Oliver Hayes-Brown

Oliver Harry Hayes-Brown (born 28 April 2000) is an Australian sportsman who currently plays Australian rules football with the Richmond Football Club. He previously played basketball, playing one season of college basketball for the UC Riverside Highlanders before spending two seasons as a development player with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). In 2023, he changed codes and joined the Richmond Football Club of the Australian Football League (AFL) as a category B rookie.

Early life Hayes-Brown was born in London while his parents were both working there. One year later, the family moved to Hong Kong, where he lived for roughly five years. After moving to Melbourne, Victoria, he played under-12s football for the Mount Eliza Redlegs for a year, and then eventually had to stop because of his basketball commitments. He attended Peninsula Grammar.

College After redshirting the 2019–20 season, Hayes-Brown made his college basketball debut for the UC Riverside Highlanders in the 2020–21 season. In 20 games, he averaged 3.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. where he averaged 19.6 points and 13.3 rebounds in 12 games. In the 2021–22 NBL season, he totalled eight points and twelve rebounds in eight games. In seven games, he averaged 23.0 points, 15.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Hayes-Brown re-joined the Wildcats for the 2022–23 NBL season as a development player. He totalled eight points and seven rebounds in five games. In 22 games, he averaged 14.59 points, 8.23 rebounds and 1.09 assists per game.

Football career

On 6 September 2023, Hayes-Brown signed with the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) as a category B rookie.

He made his first appearance for Richmond in a Victorian Football League (VFL) practice match against on 9 March 2024, wearing the number 39 and kicking one goal.

Richmond allowed him to develop his ruck craft at the local level instead of the VFL, initially playing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) for Old Ivanhoe in the Premier B division. In June 2024, he was recalled from the VAFA and debuted for Richmond's VFL side against .

In 2025, he played 16 VFL games, becoming the VFL number one ruck position while averaging 12 disposals and 21 hit-outs per game. This included a standout performance in Round 14 against the Northern Bullants where he had 26 disposals, 36 hitouts and a goal.

After a strong start to the 2026 VFL season, Hayes-Brown was selected by the Tigers to make his AFL debut in round 5 against at Barossa Park.

Personal life Hayes-Brown knows sign language due to having a sister that is non-verbal.

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