George Hewett (footballer)

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George Hewett
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Hewett playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name George Adrian Hewett
Date of birth (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s) North Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 32, 2013 national 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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014–2021 Sydney 120 (32)
2022– Carlton 82 (21)
Total202 (53)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

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Early life

George Hewett grew up in Port Broughton, a small South Australian town located at the northern extent of the Yorke Peninsula on the east coast of Spencer Gulf. It is situated about 170 km north-west of Adelaide, and 56 km south of Port Pirie. He would start his football with the junior club of Broughton Mundoora Eagles in the Northern Areas competition. He then was a part of the 2011 North Adelaide Macca’s Cup Under 16 premiership team coached by club legend David Tiller. Hewett played First XVIII football for Prince Alfred College and was a member of the title-winning South Australian Under 18 team in 2013. [3]

AFL career

Sydney Swans (2014–2021)

Hewett was drafted by the Sydney Swans with their second selection and thirty-second overall. After being one of the youngest players in his draft year. [4] , Hewett spent his first two seasons on Sydney's list in the Swans NEAFL side before making his debut in the opening round of the 2016 AFL season against Collingwood. [5] Drafted as a midfielder, Hewett moved into the forward line in order to better his chances of senior selection, being unable to break into the starting Swans midfield group. He would play all but two games that year, including the grand final. His best individual performance was against Brisbane in round six, where he kicked three goals in the first quarter. [6] On June one, Hewett was rewarded with a two year contract extension which would see him at the club till 2018. [7]

In the 2017 AFL Season, Hewett begun to play more midfield minutes and was tasked most weeks to be the Swans' tagger. [8] Hewett had a stand out tagging performance in round twelve when he kept reining Norm Smith Medalist, Jason Johannisen, to a season low nine disposals and 170 metes gained. [9]

In the 2018 AFL Season, Hewett reached his fifty AFL game against Port Adelaide in round two. [10] He had 20 disposals as Sydney lost to Port Adelaide. [11] At the end of the year Hewett signed another two year contract that would keep him at the club until the end of 2020. Sydney head of football Tom Harley gave praise to the young midfield and was quoted as saying, "The fact that George didn’t debut until his third year with the Swans is a credit to his character and resilience, he is an extremely trusted and respected member of the playing group." [12]

Carlton (2022–present)

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. [13] 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. [14]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2025 season. [15]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2016 Sydney 292418814816331168840.80.36.26.813.02.83.50
2017 Sydney 292496199250449861150.40.38.310.418.73.64.80
2018 Sydney 29233317025942951900.10.17.411.318.72.23.93
2019 Sydney 29221019029142956980.10.08.613.221.92.64.52
2020 [a] Sydney 2961029548311190.20.04.89.013.81.83.20
2021 Sydney 29210016021637674710.00.07.610.317.93.53.41
2022 Carlton 29154517025742751730.20.311.317.128.43.44.84
2023 Carlton 292231182263445491020.10.08.312.020.22.24.65
2024 Carlton 292271235279514611010.30.010.712.723.42.84.63
2025 Carlton 292375254393647701310.30.211.017.128.13.05.7
Career20253291737242541625778830.30.18.612.020.62.94.418

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.

    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. ↑ Peter Argent (1 August 2023). "Boy from Port Broughton reaches 150 AFL games". SANFL. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
    4. ↑ "Sydney Swans' draft haul: recruiter's verdict". AFL . 21 November 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
    5. ↑ "Sydney vs Collingwood - Player Stats". AFLTables. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
    6. ↑ "Swans hold off gallant Lions". 1 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
    7. ↑ Curley, Adam (1 June 2016). "Young Swan forward inks new two-year deal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 11 September 2025.
    8. ↑ Wu, Andrew (17 August 2017). "Sydney Swans' George Hewett adept at dark art of tagging". The Age . Retrieved 11 September 2025.
    9. ↑ Talent, Justin (8 June 2017). "Johannisen's lack of fight disappointing: Lyon". SEN . Retrieved 11 September 2025.
    10. ↑ "Swan Hewett notches 50th AFL game quickly". SBS News. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
    11. ↑ "Sydney vs Port Adelaide- Player Stats". AFLTables. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
    12. ↑ Whiting, Michael (23 November 2017). "Emerging Swans pair sign new deals". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 11 September 2025.
    13. ↑ Black, Sarah (2 October 2021). "Rugged free agent joins Blues after Swans opt not to match offer". AFL Media. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
    14. ↑ Jon Pierik (30 September 2022). "Medal man: Cripps joins Doull, Nicholls in elite Blues club". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
    15. ↑ "George Hewett stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2016.


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