Paddy Dow ( born 16 October 1999 ) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He was drafted by Carlton with their first selection and third overall in the 2017 national draft . He made his debut in the twenty-six point loss to at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the opening round of the 2018 season . Paddy was given a 3-year contract extension later that season , keeping him at the club until 2021 . After the twenty point loss to in round fifteen , in which he recorded twenty disposals and four tackles , he earned the round nomination for the 2018 AFL Rising Star
2018 AFL Rising Star
2018 AFL Rising Star
Paddy Dow