Luke Breust (born 11 November 1990) is an

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er who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the

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(AFL).

Early career

Recruited from Temora,

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, Breust played both

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and Australian rules football as a junior but turned his focus to Australian rules from age 14. Breust played football and basketball with Isaac Smith in Temora before the latter moved to

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when he was 13, with both ending up at Hawthorn where they played together in the

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

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with selection 47 in the

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in December 2008. Breust fractured his left

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during 2008, but after recovering from that injury he received an invitation to trial with the Hawks and was then selected in the draft.

AFL career

In Round 8 of the

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, Breust made his debut against St Kilda after performing well for Hawthorn's affiliate side in the

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, Box Hill. 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

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Award. Breust improved more during the

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, 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

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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, Bruest kicked his 300th career goal in a 27-point victory over

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. Bruest was widely regarded as having a below average 2017 season, kicking only 33 goals, his second-lowest annual tally to that date behind only his debut season. Breust enjoyed a return to form in the 2018 season, with him kicking 53 goals, being a member of the

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for the second time, and finishing sixth in the Peter Crimmins Medal tally. 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.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * 3× AFL premiership player ():

* 2× Minor premiership ():

Individual * 2×

* 4× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 * 2× 22under22 team: 2012, 2013 * most promising player: 2012 * AFL Rising Star nominee:

* 2×

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* All-Stars team:

* life member

Personal life

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

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Breust, Luke 1990 births Living people Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club Premiership players NSW/ACT Rams players All-Australians (AFL) Box Hill Football Club players Australia international rules football team players Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players