Luke Breust is pinching himself to be in Hawthorn’s 500-club with legends like Jason Dunstall, Leigh Matthews and Lance Franklin.
The 32-year-old introduced up the aim milestone when he booted 5 within the Hawks’ 55-point defeat to Port Adelaide final Saturday.
Breust is simply the seventh Hawthorn participant to achieve 500, a unprecedented achievement for a participant taken within the 2009 Rookie Draft and surviving on three-consecutive one-year contracts.
“When you do get tagged on social media posts … when you see names that are above me on the list, you sort of pinch yourself a little bit and go ‘geez, I don’t sit comfortably anywhere near them’,” he mentioned on Tuesday because the membership cooked up 500 sausages on the BBQ at Waverley Park to have a good time Breust’s achievement.
“But I’m sure down the track I’ll reflect on it and enjoy the milestone then.”
The artful small ahead began his profession throughout a golden period for Hawthorn, enjoying in four-straight grand finals for 3 premierships in his early 20s.
Breust had a chance to depart the Hawks on the finish of 2021, however the twin All-Australian pushed again on a possible transfer to GWS.
The four-time Hawthorn main goal-kicker is now an skilled chief within the Hawks’ aggressive rebuild.
Against Port on Saturday, Breust was Hawthorn’s solely participant aged older than 30.
“This club put so much faith in me as a youngster … they could have very easily let me slide so to repay the faith and remain a one-club player has been a huge part in the decisions of other clubs and (during) trade weeks,” he mentioned.
“I’m actually having fun with this yr.
“I believe the expansion we have already had this season has been important.
“You fast forward another 20-odd games, 30 games into these guys and I think you’ll start to see some some serious players in the competition.
“We want guys to raise themselves and go from kind of being B-graders to A-graders take this membership the place we have to go.”
HAWTHORN’S ALL-TIME LEADING GOAL-KICKERS
* Jason Dunstall – 1254 objectives
* Leigh Matthews – 915
* Peter Hudson – 727
* Michael Moncrieff – 629
* Lance Franklin – 580
* Jarryd Roughead – 578
* Luke Breust – 504*
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
