George Hewett (footballer)

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 (age 29)
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 career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2014–2021	Sydney	120 (32)
2022–	Carlton	59 (14)
Total		179 (46)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
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.

AFL career

Sydney Swans

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.

Carlton

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	29	24	18	8	148	163	311	68	84	0.8	0.3	6.2	6.8	13.0	2.8	3.5
2017	Sydney	29	24	9	6	199	250	449	86	115	0.4	0.3	8.3	10.4	18.7	3.6	4.8
2018	Sydney	29	23	3	3	170	259	429	51	90	0.1	0.1	7.4	11.3	18.7	2.2	3.9
2019	Sydney	29	22	1	0	190	291	429	56	98	0.1	0.0	8.6	13.2	21.9	2.6	4.5
2020[a]	Sydney	29	6	1	0	29	54	83	11	19	0.2	0.0	4.8	9.0	13.8	1.8	3.2
2021	Sydney	29	21	0	0	160	216	376	74	71	0.0	0.0	7.6	10.3	17.9	3.5	3.4
2022	Carlton	29	15	4	5	170	257	427	51	73	0.2	0.3	11.3	17.1	28.4	3.4	4.8
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.

External links

• George Hewett's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
• George Hewett's playing statistics from AFL Tables