Young originally played for the Wollondilly Junior Football Club, near Bowral in New South Wales.

In 2009, he represented NSW/ACT Rams at the AFL Under 18 Championships and also won the Sydney AFL Rising Star award whilst playing for Sydney Uni.

[2] He was named as Collingwood's best player in the reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2010,[3] and was elevated to their senior list with the 104th selection in the 2010 AFL Draft.

[4] Young made his AFL debut in Round 22, 2011 where he played the Brisbane Lions at the MCG.

Collingwood received pick 71 as their NSW scholarship player left after playing 9 games.