Originally from Donald, Victoria, Young played under-18s football for the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup in 2001.
He was elevated from the rookie list before Round 6 of that year as a replacement for Nick Stevens, making his debut against St Kilda.
[8] He won the Butcher Medal as the club's best and fairest player in 2009 and 2011, and represented Western Australia in three interstate matches between 2008 and 2010.
[9] In February 2012, Young was named the captain of the Perth Football Club for the 2012 season, taking over from Steven Armstrong, who had retired.
He returned to the University Blues for the 2013 season, and was captain of the VAFA representative team which underwent an International rules football series in Irelend in October 2013.