Player

Will Hayward

Carlton · #19·10 seasons (2017–2026)·195 games·Born 26-Oct-1998 (age 27)·187 cm·84 kg

Active forward · #50 of 58 active forwards

2026 · SEASONBelow avg

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

KICK-P·Form position-fair rolling-40 · Season / Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

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#44 of 48 active forwards

0.25 votes/game · 46 votes / 182 games

-16 vs KICKKICK r40 36

AFLCA Champion-Player votes per game, scaled 0–100 within forwards. Voted-era only (2003–2025). See full leaderboard →

Games

195

Disposals

2,242

Goals

240

Tackles

539

Brownlow votes

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

Form

Recent matches

The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.

16 Apr 2026R7

vs Collingwood

Lost by 5 12.11 (83) – 13.10 (88)

3 Apr 2026R5

@ North Melbourne

Lost by 10 13.8 (86) – 14.12 (96)

29 Mar 2026R4

vs Melbourne

Lost by 23 11.11 (77) – 15.10 (100)

12 Mar 2026R2

vs Richmond

Won by 4 10.15 (75) – 9.17 (71)

5 Mar 2026R1

@ Sydney

Lost by 63 10.9 (69) – 20.12 (132)

Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Will Hayward's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

4 May 2024R9

vsGreater Western Sydney

Won by 2914.14 (98) – 10.9 (69)

14 Aug 2021R22

@North Melbourne

Won by 1413.13 (91) – 12.5 (77)

12 Aug 2023R22

vsGold Coast

Won by 2418.6 (114) – 13.12 (90)

5 Apr 2025R5

@North Melbourne

Won by 6518.9 (117) – 8.4 (52)

26 May 2023R11

vsCarlton

Won by 2611.11 (77) – 6.15 (51)

17 Apr 2021R5

vsGreater Western Sydney

Lost by 210.9 (69) – 9.17 (71)

4 Aug 2017R20

@Geelong

Won by 4616.11 (107) – 8.13 (61)

29 Apr 2023R7

vsGreater Western Sydney

Lost by 116.10 (106) – 17.5 (107)

16 Aug 2024R24

@Essendon

Won by 3915.8 (98) – 8.11 (59)

#10

7 Aug 2022R21

@North Melbourne

Won by 3818.18 (126) – 13.10 (88)

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#11

26 Mar 2023R2

vsHawthorn

Won by 8117.16 (118) – 4.13 (37)

#12

16 Jul 2022R18

@Fremantle

Won by 1711.16 (82) – 9.11 (65)

#13

20 Sep 2024Preliminary Final

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 3614.11 (95) – 8.11 (59)

#14

21 Aug 2022R23

@St Kilda

Won by 1413.10 (88) – 11.8 (74)

#15

23 Jul 2022R19

vsAdelaide

Won by 3317.16 (118) – 12.13 (85)

#16

15 Apr 2022R5

@West Coast

Won by 6318.13 (121) – 9.4 (58)

#17

18 Jul 2020R7

vsGold Coast

Lost by 329.6 (60) – 13.14 (92)

#18

9 Aug 2024R23

vsCollingwood

Won by 313.11 (89) – 12.14 (86)

#19

29 Jun 2019R15

vsGold Coast

Won by 4214.9 (93) – 7.9 (51)

#20

1 Jun 2018R11

vsCarlton

Won by 3013.13 (91) – 9.7 (61)

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?

KKicks

HBHandballs

DDisposals (kicks + handballs)

MMarks

TTackles

GGoals

BBehinds

HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)

I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)

CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)

CPContested possessions

CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)

BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)

R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)

TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

Career

Per-game averages

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2017	Sydney	17	6.2	2.8	9.0	2.9	2.6	1.3	0.8	—	2.1	0.1	0.2	3.0	5.9	1.4	—
2018	Sydney	23	7.5	4.4	11.9	4.0	3.1	1.2	0.8	—	2.0	0.3	0.7	5.0	6.9	2.6	—
2019	Sydney	13	6.8	4.5	11.3	3.3	2.7	0.9	1.2	—	2.0	0.3	0.8	5.2	5.8	2.1	—
2020	Sydney	16	5.4	4.6	10.1	3.4	2.3	0.6	0.2	—	1.1	0.2	0.4	4.5	5.4	1.9	—
2021	Sydney	20	6.7	3.8	10.4	4.0	3.0	1.4	0.8	—	1.6	0.1	0.2	4.5	6.0	2.5	0.1
2022	Sydney	25	7.9	4.1	12.0	4.5	3.0	1.4	0.9	—	2.2	0.0	0.5	5.2	7.0	2.4	—
2023	Sydney	23	7.7	4.0	11.7	4.3	3.1	1.1	0.8	—	1.9	0.5	0.2	5.0	6.7	1.9	0.1
2024	Sydney	26	7.7	4.4	12.2	4.4	2.5	1.6	0.6	—	1.8	0.3	0.3	4.2	7.9	1.8	0.1
2025	Sydney	21	6.6	4.7	11.3	3.2	2.6	1.4	0.5	—	1.5	0.1	0.3	4.8	6.9	2.6	0.1
2026	Carlton	11	9.8	6.1	15.9	5.9	2.3	1.0	1.0	—	3.5	0.5	0.1	5.1	10.8	2.5	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2017	Sydney	17	106	47	153	50	44	22	13	—	35	1	4	51	100	23	—
2018	Sydney	23	173	101	274	91	71	28	18	—	45	7	17	115	159	61	—
2019	Sydney	13	89	58	147	43	35	12	16	—	26	4	10	67	76	27	—
2020	Sydney	16	87	74	161	54	37	10	3	—	17	4	7	72	86	31	—
2021	Sydney	20	134	75	209	81	60	28	15	—	32	1	5	89	119	49	2
2022	Sydney	25	198	103	301	112	74	34	22	—	54	1	13	131	174	60	—
2023	Sydney	23	177	92	269	99	72	25	19	—	43	11	5	115	154	43	1
2024	Sydney	26	201	115	316	115	66	41	16	—	47	9	7	110	205	47	2
2025	Sydney	21	138	99	237	68	55	29	10	—	32	2	7	101	144	54	3
2026	Carlton	11	108	67	175	65	25	11	11	—	38	5	1	56	119	27	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

21, 21, 20, 19, 19, 19, 18, 18, 18

Kicks

14, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11

Marks

10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8

Handballs

11, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Goals

4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Behinds

3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Tackles

7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

Rebounds

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1

Inside 50s

6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4

Clearances

3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Clangers

6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Frees

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2

Frees Against

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2

Contested Possessions

11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9

Uncontested Possessions

14, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12

Contested Marks

3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Marks Inside 50

4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

One Percenters

5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3

Bounces

1, 1, 1

Goal Assists

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2