| Brad Sewell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sewell training with Hawthorn in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brad Sewell | ||
| Born | (1984-02-02)2 February 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Original team | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 7,2003 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 3, 2004,Hawthorn vs.Port Adelaide, atAAMI Stadium | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Brad Sewell (born 2 February 1984) is a formerAustralian rules football player who played for theHawthorn Football Club in theAustralian Football League.
Sewell played junior football at the Newlyn Football Club which is part of theCentral Highlands Football League and later with the North Ballarat Rebels in the U18 TAC Cup competition. Sewell attendedBallarat High School for his secondary education.[citation needed]
Sewell was selected by theHawthorn 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 behindSam Mitchell andLuke Hodge. He played all 22 games for the season, and kicked his first and second goal in the last match of the year againstGeelong.
In 2007, Sewell was a key player for Hawthorn as he went to win thePeter 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 fromEssendon captainMatthew 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 theFremantle Football Club in the2013 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 againstNorth Melbourne. He managed ten games for the season with his last game being the Second Qualifying Final againstGeelong.
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 | ||
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Sewell's brother, Myles, won theJ. J. Liston Trophy forNorth Ballarat in 2009.[6] He also has two other siblings: brothers Adam, and sister Mikaela.
In 2011, Sewell completed aBachelor of Commerce with a Sport Management Degree fromDeakin 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-teammateMichael 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 theCentral Highlands Football League.[12]
