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| Born | 11 June 1998 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hudson Young (born 11 June 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Young was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Ukrainian descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the Greta Branxton Colts.
Young made his debut in Round 3 of the 2019 NRL season against the Newcastle Knights. [2]
In round 25 against the New Zealand Warriors, Young was referred to the match review committee after it was alleged by Fox Sports that he tried to gouge the eyes of New Zealand player Adam Pompey. Young was subsequently found guilty and suspended for 8 matches. This was the second time during the 2019 NRL season in which Young was suspended for eye gouging. The first incident occurred earlier in the year when Young was found guilty of attempting to eye gouge Canterbury-Bankstown player Aiden Tolman. Young was suspended for 5 matches over that incident. [3] [4]
Young played 18 games for Canberra in the 2020 NRL season including all three of the club's finals games as they made it to the preliminary final before losing to eventual premiers Melbourne. [5]
In the 2021 NRL season, Young played 19 games for Canberra as the club missed the finals finishing 10th.[ citation needed ]
In round 15 of the 2022 NRL season, Young scored a sensational match-winning try for Canberra in their 20-18 victory over Newcastle, after regathering his own kick. [6] In round 24 of the 2022 NRL season, Young scored two tries for Canberra in a 48-6 victory over Manly-Warringah. [7] The following week, Young scored a further two tries in Canberra's 56-10 victory over Wooden spooners the Wests Tigers. [8]
On 22 May, Young was selected by New South Wales for game one of the 2023 State of Origin series after showing good club form with Canberra during the first half of the season. He was also selected for Game 2 but was dropped for the 'dead rubber' match in Sydney after NSW lost the series. In September, it was announced that Young had signed a three-year contract extension to remain at Canberra until the end of 2027. [9] Young played a total of 24 matches for Canberra in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Young played in the clubs elimination finals loss against Newcastle. [10]
In round 11 of the 2024 NRL season, Young scored two tries for Canberra in their 24-20 victory over Canterbury. [11]
| Season | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Canberra Raiders | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 18 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 19 | 5 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 24 | 14 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 24 | 9 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 100 | 34 | 136 |
source; [12]
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