Rohan Bewick seems to have found his niche up forward with the Lions
8:16am Mar 14, 2013
Rohan Bewick knows that he must improve to keep his spot in the team.
9:11am Dec 21, 2012
The Lions can be thankful there's no uncle-nephew rule in the AFL
9:54am May 19, 2011
11:48am Mar 13, 2013
Junior Clubs: Kingsley JFC
Clubs: Brisbane Lions
Debut: Rd 1 2011
Recruited from: West Perth (WA)
Brownlow Votes: -
Rohan Bewick is a hard-running player with a penetrating kick who tasted senior WAFL action before joining the Lions as part of a trade with the Gold Coast at the end of the 2010 season.
• Rohan Bewick - the nephew of former Essendon premiership player Darren - played his junior football in Western Australia and eventually graduated to West Perth's senior side in the local WAFL competition in 2010.
• He was selected in the West Australian State squad, but suffered a leg injury which forced him to miss the State game.
• After the injury, he returned to West Perth where he produced an outstanding finish to the WAFL season. He averaged 20 disposals per game including a career-high 32 possessions against reigning WAFL premiers Subiaco.
• At the Draft Combine, he grabbed the attention of AFL recruiters with a range of impressive testing results including a 14.7 shuttle run and a 10 minute 18 second 3km time trial.
• The Brisbane Lions secured Bewick at the end of 2010 as a Previously Nominated or Previously Listed Player from the Gold Coast in a complex trade which saw Jared Brennan join the Suns and a host of draft picks exchanged.
• Bewick was selected in the Lions’ senior team for their Round 1 match against Melbourne, but after a couple of modest outings, he was sent back to the Lions Reserves side for the next five weeks.
• He was recalled in Round 8 to face the GWS Giants – making the most of his opportunity with 24 disposals and six marks.
• Bewick proceeded to play in 14 of the next 15 senior matches, which included a personal best stretch of 10 consecutive games between Round 8 and Round 18.
• He seemed to find his niche up forward, where his strong overhead marking and lethal left foot proved a dangerous combination. He kicked at least one goal in 12 of his last 13 matches – including a career best haul of three against Adelaide in Round 21.
• His 18 goals for the season came at an average of 1.1 per game, ranking him equal fourth on the Club’s 2012 goal-kicking tally.
• An improved second AFL season saw Bewick take his career games tally to 28, and finish a personal best equal 15th on Club Champion night.
• After impressing the Lions' coaching staff throughout the pre-season competition, Bewick was selected to make his senior AFL debut in the Club's season opener against Fremantle at the Gabba.
• He collected 15 disposals and kicked a goal in a solid debut game, and backed it up the following week in the team's loss to the Western Bulldogs with a career-high 23 possessions.
• He was used effectively as the 'sub' in Round 3 against Melbourne at the MCG, and amassed 13 disposals and five marks in just over a quarter of football.
• But after landing awkwardly on his back early in the Lions' Easter Thursday match against St Kilda in Round 5 at the Gabba, Bewick missed the following two weeks.
• He returned in Round 8 against Essendon and went on to play in eight of the next nine senior matches, before ultimately being sent back to play in the NEAFL with the Lions Reserves.
• He finished his debut season with 12 senior games - which was the most by any of the Club's 11 debutants in 2011.
| Statistics | Best | Opponent | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kicks | 12 | Essendon | Rd 8 |
| Handballs | 10 | Melbourne | Rd 5 |
| Disposals | 21 | Melbourne | Rd 5 |
| Marks | 9 | Essendon | Rd 8 |
| Hit-outs | 2 | Western Bulldogs | Rd 1 |
| Tackles | 4 | Essendon | Rd 8 |
| Goals | 2 | West Coast Eagles | Rd 7 |
| Dream Team | 92 | Melbourne | Rd 5 |
| Rd | Opponent | Result | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B | DT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Bulldogs | L 127 - 59 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| 2 | Adelaide Crows | L 77 - 96 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 62 |
| 3 | Gold Coast Suns | W 92 - 94 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| 4 | North Melbourne | L 125 - 62 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 76 |
| 5 | Melbourne | W 122 - 94 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 92 |
| 6 | Sydney Swans | L 115 - 55 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | West Coast Eagles | L 82 - 108 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 62 |
| 8 | Essendon | W 86 - 96 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| 9 | Carlton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 | Collingwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 12 | Fremantle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 13 | Geelong Cats | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 14 | Hawthorn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 15 | Gold Coast Suns | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 16 | North Melbourne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 17 | Melbourne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 18 | Port Adelaide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 19 | St Kilda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 20 | Richmond | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 21 | GWS Giants | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 22 | Western Bulldogs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 23 | Geelong Cats | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL | W: 3 - L: 5 | 69 | 44 | 113 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 543 |
| Statistics | Best | Opponent | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kicks | 15 | Western Bulldogs | Rd 2, 2011 |
| Handballs | 11 | GWS Giants | Rd 8, 2012 |
| Disposals | 24 | GWS Giants | Rd 8, 2012 |
| Marks | 9 | Essendon | Rd 8, 2013 |
| Hit-outs | 2 | Western Bulldogs | Rd 1, 2013 |
| Tackles | 5 | Adelaide Crows | Rd 10, 2011 |
| Goals | 3 | Adelaide Crows | Rd 21, 2012 |
| Dream Team | 97 | GWS Giants | Rd 8, 2012 |
| Season | Club | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B | DT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Brisbane Lions | 69 | 44 | 113 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 543 |
| 2012 | Brisbane Lions | 124 | 75 | 199 | 58 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 911 |
| 2011 | Brisbane Lions | 88 | 46 | 134 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 568 |
AFL Brisbane Lions: 28 games, 23 goals
Equal 4th Lions Leading Goal-Kicker
2012
West Australian State Squad Selection
2010
West Perth Rookie of the Year
2010
