waye played a total of 71 games for sturt from his debut in 1902 to his last season in 1910. strong around the ruck and in front of goal, waye won the magarey medal in 1903. he also topped his club's goalkicking five times during his career. at interstate level he represented south australia regularly, appearing in a total of eight games. he occupies a forward pocket in sturt's official "team of the century".