Lenny Hayes
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| Full name | Lenny Hayes | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | NSW/ACT Rams (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 1998national draft | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1999–2014 | St Kilda | 297 (95) | |
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2003 | Australia | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lenny Hayes (born 14 January 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Hayes is a former captain of St Kilda and was an onfield leader in the Saints' midfield.
Hayes grew up in suburban Sydney and began playing junior football with Pennant Hills in the Sydney AFL.
In 1998, Hayes was a standout player for NSW/ACT in the representative TAC Cup, taking out the Morrish Medal as the best player in the competition.
Hayes debuted the following year in the AFL. Although he started well, he improved throughout the year, earning an AFL Rising Star nomination in the final round of the season (R22).
Hayes was captain for the 2004 season as part of St Kilda's then policy of rotating the captaincy to a different player each season.
Hayes was captain in St Kilda’s 2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup winning side, the club's second pre-season cup win.
After a strong start to the 2006 season, Hayes ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against the Kangaroos in Round 9, requiring a minor knee reconstruction which sidelined him until the 2007 season. In just his fifth game back in the 2007 season he suffered a broken collarbone, sidelining him for three weeks, although he managed to come back and play 19 games for the year.
Hayes was a co-captain and part of the Saints' 2007 leadership group – dubbed the "Young Saints", which also included Justin Koschitzke, Luke Ball (co-captain) and Nick Riewoldt (co-captain). Also included in the leadership group were Aaron Hamill, Fraser Gehrig, Nick Dal Santo and Robert Harvey.
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