ADEM YZE ON SENAdem Yze joined The Run Home with Andy & Gazey on SEN to discuss his recent contract extension.
AUDIO: 20:34 min
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Embarking on his third year as Head Coach, Adem Yze said he is thankful for the Club’s faith in him and is excited about the future.
“I’m just super grateful for not only the opportunity, but also the direction of the Club. It’s just so clear,” Yze told SEN.
“I have a direction and understanding of how long it is going to take and what a regeneration looks like.
“So, for Dunny (Shane Dunne), the Board, Livo (Tim Livingstone) and Blair Hartley, for everyone to get their heads together and understand how long it could take was awesome.
“We have some amazing people within our footy club, and they are so clear in our direction."
Yze has done an exceptional job of nurturing the next generation of Richmond talent as the Club embraced a young list since he took over as Coach.
Now, it is about fast-tracking these players’ development, with the hopes of achieving the ultimate success.
“It does feel like, as a group, that we have just started to scratch the surface,” Yze said.
“We don’t like sitting where we are, so as a footy club we are really clear on the process, but as a playing group we are really impatient to get back up there, so that is my job to fast-track that.
“I love the hands-on coaching, and I had a meeting with our players around that and the development, and even the PD.
“Going overseas and looking at development programs and academies, rather than going over and looking at systems and methods...we have a younger list, so we have to change the way that we think to fast-track the development of our younger players.”
In last week’s draft, Richmond added four new Tigers in Sam Cumming, Sam Grlj, Zane Peucker and Noah Roberts-Thomson.
Yze credited the work of the recruitment team in acquiring the best young talent who will propel the Club forward for years to come.
“I made it really clear that I wanted the best players,” he said.
“No doubt we have one of the best recruiting teams in the business, and Blair is on top of that.
“I put full trust in our recruiting team, and we have some highly talented kids coming through our doors, and they look like they are ready and eager to help us climb back up the ladder.
“Right now, we want to bring the best talent we can and not only the two early picks but all four that have come through the doors are really highly talented kids, and they deserve to go that early in the draft.”
Yze also discussed the prospect of the side making it into the AFL’s Wildcard Finals Round, which comes into play in 2026.
“That little carrot to have that opportunity to finish 10th and maybe sneak in, even if it is just that exposure for a young list like ours,” Yze said.
“Playing in a Wildcard Round as a first stepping stone to finals footy is exactly what we need, so we will be striving to do that as soon as possible.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1935297/the-coach-for-the-job
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