Former Lion returns to the den

PREMIERSHIP Geelong Cats player Jed Bews returned to his junior football club Leopold to deliver a free junior football clinic last week.

The defender was joined by more than 50 of Leopold’s junior players Thursday, May 18, for the skills and drills session as part of Red Energy’s Born and Bred Junior Football Clinic program that sends AFL and NRL players back to their home clubs to give back to the community.

Following the clinic, junior players had the chance to interact with Bews by participating in a Q and A, a team BBQ and plenty of prize giveaways.

“It was great to partner with Red Energy for this clinic and support grassroots sport in the local area,” Bews said.

“To have over 100 juniors down there was a great turn out and a huge thanks to Red Energy for giving me the opportunity to give back to the club I played by junior footy at.”

Red Energy marketing campaign manager, Ben Hon said it was fantastic to see so many local players and parents turn out to catch up with their hometown hero.

“At Red Energy we’re committed to supporting grassroots sporting clubs and giving back to the communities we do business in.

“To be able to bring a legend like Jed Bews back to his home club creates a lot of excitement not just for the junior players but for their mums and dads too!”

As part of the Born and Bred Junior Football Clinic program. Red Energy will contribute $1000 to the football club to support their future junior player development.