Will Hayward

Will Hayward
Will Hayward
	Hayward playing for Sydney in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	William O. A. Hayward
Date of birth	26 October 1998 (age 22)
Original team(s)	North Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	No. 21, 2016 national draft
Debut	Round 2, 2017, Sydney; vs. Western Bulldogs, at Etihad Stadium
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	9
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of rd 9 2021.
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). He was drafted by Sydney with their second selection and twenty-first overall, a priority draft pick,^[1]^[2] in the 2016 national draft.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Personal life[]

Will Hayward was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, starting in grade 3 in 2006 and completing his final year in 2016.^{[citation needed]} He has two older siblings Harry and Alice.

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.

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

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[1] "Pick 21: Will Hayward". Sydney Swans. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[2] "AFL 2019: Gold Coast, Melbourne to present to AFL Commission next week". Fox Sports Australia. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[3] Homfrey, Reece (25 November 2016). "Just six South Australian players selected in 2016 AFL Draft". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

[advocate-4] 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.

[5] McGowan, Marc (28 August 2017). "Three kicks enough for 'coach's pet' Rising Star". BigPond. Australian Football League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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show v t 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. 31. Josh Begley 32. Joe Atley 33. Willem Drew 34. 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. 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. (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. 63. Dylan Clarke 64. 65. 66. Luke Ryan 67. Brad Scheer (academy selection) 68. 69. Ryan Abbott 70. Fergus Greene
Fifth round	71. 72. Ryan Garthwaite 73. Nick Larkey 74. Harry Morrison 75. Ben Davis 76. Mitchell Lewis
Sixth round	77. Jake Waterman (F/S)

show v t 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