Jed Bews

Date of Birth: 14/12/1993

Club: Geelong FC

Games (Goals): 103 (12)

Recruited From: 2011 NAB AFL Draft, Pick 86 from Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)

The son of former Geelong player, Andrew, Jed was a relatively late starter to AFL having focused his attention as a kid to athletics, especially Pole Vaulting. It wasn’t until his late teens that Jed began taking his footy seriously and was quickly invited into the Geelong Falcons development program in the TAC Cup.

After two years with the Geelong Falcons including a handful of games for Geelong’s VFL team, Jed’s development was rapid which caught the eye of the Geelong Cats recruiters who later took him as a father-son selection in the 2011 NAB AFL Draft.

With a further two years development in a full time program at the Cats, Jed made his AFL debut in Round 9 of the 2014 season against Fremantle before adding a further six games to his career tally. Jed enjoyed a breakout season in 2015 playing sixteen games and cementing his spot in the starting line up. Playing predominantly as a small defender, Jed was faced with some massive tasks against some of the games great small forwards in his then short career. 

As he has continued to fine tune is game which has included showing some run and carry, Jed remains as an integral part of the Cats backline. At times Jed has been forced to earn his position in the team which he has duly down each time, however he is now seen as a lock at team selection each week. This has resulted in Jed enjoying his best season in 2020, playing in each game and finishing in the Top 10 of the Clubs Best & Fairest.

Jed is currently completing a redevelopment of his investment property where he has enjoyed both the physical side and business element.