Richmond has used its second selection in the 2022 rookie draft (No. 26 overall) to recruit key defender Tylar Young.
Young, 24, joins Richmond from the Club’s VFL program after playing 14 matches in 2022, having crossed from Frankston. Originally from Albury (NSW), the 196cm defender took up football in 2019, having previously played soccer and cricket.
Recruited from: Richmond VFL
Position: Key defender
Height: 196cm
Weight: 92kg
DOB: 5/9/1998
What the Richmond recruiters say about Young...
"Hailing from Albury, Tylar played high level soccer until his late teens before switching to football with North Albury Football Club in 2019. He went on to play 14 senior games before deciding to head to Melbourne to play two seasons in the VFL with Frankston.
"In 2022 Tylar joined the Richmond VFL program where he showed terrific improvement throughout the season.
"Predominantly playing as a key defender, he showed an ability to blanket a variety of opponents while also developing his intercept game."
