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.
Darren Bewick | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname(s) | Boris[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1967-08-21) 21 August 1967 (age 54) | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | West Perth (WAFL) | ||
Debut |
1988, Essendon vs. North Melbourne, at Windy Hill | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1988–2000 | Essendon | 238 (332) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1986–1993 | Western Australia | 6 (7) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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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 |
Essendon Football Club 1993 AFL premiers | |
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Coach: Sheedy |
Essendon Football Club 2000 AFL premiers | |
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Coach: Sheedy |
Western Australian team – 1986 Interstate Championships | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |