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David Young

David Young

1979-1981
18

18 CFC Games Played

12 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
4 April 1954
Recruited From
South Melbourne
Collingwood Debut
Round 22, 1979
Height:
179cm
Weight:
81kg

Biography

A boom recruit with plenty of class from South Adelaide who never quite lived up to his huge reputation. He had achilles problems when he went to Collingwood. Young played in the losing grand final side of 1980.

Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1979-1981 18 12 3 77%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1979 1 3 1 4 18

1979 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 22 Melbourne W 3 1 4 18 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1980 11 12 10 116 46 162 18

1980 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 15 Essendon W 9 4 13 18 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn W 1 10 4 14 18 View match >
Round 17 St Kilda W 9 2 11 18 View match >
Round 18 Sydney W 1 2 11 7 18 18 View match >
Round 19 Fitzroy W 11 5 16 18 View match >
Round 20 Geelong L 1 1 12 3 15 18 View match >
Round 21 Western Bulldogs W 3 1 18 2 20 18 View match >
Round 22 Melbourne W 4 1 13 12 25 18 View match >
Semi Final Carlton W 1 8 4 12 18 View match >
Preliminary Final Geelong W 1 2 7 1 8 18 View match >
Grand Final Richmond L 0 3 8 2 10 18 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1981 6 1 42 21 63 18

1981 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 2 Western Bulldogs W 4 3 7 18 View match >
Round 7 Sydney W 12 5 17 18 View match >
Round 8 Essendon L 6 2 8 18 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne W 9 2 11 18 View match >
Round 10 Richmond W 1 5 5 10 18 View match >
Round 11 Hawthorn L 6 4 10 18 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 18 12 11 161 68 229
Avg/Game   0.67 0.61 8.94 3.78 12.72
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

801

Total AFL Games
62
Total AFL Goals
52
CFC Debut
Round 22, 1979
CFC Last Game
Round 11, 1981
Recruited From
South Melbourne
Full Name
David Young
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