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Matthew Young

Matthew Young

Hawthorn / St Kilda
— Retired
Career games
118
Debut
1994
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Player Information

Height 183 cm
Date of Birth 17-Sep-1972
AFL Debut 1994

Player bio

A career in numbers

Matthew Young made his AFL debut for Hawthorn in 1994 and played 118 games, including 21 for Hawthorn between 1994 and 1995 and 97 for St Kilda between 1996 and 2001.

He averaged 15.8 disposals and 1.4 tackles per game and scored 20 goals and 20 behinds. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 5.9 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 447 disposals, from 21 games in 1999 at an average of 21.3 per game. 1999 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete disposal records.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
19992144721.29
2000913114.56
200199610.67
About these season figures

Compared 8 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2001 22
St Kilda STK
Hawthorn @ HAW
W
89-87
MCG -- -- 20 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 -- 0 0 -- -- 33% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2001 21
St Kilda STK
Sydney @ SYD
L
55-142
S.C.G. -- -- 20 22 19 3 6 0 1 1 0 4 2 3 5 16 0 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0 -- -- 77% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2001 20
St Kilda STK
Carlton vs CAR
L
104-148
Marvel Stadium -- -- 20 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 -- 1 1 -- -- 80% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2001 18
St Kilda STK
West Coast @ WCE
L
79-171
Subiaco -- -- 20 12 8 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 -- -- 58% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2001 17
St Kilda STK
Geelong @ GEE
L
66-78
GMHBA Stadium -- -- 20 9 4 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 6 0 0 2 0 0 -- 0 0 -- -- 78% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
Latest 5 of 118 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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