Hayden Young

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Hayden Young
Personal information
Full name Hayden Young
Date of birth (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 22)
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/Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 26
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2020– Fremantle 57 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Contents

Early life and 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 player Lachie Young. [1] He was considered to be one of the best kicks in his draft class. [2] He attended high school at Mornington Secondary College. [3]

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. [4] Young only played five games in 2020 due to an ankle injury sustained during Fremantle's clash against St Kilda. [5]

In 2021, he played the opening three games before a bad hamstring injury kept him out of the team for most of the year. [6] 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. [7]

The 2022 AFL season saw Young play a career best 22 games, [8] highlighted by multiple 31 disposal performances against St Kilda, Richmond and Hawthorn. [9] Young kicked his first goal in round eight during Fremantle's 78 point win over North Melbourne. [10] Young signed a four-year contract extension mid-season tying him to Fremantle until at least the end of the 2027 season. [11] Young was among Fremantle's best during their elimination final against the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium, collecting 28 disposals. [12]

Prior to the 2023 season, Young was promoted to Fremantle's leadership group. [13] Round 20 saw Young spend the majority of the game in the midfield as a tagger, collecting 19 disposals during Fremantle's 7 point win over Geelong at Kardinia Park. [14] The round 22 Western Derby saw Young spend the entirety of the game in the midfield, collecting 25 disposals and a game-high eight inside 50's. [15]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2023 [16]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Fremantle 265003317501670.00.06.63.410.03.21.40
2021 Fremantle 26800854212745190.00.010.65.315.95.62.40
2022 Fremantle 262211306196502164500.00.013.98.922.87.52.35
2023 Fremantle 262212323169492105860.10.014.77.722.44.83.95
Career572374742411713301620.00.113.17.420.55.82.810

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.

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