hˈeɪnz plˈeɪd dʒˈuːnjɚ klˈʌb fˈʊtbɔːl æt sˈaʊθ mˈændʒuːɹə, ænd plˈeɪd kˈoʊlts fˈʊtbɔːl wɪððə pˈiːl θˈʌndɚ ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚɹ ɪt dʒˈɔɪnd ðə wˈæfəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ænd bɹˈoʊk ˌɪntʊ ɪts sˈiːnjɚ tˈiːm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
Haines played junior club football at South Mandurah, and played Colts football with the Peel Thunder shortly after it joined the WAFL in 1997, and broke into its senior team in 1999.