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Adem Yze

Adem Yze (/ˈuːzeɪ/ OO-zay; born 21 September 1977)[2] is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and is senior coach of the Richmond Football Club.[3]

Adem Yze
Yze with Hawthorn in April 2017
Personal information
Nickname(s) Pencil
Date of birth (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Shepparton
Original team(s) Shepparton United
Debut Round 13, 1995, Melbourne vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1995–2008 Melbourne 271 (234)[2]
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2022 Melbourne 01 (1–0–0)
2024– Richmond 23 (2–21–0)
Total 24 (3–21–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Yze, of Albanian descent and a Muslim, was educated at Shepparton High School in Shepparton, Victoria.[4] He has made the fourth-highest number of appearances in the history of the Melbourne Football Club.[5]

Playing career

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Melbourne

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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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

Yze played for Melbourne from 1995 until 2008 for a total of 271 games and kicked a total of 234 goals.[6]

Other leagues

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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.[10]

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.[11] He is also noted for being one of few Muslims to play Australian rules professionally, although he does not actively practise his faith.[12]

Coaching career

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Hawthorn Football Club assistant coach (2012–2020)

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In January 2012, Yze joined Hawthorn as a part-time assistant coach under senior coach Alastair Clarkson .[13]

On 14 November 2014, Yze replaced Luke Beveridge as Hawthorn's backline coach under senior coach Alastair Clarkson, after previously working with the Hawks as a specialist goal-kicking and development coach for the past three seasons. Yze was credited for playing 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.[14]

Melbourne Football Club assistant coach (2021–2023)

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After six seasons as a Hawthorn assistant coach, Yze was appointed assistant coach at Melbourne under senior coach Simon Goodwin for the 2021 season.[15] 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. 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 Essendon senior coaching roles,[16] however the roles were eventually awarded to then Richmond assistant coach Adam Kingsley and Brad Scott respectively.[17] Yze left the Melbourne Football Club at the end of the 2023 season.[18]

Richmond Football Club senior coach (2024–present)

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Yze was appointed senior coach of the Richmond Football Club on 21 September 2023.[19][20] Yze replaced caretaker senior coach Andrew McQualter, who replaced Damien Hardwick after Hardwick stepped down in the middle of the 2023 season.[21][22][23][24]

In Yze's first season as Richmond senior coach, the club won only two matches for the year, finishing with the wooden spoon for the first time since 2007 as they underwent a significant rebuild of its playing list.[25]

Statistics

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Playing statistics

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[26]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
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

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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% 1 18
2024 Richmond 4 1 3 0 25.0% 0 0
Career totals 5 2 3 0 40.0%

* Caretaker coach

Honours and achievements

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References

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  1. ^ a b FootyWire.com Adem Yze of the Melbourne Demons Player Profile and AFL Stats, FootyWire.com, 12 August 2008.
  2. ^ 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. ^ "Yze announced as senior coach". Richmond FC. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ Woods, Rodney (2 August 2021). "Sports Hall of Fame – Adem Yze". Shepparton News. Retrieved 12 December 2021. "As one of the first footballers of Albanian heritage to take their skills to AFL level, Adem Yze"
  5. ^ AFL Tables AFL Tables – Adem Yze – Statistics, AFL Tables, 12 August 2008.
  6. ^ a b "ADEM YZE". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ^ Sheridan, N. & Cusick, S., Yze axed, games record tilt over, The Age, 8 April 2007.
  8. ^ Stevens, M. Veteran Adem Yze in no hurry to hang up boots, Herald Sun, 18 July 2008.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ StatsZone.com.au Adem Yze career stats and bio Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, StatsZone.com.au, 12 August 2008.
  12. ^ News.com.au Laidley hopes forwards hold, Herald Sun, 10 May 2007.
  13. ^ Pierik, Jon (17 January 2012). "Yze joins coaching staff at Hawks". The Age. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Yze promoted to Assistant Coach". 13 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Adem a Demon again: In-demand assistant leaves Hawks, joins Melbourne". 8 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Talks progressing well between GWS and Demons assistant Adem Yze". 4 August 2022.
  17. ^ "GWS names Tigers assistant Adam Kingsley as new coach". 22 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Adem Yze moves on to new challange". 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Yze announced as senior coach". Richmond FC. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Adem Yze appointed new coach of Richmond". 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Richmond Tigers name Adem Yze as new head coach". 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  22. ^ "AFL 2023: Adem Yze to be the next coach of Richmond". 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Adem Yze named Richmond AFL coach as Tigers land on Damien Hardwick's long-term successor". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Richmond locks in Dimma replacement as highly-rated assistant finally picked". 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  25. ^ Bastiani, Gemma (24 August 2024). "Suns spoil Tiger farewells, confirm Richmond's wooden spoon". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  26. ^ Adem Yze's Player Profile at AFL Tables
  27. ^ "AFL Tables – Adem Yze – Coaching Record". afltables.com.
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