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Australian rules footballer

Will Hayward
Hayward playing for Sydney in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	William O. A. Hayward
Nickname(s)	Wilbur
Date of birth	(1998-10-26) 26 October 1998 (age 26)
Original team(s)	North Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	No. 21, 2016 national draft
Debut	Round 2, 2017, Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs, at Etihad Stadium
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	9
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–	Sydney	159 (197)
Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2024.
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William O. A. Hayward (born 26 October 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Sydney Swans

He was drafted by Sydney with their second selection and twenty-first overall, a priority draft pick, in the 2016 national draft. He made his debut against the Western Bulldogs in the twenty-three point loss against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in round 2, 2017.

Hayward received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 23 after kicking three goals in the Swans' 81-point win over Carlton at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

After a great start to the 2024 season and coming out of contract, there was a lot of speculation about what he would do next. In June 2024, he signed a 5 year extension.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2017	Sydney	9	17	22	13	106	47	153	50	44	1.3	0.8	6.2	2.8	9.0	2.9	2.6	0
2018	Sydney	9	23	28	18	173	101	274	91	71	1.2	0.8	7.5	4.4	11.9	4.0	3.1	0
2019	Sydney	9	13	12	16	89	58	147	43	35	0.9	1.2	6.8	4.5	11.3	3.3	2.7	0
2020	Sydney	9	16	10	3	87	74	161	54	37	0.6	0.2	5.4	4.6	10.1	3.4	2.3	0
2021	Sydney	9	20	28	15	134	74	208	81	60	1.4	0.8	6.7	3.7	10.4	4.1	3.0	2
2022	Sydney	9	25	34	22	198	103	301	112	74	1.3	0.8	7.9	4.1	12.0	4.4	2.9	0
Career			114	134	87	787	457	1244	431	321	1.1	0.7	6.9	4.0	10.9	3.7	2.8	2

The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Individual

AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017 (round 23)

Personal life

Hayward was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, starting in grade three in 2007 and completing his final year in 2016.

He played his junior football for Walkerville Junior Football Club in Adelaide’s inner east, as well as for his school.

References

"Pick 21: Will Hayward". Sydney Swans. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
"AFL 2019: Gold Coast, Melbourne to present to AFL Commission next week". Fox Sports Australia. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
Homfrey, Reece (25 November 2016). "Just six South Australian players selected in 2016 AFL Draft". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
Cordy, Neil (30 March 2017). "Sydney Swans name three debutants for Grand Final rematch against Western Bulldogs". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
McGowan, Marc (28 August 2017). "Three kicks enough for 'coach's pet' Rising Star". BigPond. Australian Football League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
"Free agent Swan will only move to contenders as $800k price tag emerges". SEN. 6 June 2024.
"Hayward extends for five years". Sydney Swans. 6 June 2024.
"Will Hayward". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
"Hayward to reach a milestone". sydneyswans.com.au. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
"Hayward's star rises". sydneyswans.com.au. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

External links

Will Hayward's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
Will Hayward's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Profile at Sydney Swans

v t e Sydney Swans – current squad
1 Ch. Warner 2 McLean 3 Adams 4 Grundy 5 Heeney 6 McDonald 7 Cunningham 8 Rowbottom 9 Hayward 10 Francis* 11 Papley 12 Sheldrick 13 Florent 14 Mills (c) 15 Wicks 16 Campbell 17 Jordon 18 Dattoli 19 Ladhams 20 Andrew 21 Gulden 22 Blakey 23 Bowman 24 Rampe 25 Paton* 26 Bice 27 McInerney 28 Edwards* 29 Hamling* 30 McCartin 31 Kirk* 32 Leidler* 33 Cleary 34 Roberts 35 Mitchell 36 Amartey 37 Co. Warner 39 Buller* 40 Hanily* 41 Snell 42 Fox 43 Melican 44 Lloyd 45 Green Coach: Cox * denotes rookie listed players (ret) retired

Sydney Swans – current squad

1 Ch. Warner
2 McLean
3 Adams
4 Grundy
5 Heeney
6 McDonald
7 Cunningham
8 Rowbottom
9 Hayward
10 Francis*
11 Papley
12 Sheldrick
13 Florent
14 Mills (c)
15 Wicks
16 Campbell
17 Jordon
18 Dattoli
19 Ladhams
20 Andrew
21 Gulden
22 Blakey
23 Bowman
24 Rampe
25 Paton*
26 Bice
27 McInerney
28 Edwards*
29 Hamling*
30 McCartin
31 Kirk*
32 Leidler*
33 Cleary
34 Roberts
35 Mitchell
36 Amartey
37 Co. Warner
39 Buller*
40 Hanily*
41 Snell
42 Fox
43 Melican
44 Lloyd
45 Green

Coach: Cox

* denotes rookie listed players
(ret) retired

v t e 2017 AFL Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: Powell-Pepper Rd 2: Burton Rd 3: Parfitt Rd 4: McGrath Rd 5: Hipwood Rd 6: Marchbank Rd 7: Petrevski-Seton Rd 8: Taranto Rd 9: Phillips Rd 10: Milera Rd 11: Butler Rd 12: Cuningham Rd 13: Silvagni Rd 14: McCluggage Rd 15: Hardwick Rd 16: Curnow Rd 17: Witherden Rd 18: Melican Rd 19: Castagna Rd 20: Ryan Rd 21: Houston Rd 22: Ainsworth Rd 23: Hayward
Italics denote winner

v t e 2016 AFL national draft
First round	1. Andrew McGrath 2. Tim Taranto 3. Hugh McCluggage 4. Ben Ainsworth 5. Will Setterfield (academy selection) 6. Sam Petrevski-Seton 7. Jack Scrimshaw 8. Griffin Logue 9. Will Brodie 10. Jack Bowes (academy selection) 11. Oliver Florent 12. Jy Simpkin 13. Daniel Venables 14. Harry Perryman (academy selection) 15. Jordan Gallucci 16. Todd Marshall 17. Jarrod Berry 18. Sam Powell-Pepper 19. Tim English 20. Isaac Cumming (academy selection) 21. Will Hayward (PP)
Second round	22. Jordan Ridley 23. Alex Witherden 24. Cedric Cox 25. Ben Long 26. Brandan Parfitt 27. Zac Fisher 28. Patrick Lipinski 29. Shai Bolton 30. Sam McLarty 31. Josh Begley 32. Joe Atley 33. Willem Drew 34. Declan Watson 35. Callum Brown (F/S) 36. Josh Williams 37. Josh Rotham 38. Sean Darcy 39. Josh Battle 40. Tom Stewart 41. Brennan Cox
Third round	42. Kobe Mutch 43. Esava Ratugolea 44. Myles Poholke 45. Jack Maibaum 46. Mitch Hannan 47. Harrison Macreadie 48. Darcy Cameron 49. Lewis Young 50. Kayle Kirby 51. Elliott Himmelberg 52. Willie Rioli 53. Jack Graham
Fourth round	54. Lachlan Tiziani (academy selection) 55. Jacob Allison (academy selection) 56. Ed Phillips 57. Josh Daicos (F/S) 58. Matt de Boer 59. Cameron Polson 60. Quinton Narkle 61. Tom Williamson 62. Matthew Signorello 63. Dylan Clarke 64. Dion Johnstone 65. Pat Kerr 66. Luke Ryan 67. Brad Scheer (academy selection) 68. Timm House 69. Ryan Abbott 70. Fergus Greene
Fifth round	71. Corey Lyons 72. Ryan Garthwaite 73. Nick Larkey 74. Harry Morrison 75. Ben Davis 76. Mitchell Lewis
Sixth round	77. Jake Waterman (F/S)

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