Brett Bewley (born 14 April 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Brett Bewley
Personal information
Full name Brett Bewley
Date of birth (1995-04-14) 14 April 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s) Williamstown (VFL)
Draft #59, 2018 AFL draft, Fremantle
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–2021 Fremantle 25 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was the 59th overall draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft from Williamstown in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He played junior football for the Western Jets in the TAC Cup and Darley Football Club in the Ballarat Football League.[2] Bewley played 70 games and kicked 31 goals for the VFL Seagulls from 2014-18, where he was runner-up in the Club best and fairest award in 2018 and played in the Seconds premiership in 2014. He was named in the VFL Team-of-the-Year in 2017 and 2018.

He made his debut in Round 10 of the 2019 AFL season, against Brisbane at Optus Stadium, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[3] In August 2021 Bewley was informed that he would not be offered a contract extension for 2022.[4]

Brett is now back dominating local football playing with his junior club Darley in the Ballarat Football League.

References

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  1. ^ Quartermaine, Braden (25 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: Persistence in spades for new Dockers Lachlan Schultz and Brett Bewley". The West Australian.
  2. ^ "AFL Draft Watch – Brett Bewley". VFL. 12 November 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ McArdle, Jordan (24 May 2019). "Fremantle to unleash debutant Brett Bewley in clash against Brisbane Lions at Optus Stadium". The West Australian.
  4. ^ "Fremantle axe FOUR more Dockers for 2022". 25 August 2021.
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