Player

Matthew Young

St Kilda · #20·8 seasons (1994–2001)·118 games·Born 17-Sep-1972 (age 53)·183 cm·84 kg

All-time defender · #61 of 879 all-time defenders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Games

118

Disposals

1,865

Goals

Tackles

171

Brownlow votes

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

Form

Recent matches

The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.

1 Sep 2001R22

@ Hawthorn

Won by 2 13.11 (89) – 13.9 (87)

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26 Aug 2001R21

@ Sydney

Lost by 87 8.7 (55) – 21.16 (142)

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19 Aug 2001R20

vs Carlton

Lost by 44 16.8 (104) – 22.16 (148)

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5 Aug 2001R18

@ West Coast

Lost by 92 12.7 (79) – 26.15 (171)

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28 Jul 2001R17

@ Geelong

Lost by 12 10.6 (66) – 12.6 (78)

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Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?

KKicks

HBHandballs

DDisposals (kicks + handballs)

MMarks

TTackles

GGoals

BBehinds

HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)

I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)

CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)

CPContested possessions

CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)

BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)

R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)

TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

Career

Per-game averages

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1994	Hawthorn	9	3.9	2.0	5.9	1.3	0.7	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	Hawthorn	12	6.6	3.8	10.4	2.6	1.3	0.4	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	St Kilda	19	13.6	7.0	20.6	4.8	1.9	0.3	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1997	St Kilda	18	9.7	5.1	14.8	3.4	1.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1998	St Kilda	21	12.1	4.8	16.9	3.9	1.9	0.3	0.1	0.1	1.8	3.9	1.2	—	—	1.7	0.2
1999	St Kilda	21	15.3	6.0	21.3	4.6	1.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	1.7	4.7	1.1	6.9	13.3	2.2	0.3
2000	St Kilda	9	10.2	4.3	14.6	3.4	1.2	—	—	0.2	1.9	4.2	1.0	5.0	9.4	2.2	—
2001	St Kilda	9	6.8	3.9	10.7	2.8	0.9	0.1	0.3	—	1.4	1.6	1.0	3.0	7.1	1.2	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1994	Hawthorn	9	35	18	53	12	6	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	Hawthorn	12	79	46	125	31	16	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	St Kilda	19	259	133	392	91	36	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
1997	St Kilda	18	175	91	266	62	26	1	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1998	St Kilda	21	255	100	355	81	40	6	1	1	38	81	25	—	—	36	4
1999	St Kilda	21	322	125	447	97	28	1	4	1	35	98	23	144	279	47	6
2000	St Kilda	9	92	39	131	31	11	—	—	2	17	38	9	45	85	20	—
2001	St Kilda	9	61	35	96	25	8	1	3	—	13	14	9	27	64	11	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

29, 28, 28, 26, 26, 26, 25, 25, 25

Kicks

23, 23, 21, 21, 20, 19, 19, 19, 19

Marks

11, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Handballs

13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9

Goals

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Behinds

2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Hit Outs

1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Tackles

6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3

Rebounds

8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Inside 50s

5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3

Clearances

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2

Clangers

6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4

Frees

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2

Frees Against

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2

Contested Possessions

10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8

Uncontested Possessions

19, 19, 18, 17, 16, 16, 16, 14, 14

Contested Marks

2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Marks Inside 50

1, 1, 1, 1, 1

One Percenters

5, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Bounces

3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1