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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Darren Bewick
Personal information
Nickname(s) Boris
Date of birth (1967-08-21) 21 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) West Perth (WAFL)
Debut 1988, Essendon vs. North Melbourne, at Windy Hill
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1985-1987 West Perth 52 (85)
1988–2000 Essendon 238 (332)
Total 290 (417)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1986–1993 Western Australia 6 (7)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Darren Bewick (born 21 August 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Bewick's game breaking pace & goal sense inside the attacking 50 was legendary amongst Bomber fans.

After debuting in 1988, Bewick played in all three of Essendon's finals in 1989. In 1990, Bewick played in Essendon's losing Grand Final team against Collingwood.

In the Preliminary Final of 1993, Bewick was instrumental in Essendon's comeback victory (trailing the Adelaide Crows by 42 points at half-time) to earn a place in the 1993 AFL Grand Final. Bewick kicked a game high 6 goals (equal with that of Adelaide full forward Tony Modra), kicking his 5th & 6th goals in the final term to level the scores, with Gary O'Donnell kicking truly to put Essendon in front. Essendon went on to defeat Adelaide by 11 points, with the sealer kicked by returning Essendon great, Tim Watson. The win secured Essendon a place in the 1993 AFL Grand Final against Carlton. Essendon dominated the premiership decider, winning by 44 points.

In the round 11 match against Geelong in 1995, Bewick ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in an incident during the second quarter, ending his season. He played his comeback match (and 150th AFL game) against Geelong in the centenary re-enactment match at the MCG in round 7, 1996. In a best-on-ground display, Bewick kicked nine goals from 11 kicks - including a spectacular finish from the boundary for his eighth goal.

Bewick retired after the 2000 AFL Grand Final, in which Essendon defeated Melbourne by 60 points, claiming the club's record 16th AFL premiership.

Since retiring from playing Bewick has worked in junior coaching and development. He is the long-standing coach of Eastern Ranges in the NAB League, the premier underage competition in Victoria. He first gained the position in 2010 and coached them to a premiership in 2013.

Playing statistics

Legend
  G   Goals   K   Kicks   D   Disposals    T   Tackles
  B   Behinds    H   Handballs    M   Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1988 Essendon 8 18 19 19 253 74 327 58 25 1.1 1.1 14.1 4.1 18.2 3.2 1.4
1989 Essendon 8 13 30 14 163 60 223 43 26 2.3 1.1 12.5 4.6 17.2 3.3 2.0
1990 Essendon 8 25 37 33 338 112 450 68 30 1.5 1.3 13.5 4.5 18.0 2.7 1.2
1991 Essendon 8 18 25 19 279 113 392 59 7 1.4 1.1 15.5 6.3 21.8 3.3 0.4
1992 Essendon 8 20 32 28 271 94 365 66 21 1.6 1.4 13.6 4.7 18.3 3.3 1.1
1993† Essendon 8 24 52 30 315 119 434 61 38 2.2 1.3 13.1 5.0 18.1 2.5 1.6
1994 Essendon 8 21 20 34 302 110 412 79 24 1.0 1.6 14.4 5.2 19.6 3.8 1.1
1995 Essendon 8 10 21 13 138 53 191 22 13 2.1 1.3 13.8 5.3 19.1 2.2 1.3
1996 Essendon 8 18 28 21 226 89 315 61 15 1.6 1.2 12.6 4.9 17.5 3.4 0.8
1997 Essendon 8 5 2 4 48 22 70 13 3 0.4 0.8 9.6 4.4 14.0 2.6 0.6
1998 Essendon 8 23 32 16 256 87 343 64 17 1.4 0.7 11.1 3.8 14.9 2.8 0.7
1999 Essendon 8 24 20 17 301 73 374 54 27 0.8 0.7 12.5 3.0 15.6 2.3 1.1
2000† Essendon 8 19 14 12 195 64 259 48 26 0.7 0.6 10.3 3.4 13.6 2.5 1.4
Career 238 332 260 3085 1070 4155 696 272 1.4 1.1 13.0 4.5 17.5 2.9 1.1

References

  1. "Milne makes his mark living off crumbs". The Australian. News Corp Australia. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. Darren Bewick's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

Essendon Football Club 1993 AFL premiers
Essendon 20.13 (133) defeated Carlton 13.11 (89), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Sheedy
Essendon Football Club 2000 AFL premiers
Essendon 19.21 (135) defeated Melbourne 11.9 (75), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Sheedy
Western Australian team – 1986 Interstate Championships
Western Australia 18.19 (127) defeated South Australia 12.16 (88), at Football Park, 27 May 1986
Western Australia 21.11 (137) defeated Victoria 20.14 (134), at Subiaco Oval, 8 July 1986
Both games
State game vs. South Australia
State of Origin vs. Victoria
Coach: Alexander
Western Australian team – 1987 Interstate Championships
South Australia 18.16 (124) defeated Western Australia 9.9 (63), at WACA, 16 June 1987
Victoria 16.20 (116) defeated Western Australia 13.14 (92), at Subiaco Oval, 22 July 1987
Both games
State game vs. South Australia
State of Origin vs. Victoria
Coach: Todd
Western Australian team – 1991 State of Origin
Western Australia 19.13 (127) defeated Victoria 7.9 (41), at the WACA, 16 July 1991
Coach: Malthouse
Western Australian team – 1992 State of Origin
Victoria 23.19 (157) defeated Western Australia 13.12 (90), at the MCG, 26 May 1992
Coach: Malthouse
Western Australian team – 1993 State of Origin
South Australia 19.13 (127) defeated Western Australia 14.17 (91), at Football Park, 2 June 1993, crowd: 21,487
Semi-Final vs. South Australia
Coach: Malthouse
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