Recommitted Sam Hayes [OOC 2023]

[SteeleSaints]

There is an article on SEN today suggesting Sam Hayes might be better off else where.

I think he as a bright future and I dont know why he became out of favour at Port, but I would definitely have him at the Saints.

I think he can play, he is originally a Melbourne lad and would be the perfect replacement for Ryder.

 

[Lore]

The young ruckman whose future may sit “at another club”

“I guess the future for Sam is at another club, probably.”

www.sen.com.au

 

[The Nostradamus]

Contracted for next year port can just hold him to it

Very similar situation to Xerri with us last year

 

[Foxman98]

Geelong is the only one named he is a chance of playing at why would he go from being depth at port to depth at Melbourne/GWS?

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Would be appalling list management by Port if they let him go ?

Beats me why Ken doesn't seem to rate him

 

[Foxman98]

Would be appalling list management by Port if they let him go ?

Beats me why Ken doesn't seem to rate him

He doesn't really offer much besides tap work most coaches want impact around the ground

 

[Jakksynn]

Very, very good tap ruckman. Is 205cm apparently so there’s not many bigger than him and he can clunk a mark or two but yeah he struggles to have an impact around the ground. Very one dimensional player at the moment but there’s a lot to work with for a young fella. Despite being dropped he is rated very highly internally, doubt we’d entertain any offers for him unless a club was willing to cough up something juicy.

 

[Northernsoul74]

There is an article on SEN today suggesting Sam Hayes might be better off else where.

I think he as a bright future and I dont know why he became out of favour at Port, but I would definitely have him at the Saints.

I think he can play, he is originally a Melbourne lad and would be the perfect replacement for Ryder.

He’s pretty limited but a very good tap ruckman. Someone like Meek has more upside if you can convince him to push for a move for more opportunity.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Would take him (although like the previous poster i prefer meek) for the right price given our ruck stocks. Could be a good player if he improves his tank.

 

[Turbocat]

I could see Melb being interested in of Jackson departs.

He has been a slow burn.. and has been willing to wait. One would think by the time the next contract is due ..he is either a regualr or he moves.

 

[Foxman98]

I could see Melb being interested in of Jackson departs.

He has been a slow burn.. and has been willing to wait. One would think by the time the next contract is due ..he is either a regualr or he moves.

How do you draw this conclusion? Jackson is athletic and agile and can play forward Sam is a tap ruck only they won't move Gawn to bring in Hayes

 

[Vindicater]

One of those ruckman that will come good around 28 or 29.

 

[Bald]

How do you draw this conclusion? Jackson is athletic and agile and can play forward Sam is a tap ruck only they won't move Gawn to bring in Hayes

I assume it's purely because Melbourne aren't filled with rucks on their list, losing Jackson means that if Gawn went down, they're fairly bare bones down there.

 

[Adz2332]

if i was Hayes id 100% ask for a trade at years end. would be crazy not to.
SHould still be in the team and should never have been dropped!

 

[Dangerousfield]

One of those ruckman that will come good around 28 or 29.

He's in his sixth season now so will come good in 4-5 years? Very slow burn that

 

[Vindicater]

He's in his sixth season now so will come good in 4-5 years? Very slow burn that

Yep and will likely include a switch of clubs or two.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

He'd be the perfect replacement for Ryder at the Saints. Genuine tap ruckman with high hit out to advantage ratio.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Only one of Sam Hayes or Ken Hinkley will be at Port next year. Fingers crossed it's Hayes.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

He'd be the perfect replacement for Ryder at the Saints. Genuine tap ruckman with high hit out to advantage ratio.

Geelong would take him too imo.

 

[Mego Red]

Port are literally preferring to play no ruckman at all than to play Hayes.

Surely he leaves, and not sure how Port can play hard ball without seeming like jerks.

 

[philthy05]

There is an article on SEN today suggesting Sam Hayes might be better off else where.

I think he as a bright future and I dont know why he became out of favour at Port, but I would definitely have him at the Saints.

I think he can play, he is originally a Melbourne lad and would be the perfect replacement for Ryder.

Because our coach is a proven moron.



He rates ground level ability and pressure over anything else and is constantly visibly stumped when we lose games to team who take marks and kick goals as if he thinks tackles and chasing counts for 6 points

The only reason he’s ever backed in any kpp is cause they had freakish ground level ability for their size, yeah even Dixon and lycett are well above average in those areas. Bigs who couldn’t do that get pissed off see Trengove and Howard.

Players like Tom barrass and Harry Mackay would still be stuck on 20 games at port or traded if they were drafted here.


Hayes was elite in hitouts and hitouts to advantage in his first handful of games as a developing kid. Not many rucks ever achieve that. In the sanfl he’s been a strong marking presence for a while now, and that would come on more at afl level with more games / size / engine.

Our only hope is that since Hayes is contracted that he outlasts the idiot in the box.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Our only hope is that since Hayes is contracted that he outlasts the idiot in the box.

I reckon you won't have a problem with that part