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Richmond Rant / Re: Luke Breust & Taylor Duryea land at Richmond as a development coaches [merged]
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By SEN
24 Nov 2025
Recently retired Hawthorn forward Luke Breust isn’t taking any time away from football after stepping away as a player at the end of last season.
It was only one week after the 2025 season when it was announced that the 308-game triple premiership player would join Richmond’s coaching staff as a development coach.
While the Tigers finished 17th in 2025, Adem Yze’s young side impressed many and Breust is another who’s excited about how Richmond can develop in years to come.
“I'm really excited about their list. I don't think anyone had them at five wins this year, everyone was predicting them to be right down the bottom,” Breust told SEN.
“If they can nail the draft again this year...I think they've put a huge focus into the development area, so I'm looking forward to working with Jack Ziebell and Taylor Duryea to fast-track (the team's) development.
“I think it's an exciting time. Hopefully, fast forward a few years, once you can get 20-40 games into some of these guys, we can start to push for Finals and challenge again.”
Breust, who was previously coached by Yze from 2011 to 2020 as an assistant, admits that his relationship with the head coach was critical in helping him pick Richmond over other clubs who showed interest in his services.
"I enjoyed the process, there were a few clubs I interviewed with. Ultimately, Richmond got the nod," Breust told Trade Radio.
"Adem Yze had been with me at Hawthorn for a while. I got a really good feeling with Richmond. I can't wait to get started at the Tigers."
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/11/23/afl-2025-luke-breust-new-role-richmond-this-is-your-journey
By SEN
24 Nov 2025
Recently retired Hawthorn forward Luke Breust isn’t taking any time away from football after stepping away as a player at the end of last season.
It was only one week after the 2025 season when it was announced that the 308-game triple premiership player would join Richmond’s coaching staff as a development coach.
While the Tigers finished 17th in 2025, Adem Yze’s young side impressed many and Breust is another who’s excited about how Richmond can develop in years to come.
“I'm really excited about their list. I don't think anyone had them at five wins this year, everyone was predicting them to be right down the bottom,” Breust told SEN.
“If they can nail the draft again this year...I think they've put a huge focus into the development area, so I'm looking forward to working with Jack Ziebell and Taylor Duryea to fast-track (the team's) development.
“I think it's an exciting time. Hopefully, fast forward a few years, once you can get 20-40 games into some of these guys, we can start to push for Finals and challenge again.”
Breust, who was previously coached by Yze from 2011 to 2020 as an assistant, admits that his relationship with the head coach was critical in helping him pick Richmond over other clubs who showed interest in his services.
"I enjoyed the process, there were a few clubs I interviewed with. Ultimately, Richmond got the nod," Breust told Trade Radio.
"Adem Yze had been with me at Hawthorn for a while. I got a really good feeling with Richmond. I can't wait to get started at the Tigers."
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/11/23/afl-2025-luke-breust-new-role-richmond-this-is-your-journey
. Eze, Saka and co. made Spurs look like a Sunday park side. 
but he was hardly going the whack either. He would've had the best seat in the house watching "Travball" 