Luke Breust

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Luke Breust
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Breust playing for Hawthorn in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Luke Breust
Nickname(s) Punky [1]
Date of birth (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Temora, New South Wales
Original team(s) Temora (Farrer Football League)
Draft No. 47, 2009 rookie draft
Debut Round 8, 2011, Hawthorn  vs. St Kilda, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 22
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2009– Hawthorn 286 (530)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2020 All Stars 1 (2)
International team honours
2014–2015 Australia 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 10, 2024.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Luke Breust (born 11 November 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Breust is widely regarded as one of the best small forwards of all time.

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Early career

Recruited from Temora, New South Wales, Breust played both rugby league and Australian rules football as a junior but turned his focus to Australian rules from age 14. [2] Breust played football and basketball with Isaac Smith in Temora before the latter moved to Wagga Wagga when he was 13, with both ending up at Hawthorn where they played together in the 2013 AFL Grand Final.

Before being drafted at the age of 18, Breust played as a member of the NSW/ACT Rams.

He was drafted by Hawthorn with selection 47 in the 2009 AFL Rookie Draft in December 2008. Breust fractured his left tibia during 2008, but after recovering from that injury he received an invitation to trial with the Hawks and was then selected in the draft. [3]

AFL career

In Round 8 of the 2011 AFL season, Breust made his debut against St Kilda after performing well for Hawthorn's affiliate side in the Victorian Football League, Box Hill. [4] He kicked 2 goals after coming on as a substitute. In Round 15 after a 2-goal, 16-possession game against Collingwood, he was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star Award. [5]

Breust improved more during the 2012 AFL season, particularly with his five-goal effort in Hawthorn's eight-goal win over Collingwood. He played predominantly as a forward, but had short bursts in the midfield throughout the year. Breust played in Hawthorn's losing Grand Final team. At the end of the year, he placed fourth in the Peter Crimmins Medal behind winner Sam Mitchell.

In 2013, Breust kicked a goal in the last quarter of the AFL Grand Final against the Fremantle Dockers to win his first AFL Premiership.

In 2014, Breust began a streak of 29 consecutive goals without scoring a behind, tying with the record set by Tony Lockett in the 1995 season. The streak began during the last quarter of Round 5 against the Geelong Cats and was broken in Round 17 against the Adelaide Crows.

In Round 21, 2017, Breust kicked his 300th career goal in a 27-point victory over North Melbourne. Breust was widely regarded as having a below average 2017 season, kicking only 33 goals, his second-lowest annual tally to that date, just surpassing the 30 goals in his debut season. [6]

Breust enjoyed a return to form in the 2018 season, with him kicking 53 goals, being a member of the All-Australian team for the second time, and finishing sixth in the Peter Crimmins Medal tally. [7] [8]

Breust had a below-average 2019. Without tall marking targets around them, his combination in the forward line with Jack Gunston was seen as being rather ineffective, with the pair kicking just 60 goals between them, as opposed to 105 the previous season. [9]

On 18 February 2023, Breust was announced as co-vice captain of Hawthorn Football Club alongside fellow small forward Dylan Moore to support newly announced captain James Sicily. [10]

Round 12 2023 Breust kicked his 500th career goal in the brown and gold against Port Adelaide.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 10, 2024. [11]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2009 Hawthorn 470——————————————0
2010 Hawthorn 470——————————————0
2011 Hawthorn 471730151169120756501.80.96.85.412.23.32.92
2012 Hawthorn 22244525175199374771131.91.07.38.315.63.24.73
2013 # Hawthorn 22254030192173365911101.61.27.76.914.63.64.42
2014 # Hawthorn 2225571219918338280852.30.58.07.315.33.23.45
2015 # Hawthorn 2225521919617136794962.10.87.86.814.73.83.83
2016 Hawthorn 2224472721516237785942.01.19.06.815.73.53.91
2017 Hawthorn 2221331717612530169851.60.88.46.014.33.34.00
2018 Hawthorn 2224542422115737899992.31.09.26.515.84.14.17
2019 Hawthorn 2222341716513730261851.50.87.56.213.72.83.92
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Hawthorn 2213166776414124511.20.55.94.910.81.83.90
2021 Hawthorn 2219331112111723847621.70.66.46.212.52.53.30
2022 Hawthorn 222140191567923547511.90.97.43.811.22.22.43
2023 Hawthorn 222147231448122577442.21.16.93.910.73.72.11
2024 Hawthorn 2252321214210100.40.64.24.28.42.02.0
Career28653024821751761393691710351.90.97.66.213.83.23.628

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

Personal life

Breust's partner is Anthea Pellow, a primary school teacher. He is the cousin of rugby league coach Trent Barrett.

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References

  1. ↑ Spangher, Matt (8 July 2014). "World Cup fever hits Waverley Park". Hawthorn Football Club.
  2. ↑ Paton, Al (13 May 2011). "Rugby convert Luke Breust to debut for Hawks". Herald Sun.
  3. ↑ Malone, Matt (16 December 2008). "Riverina Players Picked". The Daily Advertiser.
  4. ↑ Malone, Matt (13 May 2011). "Living a dream". The Daily Advertiser.
  5. ↑ Holmesby, Luke (5 July 2011). "Rising Hawk". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  6. ↑ Paine, Jackson (8 September 2017). "Season review: Luke Breust". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Beveridge, Riley (27 August 2018). "Revealed: The All Australian squad for 2018". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Smith, Gordon P. (10 November 2018). "The comprehensive end-of-year review: Hawthorn Hawks". The Roar . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Meyers, H.B. (16 January 2020). "The Good, Bad and Ugly - Hawthorn Season Preview 2020". The Mongrel Punt. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Sicily to captain Hawks in 2023".
  11. ↑ "Luke Breust's player profile at AFL Tables". AFL Tables.
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