- Matthew Young (Australian footballer)
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Matthew Young Personal information Full name Matthew Young Date of birth 17 September 1972 Original team St. Pats (Tasmania) Height/Weight 183cm / 84kg Position(s) Fullback Club information Current club Retired Number Haw. 33, StK. 20 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1994-95
1996-2001
TotalHawthorn
St Kilda21 (6)
97 (14)
118 (20)1 Playing statistics to end of 2001 season .Matthew Young is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and St Kilda. After a long stint in the Hawthorn reserves, and limited opportunity in the senior side for his first two seasons, he was selected by St Kilda in the 1996 March draft. Given this new opportunity, Young had a successful 1996 season, ranking high in St Kilda's best and fairest award. He was plagued by a number of injuries during his career, including chronic back problems and a shoulder injury during the 1997 season.
Young played in 17 of 22 matches in the 1997 AFL Premiership Season home and away rounds in which St Kilda Football Club qualified in first position for the 1997 AFL Finals Series, winning the club’s 2nd Minor Premiership and 1st McClelland Trophy.[1]
This, and the doubts of St Kilda leadership about his ability to play a whole game meant he was dropped from the side for the 1997 grand final. 1999 was another successful season, and he was runner up in the best and fairest, however he struggled during 2000 and was cut from the list at the end of the year. Often considered a strong running defender, many disposal errors marred his career.
References
- ^ "1997 Season Scores and Results – Ladder". AFL Tables. Unknown. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/1997.html#lad. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
Source
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
1990 AFL Draft 1. Stephen Hooper • 2. James Cook • 3. David Donato • 4. Jason McCartney • 5. Stewart Devlin • 6. Allen Jakovich • 7. Damian Hampson • 8. Paul Gow • 9. Matt Clape • 10. David Ogg • 11. Danny Sexton • 12. Shane Porter • 13. Todd Ridley • 14. Andrew Hamer • 15. Andrew Harrison • 16. Todd Menegola • 17. Brendan Hehir • 18. Dan Miller • 19. Gary Merritt • 20. Robbie West • 21. Richard Ambrose • 22. Paul Sharkey • 23. Ben Thomas • 24. John Fidge • 25. Peter Worsfold • 26. Dale Hall • 27. Brad Davis • 28. Chris Smith • 29. Byron Donnellan • 30. Matthew Young • 31. Nick Faull • 32. Matthew Moylan • 33. Matthew Kelly • 34. Brad Read • 35. Stuart Anderson • 36. Matthew Burton • 37. Glen Hoffman • 38. Grant McFarlane • 39. Nigel Palfreyman • 40. Mark Collins • 41. Mark Jenkinson • 42. Mark McQueen • 43. Glen Thomlinson • 44. Scott Crow • 45. Craig Jennings • 46. Brian McInnes • 47. Luke Chambers • 48. Willie Rioli • 49. Nick Daffy • 50. Craig Ellis • 51. Jarrod Carter • 52. Brendon Retzlaff • 53. Stephen Pears • 54. Brian Stanislaus • 55. Steven Byers • 56. Matthew Clarke • 57. Chris Barzon • 58. Adrian Goldup • 59. Cameron James • 60. Rodney Harvey • 61. Michael Scoon • 62. Ben Herrald • 63. Fabian Francis • 64. Derek Hall • 65. Stephen Fry • 66. Bowden Hamilton • 67. David Griffin • 68. Peter Whyte • 69. Gavin Cooney • 70. Stuart Johnstone • 71. Dennis Ryan • 72. Brian Wilson • 73. Anthony McDonald • 74. Paul Campbell • 75. Robert Panozza • 76. Robert Bowden • 77. Niall Buckley • 78. Dean Harding • 79. James Hird • 80. Scott O'Donohue • 81. Luan Morley • 82. Leigh Campbell • 83. Mark Williams • 84. John Peter-Budge • 85. Brad Dowling • 86. Sam Jones • 87. Danny Morgan • 88. Peter Jacks • 89. Simon Wood • 90. Adam Ahern • 91. Adam Rudd • 92. Jamie Shanahan • 93. Adam Houlihan • 94. Chris RyanCategories:- 1972 births
- Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- St Kilda Football Club players
- Living people
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