Aaron Young (born 6 December 1992) is a former professional

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er who played for the

Gold Coast Football Club The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara. The club has been playing in the AFL since th ...

in the

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(AFL). He was originally drafted by the

Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...

with pick number 36 in the 2010 national draft, having previously played for the

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in the

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. He made his debut in round 5,

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, against at

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in Showdown XXXII. Early in his career, Young was used heavily as a substitute player. Already difficult to match up on due to his height and pace, Young would come on as a substitute later in the game and take advantage of his speed and fresh legs. Young started 21 of his first 42 games wearing the green substitute vest, the most starts as substitute for any player. The substitute rule was scrapped in 2016 and that same year Young had a breakout season playing 21 games and kicking 37 goals; one goal less than Port's leading goal kicker

Chad Wingard Chad Jordan Wingard (born 29 July 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted to Port Adelaide with the sixth selection in the 2011 AFL Draf ...

. Young struggled to get a regular game in

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, and at the end of that season was traded to the

. Young played 22 games and kicked 20 goals in his first season at the Suns. An injury plagued season in 2019 saw Young delisted. In 2020 Young joined the

Aspley Football Club Aspley Football Club, nicknamed the Hornets, is an Australian rules football club based in the northern-Brisbane suburb of Aspley. The club competes in multiple Queensland-based competitions, including in the Queensland Australian Football Leagu ...

in the NEAFL. In November 2020, Young signed with SANFL club North Adelaide and has been a standout in the Roosters' midfield. In 2022, Young won the

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Willia ...

as the Best & Fairest player overall in the SANFL. He finished on 23 votes, 1 vote ahead of the next best.

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* * 1992 births Living people Gold Coast Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Adelaide Football Club players Eastern Ranges players Magarey Medal winners Australian people of Scottish descent Australian people of English descent {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub