Carlton have added extra grunt to their midfield after officially securing former Sydney on-baller George Hewett as an AFL free agent.
The Swans opted not to match Carlton's reported four-year contract offer to Hewett, a restricted free agent, and will receive an end-of-second-round draft pick as compensation.
Hewett, 25, has therefore immediately joined the Blues after 120 games for the Swans.
"It's so important in the modern game to be able to have depth in numbers in the midfield. George is smart, he's tough and he'll do whatever job the team requires," Blues list manager Nick Austin said.
"He's got over 100 games of experience, he's featured in finals and performed well in them.
"He gives us a different look in our midfield group and we think he's someone our fans will really resonate with given his manic attack on the football.
"We're always looking for ways to bolster our list and George does exactly that.
"We're looking forward to seeing him link up and get to work with his new teammates and our new AFL senior coach Michael Voss when pre-season begins."
Hewett is Carlton's first recruit under new coach Voss, with wantaway Fremantle midfielder Adam Cerra set to join him - once the Blues seal a trade with the Dockers.
Drafted at pick No.32 in the 2013 AFL draft, Hewett has averaged 17.8 disposals, 3.1 clearances and just under four tackles a game since his 2016 debut.
