George Hewett (footballer)

George Adrian Hewett[1] (born 29 December 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to the Sydney Swans. Started in Port Broughton. He was drafted with pick 32 in the 2013 AFL draft by Sydney.[2] He attended Prince Alfred College and graduated in 2013.

For the soccer player, see George Hewitt (footballer).

George Hewett
Hewett playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name George Adrian Hewett
Date of birth (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995
Original team(s) North Adelaide
Draft No. 32, 2013 AFL draft
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 29
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2021 Sydney 120 (32)
2022– Carlton 36 (7)
Total 156 (39)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Semi Final 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Originally a midfielder, Hewett moved into the forward line in order to better his chances of senior selection, being unable to break into the Swans star studded mid-field. Hewett made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2016 AFL season against Collingwood. He would play all but two games that year, including the grand final. His best individual performance was against Brisbane, where he kicked three goals in the first quarter.

After eight years with the Swans, Hewett exercised his rights as a free agent and joined Carlton at the conclusion of the 2021 AFL season.[3] He became a key part of Carlton's inside midfield team upon joining the Blues, and finished fifth in the club's best and fairest in his first season.[4]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 18, 2022[5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016 Sydney 292418814816331168840.80.36.26.813.02.83.5
2017 Sydney 292496199250449861150.40.38.310.418.73.64.8
2018 Sydney 29233317025942951900.10.17.411.318.72.23.9
2019 Sydney 29221019029142956980.10.08.613.221.92.64.5
2020[lower-alpha 1] Sydney 2961029548311190.20.04.89.013.81.83.2
2021 Sydney 29210016021637674710.00.07.610.317.93.53.4
2022 Carlton 29154517025742751730.20.311.317.128.43.44.8
Career 135 36 22 1066 1491 2557 397 548 0.2 0.1 7.8 11.0 18.9 2.9 4.0
  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.

References
  1. "PAC Chronicle 2013" (PDF). Prince Alfred College. 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. "Senior Players List". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. Black, Sarah (2 October 2021). "Rugged free agent joins Blues after Swans opt not to match offer". AFL Media. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. Jon Pierik (30 September 2022). "Medal man: Cripps joins Doull, Nicholls in elite Blues club". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. "George Hewett stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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