Clinton Young

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Clinton Young

Personal information
Full name	Clinton Young
Nickname(s)	"Dasher"
Date of birth	(1986-02-16) 16 February 1986
Original team	Minyip-Murtoa (WFL) North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
Height/Weight	189cm / 87kg
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	14
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2005–2012 2013–	Hawthorn Collingwood	116 (60) 002 0(0) 118 (60)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.
Career highlights
Hawthorn premiership player 2008 2006 AFL Rising Star nominee

Clinton Young (born 16 February 1986) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club. He was recruited from Minyip-Murtoa and North Ballarat U18's. Young made his debut at AFL level in Round 16, 2005 for the Hawthorn Football Club.

Young started the 2005 season on the rookie list, he was promoted to the senior list later that year. He finished the season with seven games of experience where he showed a lot of potential. In 2006 he played the first 7 games of the season, his performance was reasonably consistent during this period. After being out of the side several weeks, Young made a return in Round 12 against Richmond at Aurora Stadium in Launceston. This was to be his best game for the season as he recorded then career highs of 21 kicks, 24 disposals and 13 marks as his team defeated Richmond comfortably. His 13 marks was equal best on his team.

Young is widely considered to be one of the best left foot kicks on the run in the AFL, often kicking in excess of 50 metres.^[1]

Young can play on the wing or up forward. His speed and ball skills make him a good wingman whilst his height and kicking ability make him a versatile forward.

He played an important role in the Hawks 2008 Grand Final victory over Geelong where he was the Hawks leading possession getter in the first half before succumbing to an ankle injury early in the third quarter.^[2]

Young missed most of the 2009 season with a hip injury.

His cousin, Ross Young, is the current captain of the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League.

After a lean couple of seasons, in 2012 Young was able to maintain his spot in the Hawthorn team.^[3]

Young will become a Collingwood player after leaving the Hawks as an unrestricted free agent. It was the opportunity to play a key role on the wing at Collingwood that saw Young make his decision, he has signed a three-year contract.^[4]

References

↑ Baum, Greg (22 April 2007) Young Hawks fly onto radar
↑ Horan, Michael (29 September 2008) Long break for Trent Croad
↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/clinton-young-revival-out-of-left-field-as-his-long-kicking-is-a-key-factor-in-hawthorn-resurgence/story-e6frepf6-1226474800804
↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/149931/default.aspx

External links

Clinton Young's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
Clinton Young's statistics from AFL Tables

Collingwood Football Club – current squad

1 Fasolo
2 Dwyer
3 Macaffer
4 Grundy
5 Maxwell
6 Goldsack
7 Kennedy
8 Lumumba
9 Clarke
10 Pendlebury (c)
11 Blair
12 Ball
13 Adams
14 Young
15 Witts
16 Brown
17 Beams
18 White
19 Elliott
20 Reid
21 Lynch
22 Sidebottom
23 Keeffe
24 Thomas
25 Hudson*
26 Williams
27 Armstrong
28 Sinclair
29 Broomhead
31 Ramsay
32 Cloke
33 Karnezis
34 Toovey
35 Scharenberg
36 Swan
37 Martin*
38 Yagmoor*
39 Freeman
40 Seedsman
41 Langdon
43 Oxley
44 Gault*
45 Frost*
46 Marsh
48 Mooney*

Coach: Buckley

* denotes Rookie Listed players

v t e Hawthorn Football Club 2008 AFL Premiers

Hawthorn 18.7 (115) defeated Geelong Cats 11.23 (89), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 5. Mitchell 2. Roughead 3. Lewis 4. Ladson 6. Williams 7. Osborne 8. Ellis 9. Crawford 10. Bateman 11. Young 12. Sewell 14. Birchall 15. Hodge 18. Guerra 23. Franklin 24. Croad 27. Gilham 30. Brown 31. Dew 33. Rioli 34. Renouf 39. Campbell

Coach: Clarkson

v t e 2006 AFL Rising Star nominees

Rd 1: Murphy Rd 2: Thomas Rd 3: Pearce Rd 4: Raines Rd 5: Shaw Rd 6: Polo Rd 7: Bartram Rd 8: Rischitelli Rd 9: Symes Rd 10: Rosa Rd 11: Surjan Rd 12: Young Rd 13: Stiller Rd 14: Birchall Rd 15: Moody Rd 16: Chaplin Rd 17: Swallow Rd 18: Bate Rd 19: Foley Rd 20: Jones Rd 21: Moran Rd 22: LeCras

Persondata
Name	Young, Clinton
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	16 February 1986
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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