makes you the coaches pet!"

Kinda explains the 2014 GF debacle.

It's finals, we need campaigners ready to campaign, not mummy's boys baking cakes. FFS

Lol

 

[PVF]

"You're the coaches pet!"

"No, you are"

"Your mum made a cake for the coach, so that makes you the coaches pet!"

Kinda explains the 2014 GF debacle.

It's finals, we need campaigners ready to campaign, not mummy's boys baking cakes. FFS

Really?

 

[Swansujelly]

and not a "yeah, definitely" to be heard

 

[Number37]

Really?

Yep.
Just for the next 4 weeks they can turn into campaigners and go back to mummy's boys after the GF.

 

[SwansProudly]

Well given the "elimination" pressure the players have been under for last 2 months, I'm glad that the players are having a bit of fun *today*. I'm assuming all back in training tomorrow?
It has to abe a huge advantage for club having Swans reserves playing this week.

 

[scaryness]

Papley and Hayward already establishing that small forward connection.

 

[sataris]

They had to get the adult (towers) to cut it for them?

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[Blacky]

I thought that Pickett deserved it over Hayward tbh.

They usually give it to a team that wins

 

[Ticky009]

Locked in until 2020
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-09/swans-lock-young-forward-away-until-2020