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Tylar Young

Tylar Young (born 5 September 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer player for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Young was drafted by Richmond with the 26th pick in the 2023 rookie draft and made his AFL debut in round 2 of the 2023 season.

Early life, junior and state-league football

Young played junior football until age 12, at which point he stopped playing in favour of pursuing high-level soccer through his teenage years.[1] He returned to competition football at age 20, joining North Albury in 2019.[2][1] After just six games, he was recruited by Frankston to make his debut in the VFL that same season, before joining the club full-time from 2020.[1][3] The season was ultimately cancelled due to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic; consequently, Young did not play for Frankston until 2021.[2] After one season, he moved to join the VFL program of AFL club Richmond, where he played 14 matches in the 2022 season.[4]

AFL career

Young was drafted by Richmond with the club's second pick and the 26th selection overall in the 2023 rookie draft.[2]

He made his AFL debut in round 2 of the 2023 season.[3] Young was noted for his defensive abilities that season, recording a remarkably low contested one-on-one loss rate; after 17 rounds, his 14.3 per cent loss rate ranked him second among all key defenders in the league.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Black, Sarah (7 July 2023). "From North Albury to taking on Buddy: Rookie Tiger's wild journey". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "VFL Tiger Tylar Young recruited in rookie draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Tylar Young to debut against Adelaide". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ Greenberg, Tony (4 December 2022). "Young promotion delights Morris". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 21 August 2023.