“I’VE HAD a lucky seven weeks.”
If there’s one man who loves to downplay his own impact, it’s George Hewett.
Coming off three straight games of career-best numbers, it’s hard to ignore the No.29 when talking about the Blues’ top performers.
The 29-year-old Carlton midfielder has been among the league’s most damaging players in 2025, but true to form, Hewett credits his ‘luck’ to the hard work of his teammates.
“We’ve got ‘Crippa’, Cerra, Walsh and De Koning [in the midfield],” Hewett said.
“I’m happy to do my bit on the opposition. I’m lucky the ball is falling in my lap and hopefully it keeps going that way.”
Lucky or not, Hewett’s 29 disposals, eight tackles and five score involvements proved crucial in the Blues’ win over the Cats on Sunday afternoon – especially with one of those involvements providing the match-winning goal.
Launching the Sherrin from well beyond 50, Hewett had more than a few doubters about whether he had the distance - but the midfielder’s red-hot form continued, making sure he delivered when it mattered most.
“I was pretty tired and the boys make fun of me because I can’t kick that far: but I middled it, aimed for the left post and it went in,” he said.
Hewett was full of praise for Carlton’s defensive efforts, highlighting not just the backline but the entire team's commitment to defence.
Keeping Geelong to just 76 points was the real victory for the Blues, a testament to their pride in winning contests and applying pressure.
“We’re a pretty proud group defensively – I’ve thought our backs saved us multiple times, they were huge,” he said.
“I think we’ve battled hard the last seven weeks and we defended well, kept teams to low scores. Our skills haven’t been there but our effort has been, so it was good to kick a score again against a quality side.”
One player Hewett was quick to shout out was the returning Harry McKay, who made a strong impact in the forward line after missing the last month of football.
Acknowledging not only McKay’s work but also the noise the crowd made when he got near the ball, Hewett said it added to a ‘finals-like’ experience at the MCG.
“It was pretty tough for [Harry] to go for the contests he did today and I think he marked 80 per cent of them, which is a great result,” he said.
“[He] probably saved the game for us multiple occasions, just to soak up time and territory, then he kicked three goals which was match winning.
“I saw it was 67 000 but it felt like 90,000 - this genuinely felt like a finals game. We’re lucky to be involved in these games, it was a good win.”