Tylar Young
Australian rules footballer
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Tylar Young (born 5 September 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Young previously played for Richmond and was drafted with the 26th pick in the 2023 rookie draft and made his AFL debut in round 2 of the 2023 season.
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Young with West Coast in May 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 5 September 1998 | ||
| Original teams | North Albury, Richmond VFL | ||
| Draft | No. 26, 2023 rookie draft: Richmond | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 2023, Richmond vs. Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval | ||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
| Position | Key defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023–2025 | Richmond | 35 (0) | |
| 2026– | West Coast | 18 (0) | |
| Total | 53 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2026. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life, junior and state-league football
Young played junior football until the age of 12, at which point he gave away the sport in favour of pursuing high level soccer aspirations through his teenage years.[1] He returned to competition football at age 20, joining North Albury in 2019.[2][1] After just six games, he was recruited by Frankston to make his debut in the VFL that same season, before joining the club on a full time basis from 2020.[1][3] The season was ultimately cancelled due to community restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, so Young's first matches with Frankston would wait until 2021.[2] After one season, he moved to join the VFL program of AFL club Richmond, where he played 14 matches in the 2022 season.[4]
AFL career
Richmond
Young was drafted by Richmond with the club's second pick and the 26th selection overall in the 2023 rookie draft.[2]
He made his AFL debut in round 2 of the 2023 season.[3] Young drew acclaim for his pure defensive abilities that season, recording a remarkably low contested one-on-one loss rate, ranking him second among all key defenders in the league (with 14.3 per cent) after 17 rounds.[1]
Young played 35 games for Richmond over three seasons.
West Coast
Young requested a trade to West Coast for the 2026 season, and his request was granted on 13 October 2025,[5] signing a three-year deal.[6]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 19, 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 | |||||
| 2023 | Richmond | 45 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 48 | 177 | 55 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Richmond | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 19 | 82 | 41 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | Richmond | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 20 | 98 | 47 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2026 | West Coast | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 60 | 243 | 104 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 0.9 | |
| Career[8] | 53 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 147 | 600 | 247 | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
