Brad Sewell

Brad Sewell
Sewell training with Hawthorn in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Brad Sewell
Date of birth	(1984-02-02) 2 February 1984 (age 39)
Original team(s)	North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 7, 2003 rookie draft
Debut	Round 3, 2004, Hawthorn  vs. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2003–2014	Hawthorn	200 (32)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Australia	2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Career highlights
2× AFL premiership player: 2008, 2013 Peter Crimmins Medal: 2007
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brad Sewell (born 2 February 1984) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early life

Sewell played junior football at the Newlyn Football Club which is part of the Central Highlands Football League and later with the North Ballarat Rebels in the U18 TAC Cup competition. Sewell attended Ballarat High School for his secondary education.

AFL career

Sewell was selected by the Hawthorn Football Club with the 7th overall pick in the 2003 Rookie Draft. 2006 proved to be his breakout year, when he was third in the club's Best and Fairest, collecting 130 votes behind Sam Mitchell and Luke Hodge. He played all 22 games for the season, and kicked his first and second goal in the last match of the year against Geelong.

In 2007, Sewell was a key player for Hawthorn as he went to win the Peter Crimmins Medal, winning by one vote over runner-up Campbell Brown.

On 27 September 2008, Sewell became a Premiership player, after the Hawks beat the reigning premiers Geelong in the Grand Final. Sewell was outstanding on this day coming 3rd overall in the Norm Smith medal voting.

In the final round of 2009, Sewell suffered a fractured cheekbone and eye socket when he was knocked out by a shirtfront from Essendon captain Matthew Lloyd early in the third quarter. ^{[1] [2] [3]} This was the turning point in the match, as Hawthorn went on to lose the match and miss the finals after leading at the time of the incident. Lloyd later received a 6-week suspension (reduced to 4-weeks with guilty plea) for the hit; a month after the incident, Lloyd announced his retirement. ^[4]

In September 2013, Sewell became a dual Premiership player when the Hawks defeated the Fremantle Football Club in the 2013 AFL Grand Final.

2014 was his final season, Sewell twice suffered from hamstring injuries. The first in the final practice match before the season began and then again in round 16, early in a game against North Melbourne. He managed ten games for the season with his last game being the Second Qualifying Final against Geelong.

Statistics

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2003	Hawthorn	31	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2004	Hawthorn	28	6	0	0	27	31	58	13	17	0.0	0.0	4.5	5.2	9.7	2.2	2.8	0
2005	Hawthorn	28	12	0	1	76	81	157	35	15	0.0	0.1	6.3	6.8	13.1	2.9	1.3	0
2006	Hawthorn	12	22	2	2	187	187	374	110	45	0.1	0.1	8.5	8.5	17.0	5.0	2.0	1
2007	Hawthorn	12	24	3	2	206	306	512	124	104	0.1	0.1	8.6	12.8	21.3	5.2	4.3	8
2008 #	Hawthorn	12	21	7	8	188	305	493	100	99	0.3	0.4	9.0	14.5	23.5	4.8	4.7	16
2009	Hawthorn	12	19	4	3	209	281	490	83	124	0.2	0.2	11.0	14.8	25.8	4.4	6.5	13
2010	Hawthorn	12	19	1	5	174	219	393	64	121	0.1	0.3	9.2	11.5	20.7	3.4	6.4	6
2011	Hawthorn	12	22	5	3	235	275	510	76	114	0.2	0.1	10.7	12.5	23.2	3.5	5.2	7
2012	Hawthorn	12	24	4	13	309	300	609	59	127	0.2	0.5	12.9	12.5	25.4	2.5	5.3	13
2013 #	Hawthorn	12	21	2	6	215	221	436	51	103	0.1	0.3	10.2	10.5	20.8	2.4	4.9	3
2014	Hawthorn	12	10	4	0	102	84	186	30	38	0.4	0.0	10.2	8.4	18.6	3.0	3.8	5
Career: [5]			200	32	43	1928	2290	4218	745	907	0.2	0.1	9.6	11.5	21.1	3.7	4.5	72

Honours and achievements

Team

• 2× AFL premiership player (Hawthorn): 2008, 2013
• 2× Minor premiership (Hawthorn): 2012, 2013

Individual

• Peter Crimmins Medal : 2007
• Australia international rules football team : 2008
• Hawthorn life member
• Box Hill All-Star team (1999–2019)

Personal

Sewell's brother, Myles, won the J. J. Liston Trophy for North Ballarat in 2009. ^[6] He also has two other siblings: brothers Adam, and sister Mikaela.

In 2011, Sewell completed a Bachelor of Commerce with a Sport Management Degree from Deakin University. ^[7] In 2017, Sewell graduated from Monash University with a Master's in Business Administration. ^{[8] [9]}

In March 2016, Sewell, along with ex-teammate Michael Osborne, launched the Australian Rules Football College. ^[10] Based in North Melbourne, and based on a US college model, the Australian Rules Football College focuses on developing the football skills of their students, whilst also placing an emphasis on education, through offering certificates in health, personal training, massage, leadership, management and diplomas in business. ^[11]

Sewell is currently a commentator for Network 7, and occasionally plays for Newlyn in the Central Highlands Football League. ^[12]

References

1. Squaring up ... again
2. Three Bombers to miss season 2010 start
3. "Bailey's rotten luck continues". Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
4. "Matthew Lloyd retires in tears". The Age . 23 September 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015.
5. "Brad Sewell". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
6. Sewell looks to follow in brother's footsteps
7. Evans, Heath (8 September 2011). "Education and Training Award nominees". AFL Players Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
8. Day, Mikaela. "Hawthorn premiership player Brad Sewell's master in his latest field". Herald Sun. News Corporation. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
9. "Kicking goals in the community: Hawks player Brad Sewell receives MBA from Monash University". Monash University. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
10. King, Travis. "Ex-Hawks Sewell, Osborne launch new footy college". Australian Football League. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
11. Green, Warwick (24 March 2016). "FORMER HAWKS ARE ALL ABOUT CLASS". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
12. "08: Where are they now?". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

External links

• Brad Sewell's playing statistics from AFL Tables