{"id":5935,"date":"2024-12-28T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T12:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=5935"},"modified":"2024-12-28T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T12:21:01","slug":"hayden-young-signed-six-year-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=5935","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Young has signed a six-year contract extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fremantle rising star Hayden Young has secured his future as a Docker for life, signing a six-year contract extension to remain at the Club until 2033.<\/p>\n

The contract makes Young the longest-contracted player in the AFL.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old midfield gun from Victoria expressed his deep connection to the Club and the city he now calls home.<\/p>\n

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‘I completely love the Club’ | Hayden Young<\/h1>\n

Hear from Youngy as he extends his contract until 2033!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s super special. When I arrived at the Football Club, I was welcomed in really well. They obviously took a punt on me at pick 7 as an 18-year-old who had never travelled to Fremantle and didn\u2019t know much about the Club,\u201d Young joked.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the five years that I’ve been here, I’ve really fallen in love, and I’m super excited that this is where I’m going to be staying for the rest of my career.\u201d<\/h2>\n

– Hayden Young<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Fremantle Head of Player Personnel David Walls said the Club is delighted to sign Young, who would have become a free agent at the end of his previous deal that took him to the end of 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing across from Victoria, he\u2019s so invested in the Fremantle Football Club,\u201d said Walls.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a young leader who helps drives standards and we couldn\u2019t be more excited to sign him as a Docker for life.<\/p>\n

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Third Place | Doig Medal 2024<\/h1>\n

Hayden Young had his best ever season to finish third in the 2024 Doig Medal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cMoving into the midfield he would\u2019ve become highly sought after as a free agent and his reputation around the country has gone through the roof with that switch.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust his work ethic to elevate his game. He\u2019s now a goalkicking midfielder which is extremely valuable and he also went forward last season.<\/p>\n

Young said the decision to extend his contract was “a no-brainer”, driven by a burning desire to lift Fremantle\u2019s first premiership cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really optimistic about the direction we are heading as a Club, and I really want to be a part of that going forward,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve settled into life in Perth, and I certainly don\u2019t want to shift and move now that I\u2019ve settled in. I\u2019ve got a house, live near the beach \u2013 it\u2019s a pretty good lifestyle to live. So to know that I\u2019ll be here for the next nine years is a bit crazy, but also super exciting. I\u2019m stoked.<\/p>\n

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‘I’ve been pleased with my ability to transition positions and evolve in that space’ | Hayden Young<\/h1>\n

Youngy reflects on season 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWhen I got drafted, I had never been to Fremantle, didn\u2019t know anything about it, but I suppose as a young kid I admired players who played at one club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also admired players that had to go through adversity, put in the hard yards, and got the rewards toward the back end of their career.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a few frustrating seasons where we\u2019ve been close but haven\u2019t quite got there yet. I certainly feel like we\u2019re heading in the right direction, and it will be so much more rewarding when we do reach the pinnacle after being there through the hard yards and putting in all the effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to be the first players to hold up a premiership cup for Fremantle and bring it back to the town.\u201d<\/p>\n

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