Adem Yze

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Adem Yze
Adem Yze 2017.jpg
Yze with Hawthorn in April 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 43).
Original team(s)

Shepparton United Football Club

(GVFL)
Debut Round 13, 1995, Melbourne
vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1995–2008 Melbourne 271 (234)[2]
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Adem Yze (/ˈuːzeɪ/ OO-zay; born 21 September 1977)[2] is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). In October 2019, he re-signed with Hawthorn Football Club[3]and returned to the position of forwards coach in 2020, continuing as Head of Match Day Strategy & Opposition.

Yze, of Albanian descent, was educated at Galvin Park Secondary College in Werribee, Victoria. He has made the third-highest number of appearances in the history of the Melbourne Football Club.[4]

AFL career[]

Yze in 2007

Taken at #16 in the 1994 National AFL Draft, and debuting in 1995 with Melbourne, he was a near-permanent fixture with the club throughout his career. He remained remarkably consistent in this time, moving from half-back to the midfield and towards the end of his playing career moving between half-forward and half-back. Yze led the league for kicks in 2001, 2002 and 2004, while coming third behind Scott Camporeale and Nathan Buckley in 2000.

In 2007, Yze struggled with his form during the pre-season. After a disappointing performance against St Kilda in Round 1, his streak of 226 consecutive AFL appearances was put to an end, with Melbourne deciding to drop him for the Round 2 game against Hawthorn.[5] Yze was then selected for Melbourne's Round 4 match against Fremantle and picked up a career-high 38-possessions[2] and kicked one goal, being named as one of the best on ground for the day. Despite seeing very little first-team action in 2008—the last year of his contract at Melbourne—Yze declared his intention to continue playing football, even if that meant he entered the draft or played at VFL level. At 30, Yze felt he could play on for another two or three years.[6]

Due to Melbourne's youth policy introduced at the end of the 2008 season, Adem was delisted after only six senior appearances for the year, in which he kicked five goals. However, these six games allowed Yze to notch up 300 senior appearances, which resulted in him gaining Lifetime AFL Membership. Yze expressed his desire to play on at another AFL club in 2009, declaring he would apply for the pre-season draft, yet he conceded he had "stuff all" chances of being picked up by another club. However, Yze declared he would play on regardless in 2009, even if it was at a suburban club, such as East Burwood, where his brother Damian played. Yze played with the Box Hill Hawks and joined the Shepparton Swans a year later.[7]

In 2013 and 2014 he was kicking goals with two different second division clubs in the Western Region Football League. He kicked 136 goals for Glen Orden then 116 goals for West Footscray.

Yze was known for his straight kicks and ability to kick goals from seemingly impossible angles. He kicked five goals in a game on five occasions.[8] He is also noted for being one of very few Muslims to play Australian rules professionally, although he does not actively practise Islam.[9]

Coaching career[]

In January 2012, Yze joined Hawthorn as a part-time assistant coach.[10]

On 14 November 2014, Yze replaced Luke Beveridge as Hawthorn's backline coach, after previously working with the Hawks as a specialist goal-kicking and development coach for the past three seasons. Yze was credited for played a key role in harnessing the Hawthorn players' elite kicking skills as they developed into the AFL's deadliest team in front of goal over the past two seasons, with the team's accuracy increasing from 48 per cent to 57.1 per cent during his tenure as goalkicking coach.[11]

After six seasons as a Hawthorn assistant coach Yze was appointed to the Melbourne coaching board.[12]

Statistics[]

[13]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Led the league after finals only
Led the league after season and finals
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1995 Melbourne 44 9 3 4 55 23 78 17 8 0.3 0.4 6.1 2.6 8.7 1.9 0.9 0
1996 Melbourne 13 19 9 8 136 40 176 48 16 0.5 0.4 7.2 2.1 9.3 2.5 0.8 0
1997 Melbourne 13 19 9 16 203 34 237 62 21 0.5 0.8 10.7 1.8 12.5 3.3 1.1 0
1998 Melbourne 13 25 7 5 394 95 489 110 37 0.3 0.2 15.8 3.8 19.6 4.4 1.5 0
1999 Melbourne 13 22 10 5 269 79 348 54 26 0.5 0.2 12.2 3.6 15.8 2.5 1.2 0
2000 Melbourne 13 25 37 23 411 123 534 104 42 1.5 0.9 16.4 4.9 21.4 4.2 1.7 14
2001 Melbourne 13 22 24 26 417 72 489 105 37 1.1 1.2 19.0 3.3 22.2 4.8 1.7 8
2002 Melbourne 13 24 19 13 441 105 546 106 67 0.8 0.5 18.4 4.4 22.8 4.4 2.8 17
2003 Melbourne 13 22 17 8 340 113 453 74 43 0.8 0.4 15.5 5.1 20.6 3.4 2.0 5
2004 Melbourne 13 23 19 21 410 104 514 99 54 0.8 0.9 17.8 4.5 22.3 4.3 2.3 14
2005 Melbourne 13 23 41 34 270 52 322 99 34 1.8 1.5 11.7 2.3 14.0 4.3 1.5 7
2006 Melbourne 13 24 30 16 356 120 476 128 44 1.3 0.7 14.8 5.0 19.8 5.3 1.8 5
2007 Melbourne 13 8 4 6 111 54 165 36 16 0.5 0.8 13.9 6.8 20.6 4.5 2.0 0
2008 Melbourne 13 6 5 9 86 26 112 35 5 0.8 1.5 14.3 4.3 18.7 5.8 0.8 1
Career 271 234 194 3899 1040 4939 1077 450 0.9 0.7 14.4 3.8 18.2 4.0 1.7 71

Honours and achievements[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b FootyWire.com Adem Yze of the Melbourne Demons Player Profile and AFL Stats, FootyWire.com, 12 August 2008.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c MelbourneFC.com.au Player Profile – Adem Yze Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club, 12 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Coaches". hawthornfc.com.au. Hawthorn Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. ^ AFL Tables AFL Tables – Adem Yze – Statistics, AFL Tables, 12 August 2008.
  5. ^ Sheridan, N. & Cusick, S., Yze axed, games record tilt over, The Age, 8 April 2007.
  6. ^ Stevens, M. Veteran Adem Yze in no hurry to hang up boots, Herald Sun, 18 July 2008.
  7. ^ "Yze joins Box Hill Hawks – Official AFL Website of the Hawthorn Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  8. ^ StatsZone.com.au Adem Yze career stats and bio Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, StatsZone.com.au, 12 August 2008.
  9. ^ News.com.au Laidley hopes forwards hold, Herald Sun, 10 May 2007.
  10. ^ Pierik, Jon (17 January 2012). "Yze joins coaching staff at Hawks". The Age. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  11. ^ http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2014-11-14/yze-promoted-to-assistant-coach
  12. ^ https://www.afl.com.au/news/515753/adem-a-demon-again-in-demand-assistant-leaves-hawks-joins-melbourne
  13. ^ Adem Yze's Player Profile at AFL Tables

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