Past George Hewett - free agent to Carlton, 2021

[Kennedy Parker]

George Hewett

George Hewett

29

George Hewett

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.7

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

3.3

5star

D

13.8

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

9.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.4

3star

is regularly praised in the media by his teammates and coach John Longmire for his steadfast reliability. Regardless of whether the 2013 draftee is tasked with winning the footy or blanketing a ball magnet, he has the full trust of the Sydney Swans camp. Dustin Martin, Patrick Cripps

9

Patrick Cripps

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

16.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.8

5star

CL

7.4

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

10.9

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

6.3

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

and Shaun Higgins

4

Shaun Higgins

Age

36

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

10.6

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

21.8

5star

K

10.3

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.6

4star

G

0.1

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

are just some of the gun midfielders Hewett has shut down in his unheralded career as a Swan. The South Australian carved out a career-best season in 2019 en route to finishing second in the Bob Skilton Medal voting, joining star duo Dane Rampe

24

Dane Rampe

Age

34

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

and Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

on the podium.

George Hewett

29

George Hewett

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.7

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

3.3

5star

D

13.8

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

9.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.4

3star

DOB: 29 December 1995
DEBUT: 2016
DRAFT: #32, 2013 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: Broughton-Mundoora (SA)/North Adelaide (SANFL)

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[Kiama Chris]

Did you read my post? His outstanding ability is that he is the best ball user in our midfield, bar none. We as Swans supporters have been so conditioned to loving tough, hard bulls that when we finally have a mid come along who is more clean than he is tough*, everyone's like "meh". A player actually finding targets wearing Swans jumpers instead of biting off more than you can chew? Boring!

*Not that Hewett isn't also tough.

For the xx years I have been a member my oft-repeated internal chant has been "FFS KICK IT TO A SWAN".
George fulfils that deep inner need in me.

 

[caesar88]

For the xx years I have been a member my oft-repeated internal chant has been "FFS KICK IT TO A SWAN".
George fulfils that deep inner need in me.

He would be in my top 3-5 most watchable Swans for sure.

 

[The King!]

very tradeable

 

[rustycrate]

very tradeable

What we would get would be less than he is worth. Why are you trading out one of our best mids?

 

[Kapers]

very tradeable

I mean, McDonald is also very tradeable. Don't know how it's a bad thing to know a player holds currency.

 

[The King!]

I mean, McDonald is also very tradeable. Don't know how it's a bad thing to know a player holds currency.

Not a bad thing at all

Cant trade duds

To be we could cover him but get something good back

Mean it as a compliment

 

[GoTheSwannies]

If talk of him leaving is true (which sadly appears so), I'm pretty disappointed.

He's someone that can and would perform in big matches / finals and would be a vital cog in a premiership team.

If it's inevitable, I hope he gets a nice pay cheque, and hope the swans get adequate compensation.

His role can be filled by others, but I would have much rather retained him.

Cool head with good hands.

 

[Juddernaut08]

If talk of him leaving is true (which sadly appears so), I'm pretty disappointed.

He's someone that can and would perform in big matches / finals and would be a vital cog in a premiership team.

If it's inevitable, I hope he gets a nice pay cheque, and hope the swans get adequate compensation.

His role can be filled by others, but I would have much rather retained him.

Cool head with good hands.

Hey mate, apologies for the intrusion.

Looks like he is a decent chance of leaving. If it's to the blues, hope he gets a hefty contract and the Swans get an end of first round or second round compo.

Just wanted to understand what are his weaknesses to be played as a tagger? Is he slow? Does he lack kicking skills?

 

[anotherletdown]

Hey mate, apologies for the intrusion.

Looks like he is a decent chance of leaving. If it's to the blues, hope he gets a hefty contract and the Swans get an end of first round or second round compo.

Just wanted to understand what are his weaknesses to be played as a tagger? Is he slow? Does he lack kicking skills?

He's anothed Lyons. Does everything really well just doesn't have an absolute stand out skill so lacks the hype around others.

I rate his kicking and composure the most, playing him as a tagger is a waste of his talents.

This years Aliir Aliir without doubt.

 

[Juddernaut08]

He's anothed Lyons. Does everything really well just doesn't have an absolute stand out skill so lacks the hype around others.

I rate his kicking and composure the most, playing him as a tagger is a waste of his talents.

This years Aliir Aliir without doubt.

Appreciate it, makes a lot of sense.

Hope we do get him and that there's fair compensation. Your development program is miles ahead of us and most teams so no doubt you'll find a replacement soon enough.

 

[Superstar swan]

If the talk that the club hasn’t even offered him a deal is true, that’s piss poor by the club.

We have overpaid Reid his entire career, Taylor is on huge overs to make just two. This guy is one of our top performers and it just feels like he’s being shafted

 

[David 3058]

He's anothed Lyons. Does everything really well just doesn't have an absolute stand out skill so lacks the hype around others.

I rate his kicking and composure the most, playing him as a tagger is a waste of his talents.

This years Aliir Aliir without doubt.

Completely agree with this. I have always thought we're a better team with George in it. Can run all day, tough and durable. And if we need to tag he does it beautifully. I just can't understand why we'd let him go. He isn't even 27 yet, best years ahead of him.

 

[Tedeski]

Completely agree with this. I have always thought we're a better team with George in it. Can run all day, tough and durable. And if we need to tag he does it beautifully. I just can't understand why we'd let him go. He isn't even 27 yet, best years ahead of him.

Which plodding midfielders spot does he take?

 

[Bandit55]

Completely agree with this. I have always thought we're a better team with George in it. Can run all day, tough and durable. And if we need to tag he does it beautifully. I just can't understand why we'd let him go. He isn't even 27 yet, best years ahead of him.

The view of Hewett’s lack of pace and undynamicness reminds me of Carlton rejecting Greg Williams before he went to Geelong. Good ball use and decision making makes the biggest difference in the game. It can outweigh a lack of pace.


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[Heeney2Franklin]

Hewett will join the likes of Mitchell, Allir, Nankervis much gnashing of the teeth and discussion on Why Sydney why??

Imagine if AA wins a norm smith..

 

[DST]

If the talk that the club hasn’t even offered him a deal is true, that’s piss poor by the club.

We have overpaid Reid his entire career, Taylor is on huge overs to make just two. This guy is one of our top performers and it just feels like he’s being shafted

There is absolutely no need to offer him a deal at this stage.

Both the club and George have known what the plan was for RFA for him for the last 12 months.

We have identified George as player we can cover, is likely to provide the best compo deal and will save us salary cap dollars.

The club knows that they can’t offer him what he may get out there in the market so have been mature enough to let him know early so he can get on with finding the right deal for him out there.

If no suitable deal comes, the club will then off him what they can and he stays.

There has been absolutely no shafting.

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[DST]

Hewett will join the likes of Mitchell, Allir, Nankervis much gnashing of the teeth and discussion on Why Sydney why??

Imagine if AA wins a norm smith..

Each one of those are completely different.

Mitchell got offered a better deal so left

Alir doesn’t particularly fit the way we want to defend and gave us the salary cap space and draft capital to move on Hickey.

Nankervis simply did not want to stay in Sydney.

Hewett is a victim of a tight salary cap and plays in a position that we have young coverage for.


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[Heeney2Franklin]

Each one of those are completely different.

Mitchell got offered a better deal so left

Alir doesn’t particularly fit the way we want to defend and gave us the salary cap space and draft capital to move on Hickey.

Nankervis simply did not want to stay in Sydney.

Hewett is a victim of a tight salary cap and plays in a position that we have young coverage for.


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Those are all excuses tbh we stuffed up with the first 3 and if Hewett goes that will be 4 we simply prioritized and kept the wrong players.

I tend to look to what Geelong did with Guthrie who is a similar player to Hewett but better they extended him for 4 years at 29yrs of age.

 

[Olian]

Hewett is one of the top earners at the club this year. His output doesn't match the pay packet. How he ended up on such a high salary is a list management question (maybe a back ended deal). Career stats shows that he's a solid foot solider. He's clean by hand and foot but statisically nothing special. The final against GWS just reconfirms he's solid player but not a match winner (which you hope your high earners are). To the extent that the rumours of us looking to move him on at the end of last year are true it shows that we don't value him over other players coming through. Maybe if we moved him on the end of last year we could have kept Aliir.

 

[ashep]

If the talk that the club hasn’t even offered him a deal is true, that’s piss poor by the club.

We have overpaid Reid his entire career, Taylor is on huge overs to make just two. This guy is one of our top performers and it just feels like he’s being shafted

With a RFA wouldn't the best thing for the player be to let him go and get an offer from another club that can be matched? George can go find the highest offer on the market rather than negotiate only with the Swans?

 

[Superstar swan]

With a RFA wouldn't the best thing for the player be to let him go and get an offer from another club that can be matched? George can go find the highest offer on the market rather than negotiate only with the Swans?

I think most rfa’s would have deals on front of them from their clubs by now, in the hope they sign early and don’t inflate their price by exploring the market

 

[ashep]

I think most rfa’s would have deals on front of them from their clubs by now, in the hope they sign early and don’t inflate their price by exploring the market

Fair enough. I guess it's tough to make an assessment without knowing the exact nature of the conversation.

"George, we love you and want to take care of you. Go find the best offer you can and we'll do our best to match it"

is very different to

"George, we love you but our cap is cooked. If you can find a reasonable offer out there, go and take it."

 

[Tedeski]

I've no doubt everything about this is amicable & aimed at getting the best for George & the club.
Should it not work our too positively either way, I'm sure George will remain a Swan but I feel this is about finding out what a player is worth in the current climate. George may think he is worth 400-500K per year for 4 years. Swans may think no more than 300K x 2 years due to serious back injury.
That's significant money & time so it's very reasonable that the club allow George to find his value & get the most out of his career, both with remuneration & with years in the game. It may not be any thing to do with dollars either but purely term of contract for George which is totally reasonable.

All in all, I feel it's all amicable & we tried this last year but after missing most of the season after back surgery, there were no takers. Now after a solid season for George, both parties have a great base to negotiate with. So what is any other club prepared to pay? The Swans know what George is worth in our system going forward & no doubt are happy to keep him but we would have our price & laying that on the table may be more than we have to.

Nothing negative about this the way I see it. It will be win/win. We did the same thing with Jude Bolton

Jude Bolton

Age

44

Ht

181cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.9

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

8.4

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.6

5star

CL

3.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

11.8

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.6

4star

from memory. He ended up signing one year contracts for his last 5 seasons from memory. Pinched a flag to.

 

[kickthething]

It is looking very likely George is falling victim to the Board Sponsored Player curse.

 

[swansfan51]

George may think he is worth 400-500K per year for 4 years. Swans may think no more than 300K x 2 years due to serious back injury.

Not criticising the rest of your post Ted at all, just pulling the number out for a quick point.

Next year the average AFL salary (including all the no-hopers, rookie listers, and new draftees) is $350k. There is no way that a player like Hewett who was picked every week if available would be signed on below the AFL average wage. He might well be on more than that right now, and probably fair enough too.