David Cuningham ( born 30 March 1997 ) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He was drafted by the Carlton Football Club with their fourth selection and twenty-third overall in the 2015 national draft . He made his debut in Round 21 , 2016 against at the Gabba . Cuningham received the AFL Rising Star nomination in round 12 of the 2017 AFL season kicking 2 goals in Carlton 's one-point win over Greater Western Sydney . At the end of 2017 he signed a two-year contract extension
AFL Rising Star
2017 AFL Rising Star
David Cuningham