Jed Bews (born 14 December 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who last played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He was drafted with the 86th pick in the 2011 AFL draft under the father–son rule. His father, Andrew Bews, also played for Geelong, wearing the number 27. Jed was offered that number but decided against it, and was given number 24. Jed made his AFL debut in round 9 of the 2014 season against Fremantle. He has played primarily as a defender, standing tall and weighing .
Prior to being drafted, Bews was a talented young athlete who competed as a pole vaulter, becoming a junior national champion and posting a best jump of 4.65 metres.
Bews did not feature in Geelong's AFL team during the 2026 AFL season, instead spending the season in the club's VFL team. He would play 16 matches in the VFL competition that year, part of the Geelong team that won the minor premiership only losing two matches. Bews' final appearance for Geelong was the 2026 VFL Grand Final where the Cats were beaten by .
Bews was awarded life membership of the Geelong Football Club in 2024.
Statistics Updated to the end of the 2025 season.
| 2014 || || 24 | 7 || 0 || 0 || 30 || 30 || 60 || 17 || 25 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.3 || 4.3 || 8.6 || 2.4 || 3.6 || 0 |- | 2015 || || 24 | 16 || 1 || 2 || 70 || 85 || 155 || 35 || 50 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 4.4 || 5.3 || 9.7 || 2.2 || 3.1 || 0 |- | 2016 || || 24 | 8 || 0 || 2 || 51 || 48 || 99 || 35 || 21 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 6.4 || 6.0 || 12.4 || 4.4 || 2.6 || 0 |- | 2017 || || 24 | 19 || 3 || 2 || 128 || 108 || 236 || 64 || 58 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 6.7 || 5.7 || 12.4 || 3.4 || 3.1 || 0 |- | 2018 || || 24 | 21 || 2 || 2 || 124 || 106 || 230 || 72 || 37 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 5.9 || 5.0 || 11.0 || 3.4 || 1.8 || 0 |- | 2019 || || 24 | 12 || 3 || 3 || 94 || 35 || 129 || 33 || 30 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 7.8 || 2.9 || 10.8 || 2.8 || 2.5 || 0 |- | 2020 || || 24 | 20 || 3 || 2 || 146 || 72 || 218 || 65 || 35 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 7.3 || 3.6 || 10.9 || 3.3 || 1.8 || 1 |- | 2021 || || 24 | 25 || 3 || 2 || 219 || 125 || 344 || 116 || 50 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 8.8 || 5.0 || 13.8 || 4.6 || 2.0 || 0 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2022# || || 24 | 23 || 1 || 2 || 134 || 115 || 249 || 79 || 43 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 5.8 || 5.0 || 10.8 || 3.4 || 1.9 || 0 |- | 2023 || || 24 | 15 || 0 || 1 || 79 || 78 || 157 || 36 || 30 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 5.3 || 5.2 || 10.5 || 2.4 || 2.0 || 0 |- | 2024 || || 24 | 5 || 0 || 0 || 31 || 19 || 50 || 20 || 7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.2 || 3.8 || 10.0 || 4.0 || 1.4 || 0 |- | 2025 || || 24 | 4 || 0 || 0 || 38 || 18 || 56 || 24 || 7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.5 || 4.5 || 14.0 || 6.0 || 1.8 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 175 !! 16 !! 18 !! 1144 !! 839 !! 1983 !! 596 !! 393 !! 0.1 !! 0.1 !! 6.5 !! 4.8 !! 11.3 !! 3.4 !! 2.2 !! 1
Notes
Honours and achievements Team AFL premiership player (): 2022 2× McClelland Trophy (): 2019, 2022
References
External links
Jed Bews statistics including TAC cup at sportingpulse.com