Andrew Bews
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Andrew Bews is a former Australian rules football
er who played 282 VFL/AFL
games during the 1980s and 90s.
Debuting in 1981 after being recruited from North Geelong, Bews played over 200 games for Geelong
. A tagger, he earned All Australian selection in 1987.
Bews moved to Brisbane in 1994 to play for the Brisbane Bears
where he was used in defence. Bews' height was 175 cm and his weight 83 kg.
In addition to his football career Bews was a talented junior athlete, along with his brother Stephen, both competing for the Geelong Guild Athletic Club. Bews' earliest victories came at the 1978 "Weekly Times" Victorian Country Track and Field Championships held at Landy Field, South Geelong where he gained three gold medals in the mens under 14 90 metre hurdles, long and triple jump events.
Bews continues his links with the Geelong Guild Athletic Club, after retiring from football, he returned to track and field athletics as a veteran.
Bews most recently was the MC for the Geelong Guild Athletic Club's Centenary Dinner, held in Capri Receptions at North Geelong on 12 July 2008.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played 282 VFL/AFL
Australian Football League
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games during the 1980s and 90s.
Debuting in 1981 after being recruited from North Geelong, Bews played over 200 games for Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
. A tagger, he earned All Australian selection in 1987.
Bews moved to Brisbane in 1994 to play for the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
where he was used in defence. Bews' height was 175 cm and his weight 83 kg.
In addition to his football career Bews was a talented junior athlete, along with his brother Stephen, both competing for the Geelong Guild Athletic Club. Bews' earliest victories came at the 1978 "Weekly Times" Victorian Country Track and Field Championships held at Landy Field, South Geelong where he gained three gold medals in the mens under 14 90 metre hurdles, long and triple jump events.
Bews continues his links with the Geelong Guild Athletic Club, after retiring from football, he returned to track and field athletics as a veteran.
Bews most recently was the MC for the Geelong Guild Athletic Club's Centenary Dinner, held in Capri Receptions at North Geelong on 12 July 2008.