Will Hayward
- Career games
- 205
- Debut
- 2017
Player Information
Player bio
A career in numbersWill Hayward made his AFL debut for Sydney in 2017 and has played 205 games, including 184 for Sydney between 2017 and 2025 and 21 for Carlton in 2026. Sydney selected him with pick 21 in the 2016 national draft.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was left half forward flank. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 4.1 marks and 2.7 tackles per game and scored 253 goals and 148 behinds. He played 17 games in his debut season, kicking 22 goals. His highest recorded season total is 41 goals, from 26 games in 2024 at an average of 1.6 per game. 2024 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete goal records.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | 41 | 1.58 |
| 2025 | 21 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 2026 | 21 | 24 | 1.14 |
About these season figures
Compared 10 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.
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Career and season figures include finals where played.
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Recent Games
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| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | D | K | HB | M | G | B | T | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | FF | FA | CM | M50 | IM | 1% | BO | GA | TOG | EFF | MIN | SC | DT | MG | GBG | CC | SCL | TO | HTA | HOW% | HTA% | SP | CD1 | CDL% | CO1 | COW% | INT | CBA% | SOG | SHACC% | GACC% | SI | PA | CBA | KI | KIPO | KI% | RC | EK | KE% | MOL | T50 | APR | D50P | DMP | AMP | A50P | Tagged |
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| 2026 | 23 |
@
WBD
|
D | Marvel Stadium | MID | WL | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51% | 79% | 62 | 51 | 75 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 100% | 100% | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 7 | 70% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | ||
| 2026 | 22 |
@
STK
|
W | Marvel Stadium | FWD | HFFL | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79% | 68% | 96 | 83 | 83 | 368 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 75% | 50% | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 10 | 76.9% | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | — | ||
| 2026 | 21 |
vs
BRL
|
W | Marvel Stadium | FWD | HFFR | 19 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78% | 78% | 101 | 116 | 98 | 372 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 9 | 69.2% | 2 | 0 | 15.6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | ||
| 2026 | 20 |
vs
GCS
|
W | Marvel Stadium | FWD | CHF | 19 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87% | 75% | 107 | 76 | 78 | 172 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 80% | 60% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 6 | 75% | 1 | 1 | 8.9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | — | ||
| 2026 | 19 |
@
COL
|
L | MCG | FWD | HFFL | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88% | 46% | 109 | 30 | 39 | 238 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 0% | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | -1.8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — |
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