Adem Yze
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.
| Adem Yze | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yze with Hawthorn in April 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1977. | ||
| 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] | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2022 - 2022 | Melbourne | 1 (1–0–0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 7, 2022. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Yze, of Albanian descent,[4] was educated at Galvin Park Secondary College in Werribee, Victoria. He has made the fourth-highest number of appearances in the history of the Melbourne Football Club.[5]
AFL career
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.[6] 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.[7]
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. 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.[8]
In 2013 and 2014 he played with second division clubs Glen Orden and West Footscray in the Western Region Football League.
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.[9] He is also noted for being one of very few Muslims to play Australian rules professionally, although he does not actively practise Islam.[10]
Coaching career
In January 2012, Yze joined Hawthorn as a part-time assistant coach.[11]
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.[12]
After six seasons as a Hawthorn assistant coach Yze was appointed to the Melbourne coaching board for the 2021 Season.[13] The Demons would have an outstanding 2021 season in which they finished on top of the ladder and were a dominant team throughout the regular season and the finals series which was capped off with a commanding victory over the Western Bulldogs to win the 2021 premiership. Adem Yze was a key architect in creating their league best defence that was a key factor in their historic premiership win. In the 2022 season Melbourne would continue their dominant ways extending the winning streak to 17 games, until the second half of the year in which momentum was halted and they struggled with consistency. Yze continued his role as midfield coach overseeing arguably the best midfield in the competition while their team defence still remained elite and one of the top in the competition. Near the end of the season Yze was heavily linked to the vacant GWS and later Essendon senior coaching role,[14] however the role was eventually awarded to then Richmond assistant coach Adam Kingsley and Brad Scott.[15]
Statistics
Playing statistics
| Led the league after finals only | |
| Led the league after season and finals |
| 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 | ||
Coaching statistics
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Wins | L | Losses | D | Draws | W% | Winning percentage | LP | Ladder position | LT | League teams | ||
| Season | Team | Games | W | L | D | W % | LP | LT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022* | Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | TBA | 18 |
| Career totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |||
* Caretaker coach
Honours and achievements
- Individual
- Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal: 2001
- All-Australian: 2002
- Australian Representative Honours in International Rules Football: 2000, 2002
- AFL Rising Star Nominee: 1996 (Round 11)
- Centenary Medal Award: 2001
References
- ^ a b FootyWire.com Adem Yze of the Melbourne Demons Player Profile and AFL Stats, FootyWire.com, 12 August 2008.
- ^ a b c MelbourneFC.com.au Player Profile – Adem Yze 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club, 12 August 2008.
- ^ . hawthornfc.com.au. Hawthorn Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ Woods, Rodney (2 August 2021). "Sports Hall of Fame - Adem Yze". Shepparton News. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) "As one of the first footballers of Albanian heritage to take their skills to AFL level, Adem Yze" - ^ AFL Tables AFL Tables – Adem Yze – Statistics, AFL Tables, 12 August 2008.
- ^ Sheridan, N. & Cusick, S., Yze axed, games record tilt over, The Age, 8 April 2007.
- ^ Stevens, M. Veteran Adem Yze in no hurry to hang up boots, Herald Sun, 18 July 2008.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ StatsZone.com.au Adem Yze career stats and bio 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, StatsZone.com.au, 12 August 2008.
- ^ News.com.au Laidley hopes forwards hold, Herald Sun, 10 May 2007.
- ^ Pierik, Jon (17 January 2012). "Yze joins coaching staff at Hawks". The Age. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Yze promoted to Assistant Coach".
- ^ "Adem a Demon again: In-demand assistant leaves Hawks, joins Melbourne".
- ^ "Talks progressing well between GWS and Demons assistant Adem Yze".
- ^ "GWS names Tigers assistant Adam Kingsley as new coach".
- ^ Adem Yze's Player Profile at AFL Tables
- ^ "AFL Tables - Adem Yze - Coaching Record". afltables.com.
External links
- Adem Yze's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Adem Yze's playing statistics from AFL Tables