Flynn Young
Flynn Young (born 3 February 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Junior and VFL career
Young played for the Geelong Falcons in the Talent League. He averaged 10.5 disposals and 1.5 goals a game as a 19-year-old,[1] also playing for Barwon Heads in the Bellarine Football League.[2]
Young made the move to Grovedale in 2022, where he kicked 31 goals, playing one game for Werribee in the VFL too.[2] In 2024, Young, following a move to the Newtown & Chilwell Football Club the year prior, kicked 21 goals over the course of four games, and earned a position in Werribee's line-up for the rest of the year,[2] including their victorious VFL Grand Final appearance.[3]
AFL career
Young was selected by Carlton with pick 4 of the 2025 mid-season rookie draft.[4] He made his debut against Port Adelaide in round 16 of the 2025 AFL season.[5]
In October 2025, Young signed a one-year contract extension with Carlton to the end of 2026.[6]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 20, 2026.[7]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2025 | Carlton | 45 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 84 | 22 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2026 | Carlton | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | |
| Career | 11 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 41 | 112 | 31 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑"Flynn Young". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- 123King, Tom. "Flynn's in! Young earns AFL shot". bay939.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑Rhodes, Brendan. "Tigers break premiership drought in Grand Final thriller". afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑"Young talent time: Flynn is in via AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑Filippo, Cristian. "AFL team selection: Four changes for Thursday night football". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑"Four-ever young: Emerging talent to continue at Carlton". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑"Flynn Young". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
External links
- Flynn Young's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Flynn Young at AustralianFootball.com
- Flynn Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Geelong Falcons players
- Werribee Football Club players
- Grovedale Football Club players
- Newtown & Chilwell Football Club players
- Carlton Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)