Nick Haynes

Nick Haynes
Nick Haynes
	Haynes playing for Greater Western Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Nick Haynes
Nickname(s)	Train, Plane
Date of birth	18 May 1992 (age 32)
Original team(s)	Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) Frankston Bombers
Draft	No. 7, 2011 national draft
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Greater Western Sydney
Number	19
Playing career1
Years	Club
2012–	Greater Western Sydney
Representative team honours
Years	Team
2020	Victoria
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2024.
Career highlights
	All-Australian: 2020; Kevin Sheedy Medal: 2020;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nick Haynes (born 18 May 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the club in the 2011 national draft with pick seven. Haynes made his debut in round 10, 2012, against Geelong at Kardinia Park. He is known as one of the Giants inaugural players from their first season.^[2]

Early life

Nick Haynes grew up in Somerville and as a kid was once ranked amongst the best showboaters in Victoria.

AFL career

When Haynes was selected by GWS with pick seven in the 2011 AFL draft, he was an overage player without a solid position. Having grown significantly in the 18 months before he heard his name called, Haynes was seen as a midfielder who could float forward — with nothing about his potential as a defender. In 2019 Haynes was selected in the squad of 40 for the Virgin All Australian team after a breakout season with the giants.

In 2020, Haynes became an All Australian, and won the Kevin Sheedy Medal to cap off a spectacular individual season.

Statistics

Statistics are correct the end of the 2020 season ^[3]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
†	Led the league for the season


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
2012	Greater Western Sydney	19	8	1	1	44	34	78	22	17	0.1	0.1	5.5	4.3	9.8	2.8	2.1	0
2013	Greater Western Sydney	19	11	0	0	94	46	140	60	26	0	0	8.6	4.2	12.7	5.5	2.4	0
2014	Greater Western Sydney	19	8	1	0	93	34	127	35	11	0.1	0	11.6	4.3	15.9	4.4	1.4	0
2015	Greater Western Sydney	19	17	2	1	160	81	241	91	22	0.1	0.1	9.4	4.8	14.2	5.4	1.3	0
2016	Greater Western Sydney	19	18	2	1	214	104	318	122	30	0.1	0.1	11.9	5.8	17.7	6.8	1.7	0
2017	Greater Western Sydney	19	19	2	2	227	108	335	115	29	0.1	0.1	12.0	5.7	17.6	6.1	1.5	0
2018	Greater Western Sydney	19	24	0	0	297	120	417	150	41	0	0	12.4	5.0	17.4	6.3	1.7	5
2019	Greater Western Sydney	19	23	1	3	318	114	432	181	35	0	0.1	13.8	5.0	18.8	7.9	1.5	5
2020^[a]	Greater Western Sydney	19	17	0	0	208	64	272	121	23	0	0	12.2	3.8	16.0	7.1^†	1.6	4
Career			145	9	8	1655	705	2360	897	234	0.1	0.1	11.4	4.9	16.3	6.2	1.4	14

Notes

^ 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.