Hewitt arrived at North Melbourne from WAFL club Subiaco, having been recruited with the 23rd selection of the 1996 AFL draft.
He was unable to hold down a key forward spot at North Melbourne as Wayne Carey and Corey McKernan were first choices.
[1] Hewitt, who spent some time in the ruck, did however manage to put together 19 games in 1998 and win an AFL Rising Star nomination.
The Kangaroos traded Hewitt to Adelaide in the 2000 AFL draft, for pick 23 Drew Petrie.
Returning to Western Australia, Hewitt signed with South Fremantle in 2003 and had a four-year stint in the WAFL.