Hayden Ballantyne

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Hayden Ballantyne
Personal information
Full name Hayden Ballantyne
Date of birth (1987-07-16) 16 July 1987 (age 36)
Original team(s) Baldivis JFC
Draft No. 21, 2008 National Draft
Debut Round 13, 2009, Fremantle  vs. Collingwood, at MCG
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20092019 Fremantle 171 (254)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2007–2008 WAFL 2 (3)
International team honours
2015 Australia 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hayden Ballantyne (born 16 July 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was a 2014 All Australian and has previously won a Sandover Medal while playing with Peel Thunder.

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Early career

Only 174 cm tall, Ballantyne started his career with Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League in 2005 as a midfielder. In 2008, Ballantyne moved into the forward line with great success, kicking 75 goals to finish second in the Bernie Naylor Medal behind Subiaco's Brad Smith, and winning the Sandover Medal by 2 votes from Callum Chambers as the fairest and best player in the league. [1] To recognise this achievement, Peel Thunder named the outer wing at Rushton Park the Hayden Ballantyne Wing in April 2009.

AFL career

Ballantyne's success in the WAFL attracted the attention of AFL recruiters, and at the age of 21, he was drafted by the Fremantle Football Club [2] with its second round selection in the 2008 AFL National Draft (pick No. 21 overall). [3] Ballantyne risked being excluded from the draft when he missed the Western Australian state screening session due to being overseas on a holiday. He was later tested individually and allowed to remain nominated for the draft. [4] Ballantyne was a mature-age draftee at the age of 21, with most draftees no older than 18.

Ballantyne won the 2011 AFL Goal of the Year in a play which saw him gather three possessions before goaling from 45 metres out. [5]

In his role as a small forward, Ballantyne became noted for his ability to pester and annoy his opponents, and to often win free kicks by encouraging overzealous retaliation from them. In April 2012, the Herald Sun newspaper named him as the league's "chief pest" for his success in this aspect of the game, in the week after champion Geelong full-back Matthew Scarlett had received a three-week suspension for such a retaliatory punch (Ballantyne himself was suspended for one week for a separate incident in the same match). [6] [7] Ballantyne received some criticism following his lacklustre performance in the 2013 AFL Grand Final, which Fremantle lost by 15 points. [8] [9]

At the end of the 2017 season, Ballantyne signed a one-year contract extension. [10] In August 2018, he signed a further one-year contract extension for the 2019 season. [11] In August 2019 Ballantyne was informed that he would not be offered a contract extension for 2020. [12]

Post-AFL career

Ballantyne signed with Peel Thunder for the 2020 WAFL Season. [13]

In January 2021 Ballantyne announced his retirement from the WAFL competition. [14]

Personal life

Ballantyne's father, Graeme Ballantyne is a horse trainer based at Lark Hill, Rockingham. The winner of the 2013 Perth Cup, Talent Show, is trained by Graeme and part owned by Hayden and his Fremantle teammate Nick Suban. [2]

On 30 September 2018 Ballantyne's brother Brendan Ballantyne was struck by a pizza delivery car on Ennis Avenue in Waikiki and was killed. He was engaged to his fianceè, who was pregnant with their second child. He was 22. [15]


Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

WAFL

AFL

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season [16]
Legend
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Goals
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Disposals  
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Behinds  
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Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2009 Fremantle 17810964238725141.31.18.02.910.93.11.8
2010 Fremantle 11933171808526564621.70.99.54.513.93.43.3
2011 Fremantle 11723191906625652591.41.111.23.915.13.13.5
2012 Fremantle 12131172368131758791.50.811.23.915.12.83.8
2013 Fremantle 12134302047227682661.61.49.73.413.13.93.1
2014 Fremantle 12049261944924386542.51.39.72.512.24.32.7
2015 Fremantle 11515131195016936591.00.97.93.311.32.43.9
2016 Fremantle 12026171598424364601.30.88.04.212.23.23.0
2017 Fremantle 110117713310432341.10.77.13.310.43.23.4
2018 Fremantle 11721141276018757371.20.87.53.511.03.42.2
2019 Fremantle 1313231033860.31.07.73.311.02.72.0
Career171254172156761321805645301.491.019.163.5812.743.33.1

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