Two pieces of play stand out in the highlight reel of explosive St Kilda forward Robbie Young.

In one, the former North Adelaide star receives the ball on centre wing, takes four bounces, dances around an opponent and slots his sixth goal of the afternoon with a beautiful 40m shot off his left foot.

The other showcases the 23-year-old's devastating speed, running through the centre square to his own defensive half of the ground to lay a tackle on Norwood's Magarey medallist Mitch Grigg.

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While he didn't test at the national or state draft combines last year, the Saints saw enough potential in Young to pick him up with the 67th overall selection in the 2018 NAB AFL Draft.

"They drafted me because they didn't have my type of player," Young told AFL.com.au at the AFL/AFLPA Indigenous All Stars Summit in Adelaide.

"I've just come into the club since training on day one and put my head down and worked really hard and tried to stay fit and just tried to take as much information in as possible and learn the structures and the game plan and get all the little things ticked off. 

"At the end of the day, I'll just play footy and do what I do best, and that's taking the game on and tackling."

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Young was first eligible to be drafted in 2013.

At that stage, the 179cm forward tipped the scales at a wafer-thin 63kg.

He was overlooked, but five years later, he's put on 10kg, with that extra size allowing him to push off defenders.

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Young also gained experience with Port Adelaide's SANFL side before moving to North Adelaide and playing a vital role in the Roosters' premiership last year.

"Everything in the AFL system is more structured and the intent is a lot higher," Young said.

"I'm adapting to it each training session and getting used to that still.

"It's something I'll work on and adjust to moving forward."