Roger Hayden

Personal information
Birth	December 9, 1980 (1980-12-09) (age 27),
Recruited from	South Fremantle Football Club
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 15, July 13, 2002, Fremantle vs. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The South Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Bulldogs is a semi-professional Australian rules football club and one of nine clubs that compete in the Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fremantle Football Club, unofficially nicknamed The Dockers and known informally as "Freo" is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL Kangaroos, at Manuka Oval
Team(s)	Fremantle (2002-) 86 games, 7 goals
¹ Statistics to end of R6,2008 season
Career highlights

Roger Hayden (born December 9, 1980) is an Australian rules footballer. North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. Manuka Oval is a 15000 capacity stadium (10000 seated located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia Fremantle Football Club, unofficially nicknamed The Dockers and known informally as "Freo" is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players He plays as a back pocket and began his football career at South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play The South Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Bulldogs is a semi-professional Australian rules football club and one of nine clubs that compete in the Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary

Fremantle career

Hayden was drafted by Fremantle in the 2000 Rookie Draft. Fremantle Football Club, unofficially nicknamed The Dockers and known informally as "Freo" is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL He spent the entire 2001 season on the rookie list and played for South Fremantle, mainly as a midfielder.

When full back Anthony Jones tore his pectoral muscle, Hayden was elevated off the rookie list. Anthony or Tony Jones is the name of Anthony Jones (photographer (b The Pectoralis major (popularly known as pecs) is a thick fan-shaped muscle situated at the upper front ( Anterior) of the Chest wall He made his AFL debut in round 15, 2002 against the Kangaroos in Canberra at Manuka Oval. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Manuka Oval is a 15000 capacity stadium (10000 seated located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia In his second game, a Western Derby, he was challenged to play well on Phil Matera, or else it would be his last game for Fremantle. The Western Derby (ˈdɝbiː is the name given to the Australian Football League match between the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles football Phillip "Fido" Matera (born 27 November 1975 was an Australian rules footballer of Italian/Aboriginal heritage [1] Hayden performed brilliantly (in just his second game as a defender), restricting Matera to a single goal. He would play three more games in 2002 before a hamstring injury forced him out of the team. He had shown enough, however, to be elevated permanently off the rookie list onto the senior playing list.

Hayden cemented his place amongst the so called No Name defence alongside Robert Haddrill, Dion Woods, Antoni Grover and Shane Parker of 2003 that helped Fremantle to reach their first ever finals appearance. Robert Haddrill (born 23 January 1981 is a defender for the South Fremantle Football Club, having previously played for the Fremantle Dockers in the AFL Dion Woods (born 25 January 1982 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers between 2001 and 2005 Antoni Grover (born 11 March 1980 is a defender for the Fremantle Dockers. Shane Parker (born 18 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club. He played in 21 of the 23 games and finished equal 9th in the Doig Medal best and fairest award. The Doig Medal is the Best and fairest award given out to the player considered best and fairest during a season for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL In round 4, 2003, Hayden was one of the seven indigenous players to represent Fremantle, the most ever to play in a single AFL team. The other indigenous players for Fremantle that day were Troy Cook, Jeff Farmer, Antoni Grover, Des Headland, Steven Koops and Dion Woods. Troy Cook (born 12 August 1976 is an Australian rules footballer Cook plays for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League. Jeff Farmer (born 24 June 1977 is a former Australian rules footballer of Aboriginal descent Antoni Grover (born 11 March 1980 is a defender for the Fremantle Dockers. Des Headland (born 21 January 1981 is an Australian rules footballer He plays as a half-forward flanker or midfielder. Steven Koops (born 1979 is a former Australian rules footballer He began his AFL career with the Fremantle Football Club playing 78 games before being traded Dion Woods (born 25 January 1982 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers between 2001 and 2005

Hayden continued his good form into 2004, but broke his leg in the round 21 Western Derby. A long and arduous rehabilitation program meant that he was unavailable for the start of the 2005 season and another hamstring injury in a WAFL game meant he was unable to break back into the Fremantle side. He was, however, able to play for South Fremantle in their 2005 Premiership side. After returning to the Fremantle lineup in Round 2 of 2006, he only managed to remain in the team for three games being dropped after a poor game against Adelaide in Round 4. After consistent performances in the WAFL for South Fremantle he returned to the AFL for the remainder of the 2006 season.

The 2007 AFL Season was undoubtedly Roger Hayden's best to date, playing all 22 games and being named in the final 40 for selection in the 2007 All-Australian Team. The All-Australian Team is an All star team of Australian rules footballers selected by a panel at the end of each season [2]

External links

• Roger Hayden's statistics from AFL Tables