"[1] Young was recruited from the North Ballarat Rebels and after moving to South Australia, he was selected in the Mini Draft by Norwood at pick 6, and quickly cemented a spot in the team's defence.
[2] Injury interrupted Young's first year in senior football, but worked his way back into the league side later in the season.
He made his debut for Adelaide in round 2, 2010 in a home game against the Sydney Swans.
Young came into the selected squad for Nathan van Berlo who pulled out due to back soreness.
After not playing a game in 2011, largely through injury, Young was delisted by Adelaide at the end of the season but was invited back to train at the club during the offseason and was re-drafted in the 2011 AFL Rookie Draft with Adelaide's fourth pick, number 58 overall.