Lewis Young (Australian footballer)

Lewis Young
Young in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Lewis Young
Born (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998
Original team 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 Key defender
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 33
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2021 Western Bulldogs 24 (1)
2022– Carlton 56 (8)
Total 80 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lewis Young (born 20 December 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Career

Although he played his junior football as a key forward, Young has spent almost his entire senior career playing as a key backman.[1] Standing at two metres tall, he is particularly in the defensive aspects of backline play, such as spoils and one percenters, although less prominent with rebound and attack. He is also a competent but occasional back-up ruck option.[2]

After playing under-18s football for Sturt, Young was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their third round selection (No. 49 overall) in the 2016 national draft.[3] He made his debut in round 17, 2017.[4] On the fringes of the Bulldogs team, Young played 24 matches over five developmental seasons with the club, his highest return being nine matches in 2021 which included two finals.[5]

At the end of 2021, Young was traded to Carlton in a three-way trade which saw Carlton give up Sam Petrevski-Seton to West Coast. He immediately became a regular player in the Carlton backline, playing a career high 19 matches for Carlton in 2022, and set new club records of 217 one percenters for the season and 25 one percenters in a match;[6] the latter tied and, as of 2025, still stands as the equal highest by any player in AFL history.[7] Young returned to the fringe of selection from mid-2023.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[8]
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 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
2021 Western Bulldogs 2 9 1 1 47 52 99 24 14 0.1 0.1 5.2 5.8 11.0 5.2 1.6 0
2022 Carlton 33 19 1 0 154 101 255 102 26 0.1 0.0 8.1 5.3 13.4 5.4 1.4 0
2023 Carlton 33 15 0 2 114 86 200 77 16 0.0 0.1 7.6 5.7 13.3 5.1 1.1 0
2024 Carlton 33 9 1 1 80 37 117 56 8 0.1 0.1 8.9 4.1 13.0 6.2 0.9 0
2025 Carlton 33 13 6 2 76 53 129 49 22 0.5 0.2 5.8 4.1 9.9 3.8 1.7 0
Career 80 9 7 583 390 973 374 110 0.1 0.1 7.3 4.9 12.2 4.7 1.4

References

  1. ^ "Lewis Young". Western Bulldogs. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. ^ Hayden Farquhar (16 June 2025). "Meet the AFL's non-rucks who are dominating the craft". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. ^ Homfray, Reece (26 November 2016). "Lewis Young excited to move to AFL premier Western Bulldogs". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Lewis Young". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Carlton - Season and Game Records (1965-2022)". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Season and Game Records (1965-2022)". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Lewis Young". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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