‘It feels amazing to be back' – No.1 An Se-young makes winning injury return at Sudirman Cup
'It feels amazing to be back' - No.1 An Se-young makes winning injury return at Sudirman Cup
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West Australian
28-05-2025
- West Australian
Hayden Young: Injured Fremantle Dockers star felt better than he was expecting in return to on-field running
Fremantle star Hayden Young says his body feels better than expected after returning to on-field running in a significant milestone in his bid to get back into the AFL side in the lead-in to finals. Young hit the training track for a jog on Tuesday for the first time since undergoing surgery on his right hamstring earlier this month. It was a key marker for the gun midfielder as he eyes a late-season comeback, with the club listing his estimated return date as 8-9 weeks away. That would put the 24-year-old in the frame to potentially feature in the final month of the home-and-away campaign. Young said he was buoyed by how he had pulled up after ticking off the box to get back moving. 'I felt really good,' Young said on 96FM. 'It's a good little progression, and hopefully, from now we can just get moving a bit quicker. 'It actually felt better than I was expecting, so I'm really pleased.' Young reached a speed of just under 15 km/h - close to half of his maximum running pace of 30 km/h - during his session at Cockburn. Last year's third-place Doig Medal finisher said he was firmly focused on remaining diligent in his rehab and not pushing the boundaries in a patient approach to getting back to full health in the wake of multiple hamstring setbacks this year. 'You do get to a certain speed where you're like, 'Oh, yeah, I can feel my hammy a little bit now',' he said. 'You sort of work within that zone where you want to push it a little bit, but you don't want to be feeling any pain or discomfort.' Young will again watch from the sidelines as Fremantle eye a third straight win this week, with the high-flying Suns awaiting in a testing road assignment at People First Stadium. Gold Coast are unbeaten in home fixtures this year, comprised of two matches at their Carrara base and two at their home-away-from-home at Darwin's TIO Stadium. 'They're hard to beat up there on the Gold Coast,' Young said. 'The conditions are sometimes tricky and they play well at home and it's a big travel trip for us. 'But two weeks ago, we went to GWS and won at a place where we'd never won before, so we can take a bit of confidence from that. 'We're up up for the challenge leading into the bye. You always want to have good win leading into the bye, so we're fired up and ready to go and hopefully we can come home with four points.'
Perth Now
28-05-2025
- Perth Now
‘Better than I was expecting': Freo star back up and running
Fremantle star Hayden Young says his body feels better than expected after returning to on-field running in a significant milestone in his bid to get back into the AFL side in the lead-in to finals. Young hit the training track for a jog on Tuesday for the first time since undergoing surgery on his right hamstring earlier this month. It was a key marker for the gun midfielder as he eyes a late-season comeback, with the club listing his estimated return date as 8-9 weeks away. That would put the 24-year-old in the frame to potentially feature in the final month of the home-and-away campaign. Young said he was buoyed by how he had pulled up after ticking off the box to get back moving. 'I felt really good,' Young said on 96FM. 'It's a good little progression, and hopefully, from now we can just get moving a bit quicker. 'It actually felt better than I was expecting, so I'm really pleased.' Young running on Tuesday. Credit: Kelsey Reid / The West Australian Young reached a speed of just under 15 km/h - close to half of his maximum running pace of 30 km/h - during his session at Cockburn. Last year's third-place Doig Medal finisher said he was firmly focused on remaining diligent in his rehab and not pushing the boundaries in a patient approach to getting back to full health in the wake of multiple hamstring setbacks this year. 'You do get to a certain speed where you're like, 'Oh, yeah, I can feel my hammy a little bit now',' he said. 'You sort of work within that zone where you want to push it a little bit, but you don't want to be feeling any pain or discomfort.' Young will again watch from the sidelines as Fremantle eye a third straight win this week, with the high-flying Suns awaiting in a testing road assignment at People First Stadium. Gold Coast are unbeaten in home fixtures this year, comprised of two matches at their Carrara base and two at their home-away-from-home at Darwin's TIO Stadium. 'They're hard to beat up there on the Gold Coast,' Young said. 'The conditions are sometimes tricky and they play well at home and it's a big travel trip for us. 'But two weeks ago, we went to GWS and won at a place where we'd never won before, so we can take a bit of confidence from that. 'We're up up for the challenge leading into the bye. You always want to have good win leading into the bye, so we're fired up and ready to go and hopefully we can come home with four points.'
News.com.au
26-05-2025
- News.com.au
Cranbourne trainer Clinton McDonald with unraced army preparing for spring
Youth will spearhead Cranbourne trainer Clinton McDonald 's rebuild after the loss of several of his stable stars. McDonald lost some of his best horses in the first half of 2025 for various reasons beyond his control, costing him potential feature wins during the autumn. Last year's Blue Diamond Stakes winner Hayasugi died after complications following surgery while smart three-year-olds Stanley Express and Refusetobeenglish left his stable to race in Hong Kong. McDonald also lost Group 2 winner Angel Capital to the Chris Waller stable after powerful owner and breeder Yu Long Investments bought the exciting three-year-old. 'We lost a lot of good horses,' McDonald said. 'In any stable, that puts a massive hole.' However, McDonald said his stable numbers have improved significantly in recent times with the aid of bloodstock agent Shane McGrath, with whom he combined to secure Hayasugi as a yearling. McDonald said more than 80 per cent of horses on the books have not raced, leaving the stable optimistic of a bumper spring period. 'Shane has been really helping me drive the business and get more horses and it's going well,' McDonald said. 'We've got some really nice young horses coming through. 'It's the most horses that we've had on the books. 'I think there's about 130 horses there and only 19 that have raced there's a lot of young horses there. 'But we've got a good team for the spring.' McDonald's stable has been firing during the late autumn period with seven winners from its last 21 runners, including a winning double at last Saturday's Sandown meeting. Three-year-old filly Ahha Ahha completed the stable's double after two-year-old Miss Ole made up for blowing the start at Warrnambool with a decisive win at her second outing. McDonald said he expected both horses to develop into stakes contenders during the spring.
