Lewis Hayes

2022 Draft Prospects Lewis Hayes
Teams Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro
Position Defender
Date of Birth 17/12/2004
Height 197cm
Weight 81kg

Hayes is tall, reads the ball well in the air and goes for his grabs. He enjoys sliding off and being an active defender in the air, a little like Melbourne's Jake Lever. The younger brother of Port Adelaide ruckman Sam, Hayes enjoyed a strong carnival for Vic Metro and back end to the year with the Eastern Ranges, where he averaged 21 disposals a game. In a draft that isn't flushed with key defensive options, Hayes has the height to take on the tall key forwards and doesn't turn 18 until next month.