Young has started in Brisbane’s past two fixtures, both wins, over Melbourne Victory and Central Coast Mariners. Sunday’s 5-1 demolition of the Mariners moves the Roar ahead of Melbourne City on the ladder.

“Having beat Central Coast, that moves us into third,” Young told FourFourTwo.

“We definitely want to be there and it now we're hitting the right form at the right time of the season. The right formula is scoring goals and not conceding many. It's great to be able to contribute and add value to the on field success with the lads.”

Young has only made eight appearances this season, three in the A-League, three in the Asian Champions League (and two during qualification). In that period he has notched five clean-sheets, but has largely been the club’s number two behind Michael Theo.

“It's been different,” Young admits.

“Over the last two seasons I've been largely the number one at the club playing a lot of games. This year I've had to bide my time, but as you can see the stats don't lie I'm still able to perform given any circumstance.

“I've never seen myself as a number two at any time in my career and I think that shows why I've played so many games for Brisbane. I always compete for the number one spot and the manager knows he's got a quality human being in me both on and off the field.

“He knows that I play for the team, him, and the supporters. It's important to me that at any time I'm called upon, I must do my job to the best of my ability. I never drop my head, I always look to improve and never dwell on the past.”



Sydney FC have dominated the A-League this season and already claimed the Premiers Plate. But Young believes Roar have the side that could reach the grand final and match them.

“Sydney FC have been the trend setters this season,” the 31-year old said.

“You can see they are well-organised and can score from anywhere. They don't concede many either. Most importantly you can see that they are playing for the manager. That instills a sense of belief within the group. The culture at the Roar is similar to this and we all know how valuable this is.”

Young, who joined Roar in 2014 from English outfit Hayes & Yeading United, is contracted with the club until the end of next season. He said his main objective is to be Brisbane’s number one.

“I've been there before for a significant time,” he said.

“The club know I have quality and I've enjoyed playing in big games for this club. It's all about opportunity and at my age you need to be playing games week in and week out. I have no doubt if I keep the right mindset, and add value to the team those games will come.

"So that is my mindset and to contribute to a winning team. You can't have success without the team. Especially my defenders, they are the guys that have helped me with the many clean sheets.”

Off the field the goalkeeper has his hands full with university study combined with charity work.

“It’s really exciting, I'm applying to a PhD in Sports Coaching," Young said.

"It’s something I'm really passionate about and I know that will definitely add value to my career in the future post playing career. I'm also involved in a bit of charity work with MDA – they help people who are seeking asylum and refugees.

"Giving back to people is important to me and I've learnt so much from listening to other people's stories. It can make your heart melt.”