Ross Young
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | 9 September 1983 |
| Recruited from | Bendigo Pioneers, Northern Bullants |
| Height and weight | 178cm/76kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 4 May 2007, Carlton v. St Kilda, at Telstra Dome |
| Team(s) |
Carlton (2007) 6 games, 3 goals Perth (2008-) 64 games, 51 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 1 August 2011 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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2009 Sandover Medal |
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Ross Young (born 9 September 1983) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League, after previously playing with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Young, a relatively light 76 kg but noted as a skillful and intelligent midfielder, was originally from Donald, Victoria and played under-18s football for the Bendigo Pioneers in 2002. Following this, Young played amateur football for three years with the University Blues in the VAFA, winning a flag and a best and fairest with the Blues in 2004.[1] From there, Young shifted to the Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League in 2005, playing there for two seasons and gaining a regular place in the Bullants' seniors in 2006.
Carlton, the Bullants' AFL affiliate, selected Young as a rookie with its third round selection (35th pick overall) in the 2007 AFL rookie draft. Young, at 23 years old, was the first player to be selected under new rules where older players could be rookie listed if they had never been through an AFL club system.[2] Being selected by Carlton was a dream come true for Young, as he had always been an unabashed fan of former Carlton great Peter "Percy" Jones. He was elevated from the rookie list before Round 6 of that year as a replacement for Nick Stevens, making his debut against St Kilda.[3] Young played six games for Carlton throughout his only season at the AFL club, and was delisted at the end of the year.[4]
Young then moved to Western Australia to play with Perth in the WAFL,[5] where he has since had a distinguished WAFL career. He won the 2009 Sandover Medal[6] after finishing third in 2008.[7]
Young is the cousin of Hawthorn's Clinton Young, and his younger brother Seamus also plays with Ross at Perth.[1][5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b VAFA premiership player to make AFL debut
- ^ Blues upgrade rookie for Stevens; Fox Sports; (3 May 2007
- ^ Jason Johnson finally back for Bombers; The Age; 3 May 2007
- ^ Pierik, Jon (7 September 2007) Ratten dumps five Blues
- ^ a b Pike, Chris (5 April 2008); Former Blue Ross Young enjoying Perth life in WAFL; PerthNow
- ^ Clarke, Tim (15 September 2009) Young's Sandover completes clean sweep
- ^ Pike, Chris (15 September 2008); Exciting forward takes out WAFL's Sandover Medal
[edit] External links
- Ross Young's statistics from AFL Tables
- WAFL Playing Statistics
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