Yze now a Hawk

[rolly 149]

i suppose we've already got a brand new coaching panel, but if he turns out to be half as good a coach as a player then he will do alright.

"FORMER Melbourne star Adem Yze has joined Hawthorn as an assistant to Alastair Clarkson.

The 34-year-old will join the Hawks as a part-time assistant and game-day runner, reports The Age.

Yze, who played 271 games for the Demons and was named as an All Australian in 2002, will assist Hawthorn's forward line.

The Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal winner will also be involved in the development academy of feeder team Box Hill, who Yze played with after retiring from senior football in 2008 before a stint with the Shepparton Swans in 2010. "

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/127924/default.aspx

[biggestred 5,195]

fair enough. good luck to him.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

34....could have got a run with GWS! Good luck to you OOOzze.

[Josh 1,420]

Love OOOOOOOOOzey hope he does really well,

[monoccular 17,627]

Agree with the sentiments above.

Good luck in your new venture - just not against us!

[Guest Gotzy15]

All the best to oooooze at the hawkas but dissapointed that we couldn't get him on board for 2012. Absolutely loved the guy as a player and will never forget his sheer brilliance around the big sticks. Will forever miss him and Robbo in our forward line!

[DemonWA 3,936]

i would imagine it would be a strange feeling for him being a coach whilst Bruce is playing?!

[rolly 149]

34....could have got a run with GWS! Good luck to you OOOzze.

couldn't help but think "coulda used this guy the last couple of seasons"

[Guest Spirit of 39]

Have the Hawks just announced this? I remember reading this on Yze's twitter months ago. He must still be in pretty good condition to be a match day runner.

Ooze was highly regarded by the young Hawk players when he was assistant coach at Box Hill a few seasons ago.

Edited January 17, 2012 by Spirit of 39

[Demonsterative 3,020]

Good luck to oooozay. I have lots of great memories watching his class and grace over the MCG. Just a word of warning to the hawks, keep him well away from the handball drills and skills. He aint that good as a handballer. Woeful in fact. Great left foot tho

[My TD 156]

Get your message across and get off the ground Ooz or Frawley will run through ya .

[beelzebub 23,389]

This has got to be one of the funniest things Ive read in a long while... ...Ooze..a mentor.... what in...selfishness and lairising ?? lol

[rpfc 28,847]

couldn't help but think "coulda used this guy the last couple of seasons"

My mind didn't go there at all.

Yze had his time and it was well and truly up when we pushed him out.

Many love to say "we should have kept (insert name) for another season" until one reminds them of the players that wouldn't be drafted if they stayed.

Jurrah, Martin, and young McDonald are all late picks (or early PSD picks) that would not be here if the fans (and players) wish for "one more year" were granted.

[Steamin Demon 395]

This has got to be one of the funniest things Ive read in a long while... ...Ooze..a mentor.... what in...selfishness and lairising ?? lol

Careful there BB, You could get sanctioned for such slander. The precedent has been set.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

couldn't help but think "coulda used this guy the last couple of seasons"

Dont think so.

In his prime, he was a very skillful footballer, a match winner at best but too often played on his own terms and not the teams. Real talent that was flawed in its delivery and the extent of commitment.

His final 3 year contract showed him a fringe player who could not compete with where the game is going.

Not sure why we have a compunction to fill all coaching/footy dept positions with ex players especially given we have had no success for 47 years.

[Gorgoroth 13,153]

Looks like the hawks forwards will learn how to sit of the pack.

[beelzebub 23,389]

Careful there BB, You could get sanctioned for such slander. The precedent has been set.

Ooze would be damned not by anything I could or would say....but byhis own history. That speaks quite plainly and fully for itself.

Slander and /o rlibel refer to untruths. I would wholly suggest thats not the case here.

[Sir Why You Little 37,247]

Ooze would be damned not by anything I could or would say....but byhis own history. That speaks quite plainly and fully for itself.

Slander and /o rlibel refer to untruths. I would wholly suggest thats not the case here.

fair go...he did play 270 odd games in our jumper. Way more than you BB. He was moved on at the right time. Good luck to him. It's a part time job.

[Guest Jackie]

Looking back at the Yze generation of players I don't think he did worse or less than nearly all of his peers. Damned by the club culture and leadership they all were and mediocrity is their legacy.

[Sir Why You Little 37,247]

Looking back at the Yze generation of players I don't think he did worse or less than nearly all of his peers. Damned by the club culture and leadership they all were and mediocrity is their legacy.

Training at the sh!tbox junction oval didn't help so factor that in to you damming philosophy. We have only recently caught up remember. I have no doubt that crappy junction facility cost us at least one cup.

[My TD 156]

Looking back at the Yze generation of players I don't think he did worse or less than nearly all of his peers. Damned by the club culture and leadership they all were and mediocrity is their legacy.

Couldn't agree more .

[beelzebub 23,389]

fair go...he did play 270 odd games in our jumper. Way more than you BB. He was moved on at the right time. Good luck to him. It's a part time job.

please spare me the patronising.. if only t-i-c . There quantity..and quality. Consider ther era he played in. Many and often wass the case a more deserving youngen really ought to have been selected but Ooze was ought about betteringJimma's record..

I dont make beer butI can tell a good drop from a bad.. He should have been pushed aside years before he was. He was a showman...he liked the limelight...he liked to lairise. he was a show off . A damnshame he wasnt quite as good as his ego would have us believe.

He played a few really good games.. He played many very adequate ones. He also played more than a countable number of selfish games.

hey ,good luck to the guy for getting the gig. Pardon me whilst I chuckle . I concur with the other poster who suggests he might teach the squawkers how to play a fair game of outside footy !!

Glad hes there and not here...suffice to say.

[Guest Jackie]

please spare me the patronising.. if only t-i-c . There quantity..and quality. Consider ther era he played in. Many and often wass the case a more deserving youngen really ought to have been selected but Ooze was ought about betteringJimma's record..

I dont make beer butI can tell a good drop from a bad.. He should have been pushed aside years before he was. He was a showman...he liked the limelight...he liked to lairise. he was a show off . A damnshame he wasnt quite as good as his ego would have us believe.

He played a few really good games.. He played many very adequate ones. He also played more than a countable number of selfish games.

hey ,good luck to the guy for getting the gig. Pardon me whilst I chuckle . I concur with the other poster who suggests he might teach the squawkers how to play a fair game of outside footy !!

Glad hes there and not here...suffice to say.

If we had a Malthouse or a Matthews to tan his hide he might have had a different approach to his game and the same applies for many others.

Edited January 17, 2012 by Jackie

[Guest Jackie]

Training at the sh!tbox junction oval didn't help so factor that in to you damming philosophy. We have only recently caught up remember. I have no doubt that crappy junction facility cost us at least one cup.

Thats a damnation for the club leadership for penny pinching and wallowing in past glories for too many decades.

[Biffen 12,949]

Yze was a classy player who could hit targets , slot goals AND tackle .Why pay out on him now? Daniher got the best out of him in his day and he got tagged out in latter years .He preferred to kick the ball rather than handpass but so what .