{"id":7207,"date":"2025-01-10T11:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=7207"},"modified":"2025-01-10T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:22:25","slug":"fremantles-hayden-young-locked-next-nine-seasons-massive-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=7207","title":{"rendered":"Fremantle\u2019s Hayden Young locked in for the next nine seasons in massive contract extension"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Lengthy AFL contracts have a new king with Fremantle signing Hayden Young until the end of 2033, making him the longest-contracted player in the AFL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Young, 23, was already locked in until the end of 2027 after inking a four-year deal in the middle of 2022 but has signed a six-year extension.<\/p>\n

He goes past five players who are all contracted until 2032, including GWS star defender Sam Taylor, St Kilda\u2019s Max King and the Western Bulldogs\u2019 Aaron Naughton.<\/p>\n

It also makes 22 AFL players contracted to 2030 or beyond.<\/p>\n

Gold Coast young gun Mac Andrew signed a deal until 2030 but has a trigger that could take him to 2034, one year beyond Young.<\/p>\n

Young was drafted from Victoria as an 18-year-old and said he\u2019d \u201cfallen in love\u201d with the Dockers and Perth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s super special. When I arrived at the football club, I was welcomed in really well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the five years that I\u2019ve been here, I\u2019ve really fallen in love, and I\u2019m super excited that this is where I\u2019m going to be staying for the rest of my career.<\/p>\n

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