Elijah Hewett

DOB

27/5/04

Height

185cm

Weight

85 kg

Junior club

Swan Districts/Caversham JFC

Arrived

Pick 14 in the 2022 national draft

Number

8

Debut

Round 2 2023 vs GWS Giants
(282nd Eagles player)

Games

34

Goals

14

B&F Top 10

1 (2025)

Best Finish

9th (2025)

Other clubs

Swan Districts (WAFL) 2022

Swan Districts product Elijah Hewett was West Coast's second pick in the 2022 national draft.

West Coast career[]

Talked of as a potential top-ten pick, Hewett played senior WAFL football for Swan Districts during 2022 but slid slightly during the first round and West Coast was quick to pounce, adding him to State teammate Reuben Ginbey. On being drafted, he was described as a strong and powerful midfielder with agility and explosiveness.^[1]

Hewett made three early-season appearances, two of the them as the starting substitute, before being sent back to the WAFL where he immediately suffered an ankle injury. He returned later in the year and impressed rotating between the forward line and midfield, earning a Rising Star nomination. Unfortunately his second season was a write-off, with Hewett battling the foot condition sesamoiditis throughout the year before being finally ruled out in July after developing a stress reaction.

Returning in 2025, Hewett was a regular contributor in the midfield, finshing third in the side in clearances and averaging a goal every second game, and earning his first top ten finish in the Best and Fairest.