 Almost unbelievably, Hewat came into 2005 with just two state caps and five points to his name.An electrifying and unpredictable fullback and winger, he missed just one match for the season, when he was rested from the Waratahs clash with the Romanian Barbarians on the Gulf Air development tour of Eastern Europe.On top of this, Hewat played two games for Australia A and captained Manly to within one win of the Tooheys New Cup Grand Final.