Lauren Young has signed with Port Adelaide ahead of the NAB AFLW Draft next month. TOP SOUTH Australian draft prospect Lauren Young has signed with Port Adelaide as part of the expansion pre-signing period.
The 18-year-old forward is regarded as one of the top crop of under-18 players set to join the AFLW ahead of the 2024 season.
Young had a successful junior career, including being named SANFLW best and fairest at the age of 15.
She tore her ACL in late 2021 and missed the entire 2022 season before returning to the SANFLW in 2023.
During the 2023 season, she trained with Port Adelaide’s AFLW side as a member of the AFLW Academy.
The four season seven expansion clubs can sign up to three players who have come through their academy prior to the NAB AFLW Draft on December 18.
Hawthorn has already signed three players through the mechanism, with Laura Stone, Hayley McLaughlin, and Jess Vukic all signing on Tuesday.
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