Hudson Young (born 11 June 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Young was born in

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, Australia. He is of

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descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Greta Branxton Colts.

Career

2019

Young made his debut in Round 3 of the

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against the Newcastle Knights. In round 25 against the New Zealand Warriors, Young was referred to the match review committee after it was alleged by Fox Sports that he tried to gouge the eyes of New Zealand player

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. Young was subsequently found guilty and suspended for 8 matches. This was the second time during the

in which Young was suspended for eye gouging. The first incident occurred earlier in the year when Young was found guilty of attempting to eye gouge Canterbury-Bankstown player

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. Young was suspended for 5 matches over that incident.

2020

Young played 18 games for Canberra in the

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including all three of the club's finals games as they made it to the preliminary final before losing to eventual premiers Melbourne.

2021

In the

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, Young played 19 games for Canberra as the club missed the finals finishing 10th.

2022

In round 15 of the

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, Young scored a sensational match-winning try for Canberra in their 20-18 victory over Newcastle, after regathering his own kick. In round 24 of the

, Young scored two tries for Canberra in a 48-6 victory over

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. The following week, Young scored a further two tries in Canberra's 56-10 victory over Wooden spooners the Wests Tigers.

2023

On 22 May, Young was selected by New South Wales for game one of the

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after showing good club form with Canberra during the first half of the season. He was also selected for Game 2 but was dropped for the 'dead rubber' match in Sydney after NSW lost the series. In September, it was announced that Young had signed a three-year contract extension to remain at Canberra until the end of 2027. Young played a total of 24 matches for Canberra in the

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as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Young played in the clubs elimination finals loss against Newcastle.

Statistics

References

External links

Raiders profile
1998 births Living people Australian people of Ukrainian descent Australian rugby league players Canberra Raiders players Rugby league players from Maitland, New South Wales Rugby league second-rows {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1990s-stub