Michael Young (Australian rules footballer)

This article is about the Australian-rules football player. For other people, see Michael Young (disambiguation).

Michael Young (16 December 1958 – 16 September 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also listed at the Essendon Football Club, but he did not play a game.

Michael Young
Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-12-16)16 December 1958
Date of death	16 September 2018(2018-09-16) (aged 59)
Original team(s)	Clarence (TANFL)
Debut	Round 15, 1977, Carlton vs. St Kilda, at Moorabbin Oval
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1977–1980	Carlton	37 (12)
1981–1983	Melbourne	15 0(3)
Total		52 (15)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Career highlights
Carlton premiership player 1979
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Young made his debut with Carlton midway into the 1977 season and played as a wingman in Carlton's 1979 premiership side. He crossed to Melbourne in 1981.

He died from cancer in September 2018.^[1]

References

1. De Bolfo, Tony (16 September 2018). "'79 premiership player Young passes away – carltonfc.com.au". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

External links

• Michael Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Michael Young at AustralianFootball.com
• Blueseum profile