2019: Hayden worked with Ben Jacobs early in the season to become a run-with player, and his excellent VFL form saw him called up to the AFL for the clash with Collingwood. The number 37 started well and laid 5 tackles in the first-half, before he devastatingly ruptured his achilles late in the second-quarter. Hayden showed enough promise in 2019 signing a new one year deal.