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 has great defensive instincts and a sublime left foot that see’s him consistently move off of Fremantle’s half back flank incredibly well for a player of his age.
Hayden Young | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Hayden Young | ||
Date of birth | (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 21) | ||
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 | 35 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]
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 played five games in 2020 before his season was ended by an ankle injury.
In 2021, he played the opening three games before a bad hamstring injury kept him out of the team for most of the year.[4] 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.[5]
Young kicked his first goal during round eight of the 2022 AFL season in Fremantle's 78 point win over North Melbourne.[6] Young signed a four-year contract extension in May tying him to Fremantle until at least the end of the 2027 season.[7]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2020[lower-alpha 1] | Fremantle | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
2021 | Fremantle | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 42 | 127 | 45 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 15.9 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
2022 | Fremantle | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 67 | 168 | 52 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 8.4 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 2.3 |
Career | 21 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 126 | 345 | 113 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 16.4 | 5.4 | 2.1 |
Notes
Fremantle Football Club – current squad | |
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2019 AFL national draft | |
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First round |
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Fifth round |
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2021 AFL Rising Star nominees | |
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Italics denote winner |