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 the 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 (1977-09-21) 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 01 (1–0–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 7, 2022.
Career highlights
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
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.[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. 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,[14] however the role was eventually awarded to then Richmond assistant coach Adam Kingsley and Brad Scott.[15]

Statistics

Playing statistics
[16]
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 449345523781780.30.46.12.68.71.90.90
1996 Melbourne 1319981364017648160.50.47.22.19.32.50.80
1997 Melbourne 13199162033423762210.50.810.71.812.53.31.10
1998 Melbourne 13257539495489110370.30.215.83.819.64.41.50
1999 Melbourne 13221052697934854260.50.212.23.615.82.51.20
2000 Melbourne 13253723411123534104421.50.916.44.921.44.21.714
2001 Melbourne 1322242641772489105371.11.219.03.322.24.81.78
2002 Melbourne 13241913441105546106670.80.518.44.422.84.42.817
2003 Melbourne 132217834011345374430.80.415.55.120.63.42.05
2004 Melbourne 1323192141010451499540.80.917.84.522.34.32.314
2005 Melbourne 132341342705232299341.81.511.72.314.04.31.57
2006 Melbourne 13243016356120476128441.30.714.85.019.85.31.85
2007 Melbourne 138461115416536160.50.813.96.820.64.52.00
2008 Melbourne 1365986261123550.81.514.34.318.75.80.81
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
[17]
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 1100100.0%TBA18
Career totals 1 1 0 0 100.00%

* Caretaker coach

Honours and achievements

References
  1. FootyWire.com Adem Yze of the Melbourne Demons Player Profile and AFL Stats, FootyWire.com, 12 August 2008.
  2. 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. 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"
  5. AFL Tables AFL Tables – Adem Yze – Statistics, AFL Tables, 12 August 2008.
  6. Sheridan, N. & Cusick, S., Yze axed, games record tilt over, The Age, 8 April 2007.
  7. Stevens, M. Veteran Adem Yze in no hurry to hang up boots, Herald Sun, 18 July 2008.
  8. "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.
  9. StatsZone.com.au Adem Yze career stats and bio Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, StatsZone.com.au, 12 August 2008.
  10. News.com.au Laidley hopes forwards hold, Herald Sun, 10 May 2007.
  11. Pierik, Jon (17 January 2012). "Yze joins coaching staff at Hawks". The Age. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  12. "Yze promoted to Assistant Coach".
  13. "Adem a Demon again: In-demand assistant leaves Hawks, joins Melbourne".
  14. "Talks progressing well between GWS and Demons assistant Adem Yze".
  15. "GWS names Tigers assistant Adam Kingsley as new coach".
  16. Adem Yze's Player Profile at AFL Tables
  17. "AFL Tables - Adem Yze - Coaching Record". afltables.com.
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