Brad Sewell (born 2 February 1984) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

player who played for the

Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...

in the Australian Football League.

Early life

Sewell played junior football at the Newlyn Football Club which is part of the Central Highlands Football League and later with the North Ballarat Rebels in the U18 TAC Cup competition. Sewell attended Ballarat High School for his secondary education.

AFL career

Sewell was selected by the

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 behind Sam Mitchell (footballer), Sam Mitchell and Luke Hodge. He played all 22 games for the season, and kicked his first and second goal in the last match of the year against Geelong Football Club, Geelong. In 2007, Sewell was a key player for Hawthorn as he went to win the Peter 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 from Essendon Football Club, Essendon captain Matthew Lloyd early in the third quarter. 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. In September 2013, Sewell became a dual Premiership player when the Hawks defeated the Fremantle Football Club in the 2013 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 against . He managed ten games for the season with his last game being the Second Qualifying Final against .

Statistics

, - style=background:#EAEAEA , 2003 AFL season, 2003 , , , , 31 , 0 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 0 , - , 2004 AFL season, 2004 , , , , 28 , 6 , , 0 , , 0 , , 27 , , 31 , , 58 , , 13 , , 17 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 4.5 , , 5.2 , , 9.7 , , 2.2 , , 2.8 , , 0 , - style=background:#EAEAEA , 2005 AFL season, 2005 , , , , 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 AFL season, 2006 , , , , 12 , 22 , , 2 , , 2 , , 187 , , 187 , , 374 , , 110 , , 45 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 8.5 , , 8.5 , , 17.0 , , 5.0 , , 2.0 , , 1 , - style=background:#EAEAEA , 2007 AFL season, 2007 , , , , 12 , 24 , , 3 , , 2 , , 206 , , 306 , , 512 , , 124 , , 104 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 8.6 , , 12.8 , , 21.3 , , 5.2 , , 4.3 , , 8 , - , bgcolor=F0E68C , 2008 AFL season, 2008^# , , , , 12 , 21 , , 7 , , 8 , , 188 , , 305 , , 493 , , 100 , , 99 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 9.0 , , 14.5 , , 23.5 , , 4.8 , , 4.7 , , 16 , - style=background:#EAEAEA , 2009 AFL season, 2009 , , , , 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 AFL season, 2010 , , , , 12 , 19 , , 1 , , 5 , , 174 , , 219 , , 393 , , 64 , , 121 , , 0.1 , , 0.3 , , 9.2 , , 11.5 , , 20.7 , , 3.4 , , 6.4 , , 6 , - style=background:#EAEAEA , 2011 AFL season, 2011 , , , , 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 AFL season, 2012 , , , , 12 , 24 , , 4 , , 13 , , 309 , , 300 , , 609 , , 59 , , 127 , , 0.2 , , 0.5 , , 12.9 , , 12.5 , , 25.4 , , 2.5 , , 5.3 , , 13 , - style=background:#EAEAEA , bgcolor=F0E68C , 2013 AFL season, 2013^# , , , , 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 AFL season, 2014 , , , , 12 , 10 , , 4 , , 0 , , 102 , , 84 , , 186 , , 30 , , 38 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 10.2 , , 8.4 , , 18.6 , , 3.0 , , 3.8 , , 5 , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3, Career: ! 200 !! 32 !! 43 !! 1928 !! 2290 !! 4218 !! 745 !! 907 !! 0.2 !! 0.1 !! 9.6 !! 11.5 !! 21.1 !! 3.7 !! 4.5 !! 72

Honours and achievements

Team * 2× List of VFL/AFL premiers, AFL premiership player (): 2008 AFL Grand Final, 2008, 2013 AFL Grand Final, 2013 * 2× List of VFL/AFL minor premiers, Minor premiership (): 2012 AFL season, 2012, 2013 AFL season, 2013 Individual * Peter Crimmins Medal: 2007 * Australia international rules football team: 2008 International Rules Series, 2008 * life member * Box Hill All-Star team (1999–2019)

Personal

Sewell's brother, Myles, won the J. J. Liston Trophy for North Ballarat Football Club, North Ballarat in 2009. He also has two other siblings: brothers Adam, and sister Mikaela. In 2011, Sewell completed a Bachelor of Commerce with a Sport Management Degree from Deakin University. In 2017, Sewell graduated from Monash University with a Master's in Business Administration. In March 2016, Sewell, along with ex-teammate Michael Osborne (footballer), Michael Osborne, launched the Australian Rules Football College. 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. Sewell is currently a commentator for Network 7, and occasionally plays for Newlyn in the Central Highlands Football League.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sewell, Brad 1984 births Australia international rules football team players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Box Hill Football Club players Deakin University alumni Greater Western Victoria Rebels players Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club Premiership players Living people People educated at Ballarat High School Peter Crimmins Medal winners Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players Monash University alumni