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Brad Sewell

Hawthorn

AFL career

200 games32 goals

Debut
R3 2004 v PAD11 Apr 2004
Most recent
QF 2014 v GEE5 Sept 2014

Stats

AFL

2014
HAW
10
10.2
8.4
18.6
3.0
0.5
0.4
3.8
0.4
0.0
73
75
2013
HAW
21
10.2
10.5
20.8
2.4
0.6
1.2
4.9
0.1
0.3
76
79
2012
HAW
24
13.3
12.5
25.8
2.5
0.8
0.9
5.3
0.2
0.5
93
103
2011
HAW
22
10.7
12.5
23.2
3.5
1.0
0.9
5.2
0.2
0.1
88
95
2010
HAW
19
9.2
11.5
20.7
3.4
1.1
1.6
6.4
0.1
0.3
83
95
2009
HAW
19
11.0
14.8
25.8
4.4
1.5
1.1
6.5
0.2
0.2
102
111
2008
HAW
21
9.0
14.5
23.5
4.8
0.9
1.1
4.7
0.3
0.4
89
101
2007
HAW
24
8.6
12.8
21.3
5.2
0.8
1.0
4.3
0.1
0.1
83
92
2006
HAW
22
8.5
8.5
17.0
5.0
0.5
0.6
2.0
0.1
0.1
65
-
2005
HAW
12
6.3
6.8
13.1
2.9
0.4
0.6
1.3
0.0
0.1
45
-
2004
HAW
6
4.5
5.2
9.7
2.2
0.2
0.2
2.8
0.0
0.0
41
-

VFL

2014
BHH
4
11.0
9.5
20.5
3.0
0.5
2.0
5.5
0.0
0.8
78
League
Season
GEE
MCG
QF
9
5
14
4
0
0
0
6
0.0
73
91
COL
MCG
R23
8
13
21
4
0
2
0
2
0.0
64
59
GEE
MCG
R22
10
7
17
2
1
1
0
3
1.0
66
61
NTH
ES
R16
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
5
6
GCS
AS
R15
13
9
22
2
1
0
0
3
0.0
76
85
COL
MCG
R14
17
9
26
6
1
0
0
2
1.0
102
116
CAR
MCG
R13
16
13
29
5
0
0
0
4
1.0
111
114
WCE
AS
R12
6
8
14
4
0
0
0
8
0.0
78
70
GWS
MCG
R11
14
9
23
2
1
1
0
7
1.0
98
83
PAD
AO
R10
8
10
18
1
1
0
0
3
0.0
60
65

Profile

Born
02 Feb 1984 (age 42y 262d)
Height
181 cm
Weight
85 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Premiership(2×) 2008, 2013
  • Hawthorn B&F2007
    2nd
    2012
    3rd
    2006
    Top 10
    2008, 2009, 2011
  • Brownlow Medal
    Top 10
    2008

A bargain recruit taken with pick 7 in the 2003 Rookie Draft, Brad Sewell evolved from a disciplined tagger into one of the competition's premier contested ball-winners. Hailing from the North Ballarat Rebels, he overcame early injury setbacks to become the engine of Hawthorn's midfield, claiming the Peter Crimmins Medal in 2007. He was a pivotal figure in the club’s 2008 Premiership triumph, finishing third in Norm Smith Medal voting after a dominant display against Geelong’s star-studded on-ball brigade.

Sewell’s game was built on brute strength at the stoppages and clean hands in traffic, forming a fearsome extraction unit alongside Sam Mitchell and Jordan Lewis. He claimed a second flag in 2013 and was arguably Hawthorn’s best performer in the heartbreaking 2012 Grand Final loss to Sydney, where he racked up massive clearance numbers. His career ended on a bittersweet note in 2014; after battling hamstring issues, he played his 200th match in a Qualifying Final but was omitted for the Preliminary Final, ultimately missing out on the Grand Final victory. He retired as a dual premiership player and a revered servant of the club.