Lewis Young (born 20 December 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their third selection and forty-ninth overall in the 2016 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the twenty point win against Carlton at Etihad Stadium in round seventeen of the 2017 season. [2]
| Lewis Young | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Young in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lewis Young | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1998 | ||
| Original team(s) | Sturt (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 49, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 17, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton, at Etihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carlton | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2021 | Western Bulldogs | 24 (1) | |
| 2022– | Carlton | 43 (2) | |
| Total | 67 (3) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[3]
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2017 | Western Bulldogs | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 38 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 5.4 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | Western Bulldogs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | Western Bulldogs | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 61 | 21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 12.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| 2020[a] | Western Bulldogs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 15 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 62 | 174 | 66 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | ||
Notes
- ^ 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
edit- ^ Homfray, Reece (26 November 2016). "Lewis Young excited to move to AFL premier Western Bulldogs". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Homfray, Reece (17 July 2017). "Adelaide 18-year-old Lewis Young has the footy world frothing over his AFL debut with the Western Bulldogs". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Lewis Young". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Lewis Young (Australian footballer).
- Lewis Young's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Lewis Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
