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

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The King! said:
his marking was excellent tonight
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Yeah he's one of those players that will often become the target of annoyed fans because he doesn't kick enough goals or tackle enough or any other gripe they come up with.
Really rated his work making himself an outlet on the wing for getting out of d50. He's a great mark of the ball with a good leap. Reckon he's playing the Reid role without the ruck work.
 
Arrr said:
Yeah he's one of those players that will often become the target of annoyed fans because he doesn't kick enough goals or tackle enough or any other gripe they come up with.
Really rated his work making himself an outlet on the wing for getting out of d50. He's a great mark of the ball with a good leap. Reckon he's playing the Reid role without the ruck work.
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Yes! This is exactly what he's doing.
 
I think he plays pretty similarly even when Reid is in the team too. He's a great marking outlet - whether coming out of D50 or going inside F50.

As he pointed out, the success he had last year comes down to playing his role - doing what is asked of him by the team - and not by trying to do more than that and chasing kicks etc. I think that often means he has to keep his width and stay away from the ball to provide an outlet. Necessarily that impacts on his stats. But it doesn't mean he's playing badly if he's doing his job.

Of course it's great when he finds ways to get involved and have an impact (offensively or defensively) too.
 
Would have decent trade value considering his skills, and I don't think he will ever get any better in our set up,

Maybe he is a moveable piece for the right price to address a need, (because he is half decent, not having a go at him)
 

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The King! said:
Would have decent trade value considering his skills, and I don't think he will ever get any better in our set up,

Maybe he is a moveable piece for the right price to address a need, (because he is half decent, not having a go at him)
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Very tradeable, but low value unfortunately
 
MF said:
He's been underrated in previous years, but this year has been a very frustrating one.
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I mentioned over the years how much I found Hayward frustrating. The consensus on the board was Hayward is a player who shines in a good team but wouldn't get you over the line when in a bad team. His performances this year really highlight that, Hayward is never going to will you into a win.
 
BloodySwan said:
I mentioned over the years how much I found Hayward frustrating. The consensus on the board was Hayward is a player who shines in a good team but wouldn't get you over the line when in a bad team. His performances this year really highlight that, Hayward is never going to will you into a win.
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Agreed. I think the lack of quality talls around him has hurt.
 
Ever since I picked him to be my smokey Norm Smith winner (thought the game was perfect for him to take some big grabs and be the man with everyone focusing on the other talls) he has shat the bed

My bad, guys
 
Due to the moronic campaign against Hayward I decided to have a look how his season is going.

3rd top goal scorer
5th for involvment in scoring chains
3rd for goal assists
4th in marks
3rd for marks inside 50
4th for contested marks
7th in tackles
2nd for tackles in 50

Fair season all things considered. Genuinely wonder if people watch out games at times.
 
Deccas said:
Due to the moronic campaign against Hayward I decided to have a look how his season is going.

3rd top goal scorer
5th for involvment in scoring chains
3rd for goal assists
4th in marks
3rd for marks inside 50
4th for contested marks
7th in tackles
2nd for tackles in 50

Fair season all things considered. Genuinely wonder if people watch out games at times.
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Now include games played
 

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Dan87 said:
Private school kid that likes the flashy stuff but doesn't deliver or handball

Always looks like he's enjoying life

I've seen enough
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The flashy bit is a bit unfair from some past seasons. I've wanted him dropped several times before, each time he's been able to get back to form for a year or two. I personally wouldn't trade him.
 
The King! said:
He is not a star, he is a role player, he usually does that role.

Not every best 22 guy is elite.
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I expect for his role he would be a competent set shot for goal. He is poor at the moment. Of his 13 behinds, many if not most would be from set shots. The data does not count out on the fulls from set shot kicks.
 
Grand Uncle Horace said:
I expect for his role he would be a competent set shot for goal. He is poor at the moment. Of his 13 behinds, many if not most would be from set shots. The data does not count out on the fulls from set shot kicks.
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Absolutely can do his job better than of late
 

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Use him as a trade sweetener as far as I'm concerned. Nice guy, and I like him, but I don't think he does enough.

Mind you if we're not paying him much, just keep him and let him hover between the VFL and AFL.

He's in a leadership position, and I believe he got there through politics alone and being the coaches pet.

We have 8 players in the leadership group. Buddy, Heeney, Papley, Lloyd, Parker, Mills, Rampe and Hayward.

Out of all of them I've been impressed by at least one game by each of the leaders. Where I went, "yep, he just won us the game." (Except Lloyd, but he at least stood up in the QF against Melbourne).

Hayward, for the position he's in, and his age, he does **** all except boost team morale and kick two easy goals a game which he doesn't seem to earn.

In fairness, his defenders say he does off the ball stuff, which is probably fair enough because I can only see what I see on TV.
 
monopoly19 said:
Isn’t the leadership group voted by their peers? You think they voted him in because Horse likes him? Or what am I missing? This is a ridiculous thing to say.
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I just said he's a good politician, therefore his peers like him. Plus the coach. So he's earned a spot on the leadership group through trickery alone and not ability. Why is it ridiculous to say? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Are you a close friend of his or something?
 

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