Lenny Hayes - St.Kilda Career Highlights 1999 - 2014

Lenny Hayes was recruited by St Kilda with the 11th pick in the 1998 National Draft and made his senior debut in round 5 of the 1999 season. After playing 297 games and kicking 95 goals, he retired midway through the 2014 season. He was named in the All-Australian team three times and placed third in the 2009 Brownlow Medal. Hayes was a three-time winner of the Trevor Barker Award as St Kilda's best and fairest player. He also spent two seasons as St Kilda's captain. Hayes played in three Grand Finals without tasting premiership success, but won the Norm Smith Medal for his performance in the drawn 2010 AFL Grand Final. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2020.