EFL 2018: Vermont’s Charlie Young named the Round 13 Eastern Football League Young Gun nominee
HE has been made to earn his spot, but it Charlie Young is starting to nail down a place in Vermont’s best 22 after being named the EFL Young Gun nominee for Round 13.
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CHARLIE Young has earned his spot.
In a powerhouse side, positions aren’t always easy to come by.
Young was in and out of Vermont’s best 22 in 2017, playing 10 games in the seniors and 11 in the reserves, including the grand final win over Rowville.
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But Young is now making a spot his own.
The 20-year-old has played 10 games this year, named the Round 13 nominee for the Eastern Football League Division 1 and 2 Young Gun Award.
A squeeze on players points has meant Young has had to drop back to the reserves for three games.
But he has responded with three mentions in the best to earn an immediate recall on each occasion.
Vermont club manager Lee Bidstrup said Young’s nomination was “not so much about his season but the kid himself, he’s a terrific young boy”.
“A couple of times he has had that disappointment, gone back to the twos but he has just taken that as normal and just plays as he always does,” Bidstrup said.
Young has played in a variety of positions, up on a wing and as a tall in defence.
“He’s just a great young kid that everyone likes, he’s always positive and it is great being at a club where you see kids come up and develop, get a game, get another game and start to cement a spot in the side,” Bidstrup said.
“It’s pretty competitive this year, very competitive for every spot at the moment, we’ve used 40 players in the seniors this year.
“We’ve all been through it when you come out of the 19s, you get a game, couple of games then you get squeezed out, come back but you’ve got to understand you just don’t immediately get into the senior side and stay there.
“There’s a lot of experienced players running around so it is not always easy to hold your spot.”
Young is joined by Division 3 and 4 nominee Kyle Viccars from Waverley Blues.
Viccars has kicked 11 goals from his first six senior games.
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