Lewis Young (Australian footballer)

Lewis Young
Young in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Lewis Young
Date of birth (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 25)
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 34 (1)
Total 58 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19 2023.
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). 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]

  1. ^ Homfray, Reece (26 November 2016). "Lewis Young excited to move to AFL premier Western Bulldogs". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. ^ 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.