Bernie Hayden
St Kilda
AFL career
4 games1 goals
- Debut
- R8 1936 v MEL20 June 1936
- Most recent
- R18 1936 v CAR5 Sept 1936
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the prestigious Xavier College football nursery, Bernie Hayden arrived at the Junction Oval as a 21-year-old prospect in 1936. Standing 180cm, he possessed the size to operate as a key position utility, offering a structural option for a St Kilda side that was struggling to find consistency near the foot of the ladder. He broke into the senior lineup for four games during the 1936 season, registering a single goal, but could not secure a permanent spot in the side's best 22. Hayden's brief VFL tenure concluded at the end of that solitary season, a common trajectory for many public school recruits of the era who often returned to the amateur ranks or prioritized professional careers over league football.
Profile
- Born
- 04 Jan 1915
- Died
- 12 July 1971 (aged 56y 189d)
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the prestigious Xavier College football nursery, Bernie Hayden arrived at the Junction Oval as a 21-year-old prospect in 1936. Standing 180cm, he possessed the size to operate as a key position utility, offering a structural option for a St Kilda side that was struggling to find consistency near the foot of the ladder. He broke into the senior lineup for four games during the 1936 season, registering a single goal, but could not secure a permanent spot in the side's best 22. Hayden's brief VFL tenure concluded at the end of that solitary season, a common trajectory for many public school recruits of the era who often returned to the amateur ranks or prioritized professional careers over league football.