Tylar Young [merged]

[taztiger4]

Okay. Not sure why we need to do this.

because we had 7 Cat A rookies which is 1 too many.

We now have 28 on main list which enables us to take 8 at the draft

But why Young?

I would have promoted Campbell or Blight ahead of Young

no idea, I thought it may have been Seth

BTW, Young has played more AFL games that the 2 you mention combined , not sure why you or anyone else finds them that good TBH

You could argue Campbell potentially, but blight? He’s been at the club 6 months and played 3 games. For all Young’s faults, he’s certainly ahead of blight on the pecking order and that’s no fault on blight, he just hasn’t had the game time yet.

oops, misread that, thought WP was saying Campbell Gray

[Tiger Khosh]

Okay. Not sure why we need to do this.

because we had 7 Cat A rookies which is 1 too many.

We now have 28 on main list which enables us to take 8 at the draft

Spot on. Seems like a strange decision given where he is at

But why Young?

I would have promoted Campbell or Blight ahead of Young

Prior to Young’s elevation, I counted 27 on the main list which meant we had to add 9 players just to meet minimum primary list requirement number of 36.

Unless we are eyeing a recycled player in the preseason draft, even using all 8 of the draft picks we currently have would have seen us fallen 1 player short.

So the elevation of 1 player seemed an absolute must to get us to 28. If we use all 8 of our draft picks that will see us get to 36 on the primary list and meet the minimum requirement. If we do any 2 for 1 pick trades or trade into next years draft, then we’ll need to elevate more players from our rookie list.

[PremiershipClock]

Am I missing something about Tylar Young? Bog average

[Diocletian]

Should've been downgraded to delisted. Dud.

[one-eyed]

How They're Travelling: Tylar Young

RFC website
6 Feb 2025

Q: And how is the knee going?

It is good. I have been doing some fairly high-speed running and that sort of stuff and am starting to kick a footy around a lot more.

I think I am over the initial slow part, and I get to do sort of the fun training stuff really soon. So, I am on track to get back ASAP.

Q: Have you set a return date?

I think the Club wants 12 months on the dot, so whatever that exact day is. It is the Dreamtime weekend (that the injury occurred), so, yeah, would love to get back for that game.

Read more: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1712716/how-theyre-travelling-tylar-young

[one-eyed]

Patience a virtue for Young's return

By Anna Pavlou
RFC website
11 July 2025

Tylar Young knows patience better than most Richmond and AFL players.

By the time he pulls on the jumper for Richmond's Saturday night clash with Essendon, it will have been more than 420 days since his last appearance at AFL level.

Overcoming his ACL setback, the 26-year-old has already played seven VFL games in 2025, earning the call up to the seniors for Round 18.

"It's a super story. You're always going to look to the first round picks and the spotlight on our new guys, but to see what Youngy has been through, it puts a smile on my face. I can't wait to see him run out," Yze said at his press conference on Friday.

"He's worked on a lot of things in his game. He's so powerful and so fast. He's played seven VFL games so far and his progression has been terrific. That's all we can ask.

"He's deserved his opportunity. We just feel like Youngy is ready to play and we want to look at something different in our back end."

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1826952/patience-a-virtue-for-youngs-return

[Tiger Khosh]

Awesome game by young. Didn’t miss a beat.

[Willy]

Played very well. As did Miller.

[one-eyed]

Tylar Young finished with 18 disposals, eight marks, six rebound-50s, eight intercepts and 331 metres gained in the team’s hard-fought, nine-point win.

“Been a long time...just so glad to be out there doing what I love,” Young said post-match.

“It’s a long time doing an ACL. Sometimes you go, 'am I going to get back', but I feel like I’ve come back fitter, stronger.”

An impressive feature of Young’s display was his intercept marking.

“It was something I wanted to work on,” he said.

“I used to want to sort of spoil everything. So, try and change my game to intercept and help out the other boys.

“I just want to be reliable with the back seven. They can look at me and know that I’m going to get the job done.

“So, hopefully I did that.”

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1829400/youngs-excellent-comeback

[Loui Tufga]

Thought he was fantastic in his comeback game, let’s hope he can build on that and he’ll be a huge bonus for us!