Hayden Young

Hayden Young (born 11 April 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Hayden Young
Personal information
Full name Hayden Young
Date of birth (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 7, 2019 National draft, Fremantle
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 26
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Fremantle 40 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Drafted with the 7th selection in the 2019 AFL draft from the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League, Young is the younger brother of the North Melbourne Kangaroos Lachie Young.[1] He was considered to be one of the best kicks in his draft class.[2]

AFL career

Young made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the long-delayed second round of the 2020 AFL season at The Gabba against Brisbane, as a late replacement for Nathan Wilson.[3] Young only played five games in 2020 due to an ankle injury sustained during Fremantle's clash against St Kilda.[4]

In 2021, he played the opening three games before a bad hamstring injury kept him out of the team for most of the year.[5] He returned in round 19, before playing the best game of his career in Fremantle's upset win over Richmond in round 20 and received the Rising Star nomination.[6]

The 2022 AFL season saw Young play a career best 22 games,[7] highlighted by multiple 31 disposal performances against St Kilda, Richmond and Hawthorn.[8] Young kicked his first goal during round eight during Fremantle's 78 point win over North Melbourne.[9] Young signed a four-year contract extension mid-season tying him to Fremantle until at least the end of the 2027 season.[10]

Prior to the 2023 season, Young was promoted to Fremantle's leadership group.[11]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2022[12]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020[lower-alpha 1] Fremantle 265003317501670.00.06.63.410.03.21.4
2021 Fremantle 26800854212745190.00.010.65.315.95.62.4
2022 Fremantle 262211306196502164500.10.012.68.421.06.52.3
Career 35 1 1 424 255 679 255 76 0.0 0.0 10.4 6.0 16.4 5.4 2.1

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Young's brother teaching big AFL lessons". The Age. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. "Class of 2019: The kick that made every draft observer take notice". afc.com.au. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. "CONFIRMED: Young to debut against Lions". The West Australian. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. "Fremantle Dockers' Hayden Young reflects on injuries and being a Collingwood fan ahead of AFL finals clash". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. "Young Docker's brutal hammy blow, superstar on track to return". Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. "Back with a bang: Young Docker marks return with Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. "Taking the leap: Your club's breakout star for 2023". afl.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  8. "Hayden Young". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  9. "Six on the trot: Deadly Dockers blow Roos away to go top". Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. "Young gun signs massive deal!". Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  11. AAP (6 March 2023). "They value what I bring': Docker ready to answer leadership call". Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  12. "Hayden Young". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.}
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