At Hawthorn however, his premiership medal is unique. And at a club vying to win its first flag in 17 years, with one of the youngest lists in the competition, he was always going to be faced with a barrage of questions about his achievements.
Little did he know that the Kokoda track would provide the perfect opportunity for his young teammates to voice their queries.
"Nine hours of walking a day is a long time," says Dew of his Kokoda trek.
"So when you're with the boys for that long every day, pretty much every topic gets covered, and the premiership was certainly one of them."
The 29-year-old wasn't always comfortable being the centre of conversation.
"Having been at Port from the age of 17 to 27, I still always felt like one of the younger ones but coming here it took me a while to get used to the fact that people here sometimes look to me for guidance or to talk about my experiences.
"It was hard at first but then you get used to the fact that you're just trying to help them and guide them in the right way. All you can do is talk about your experiences and they can take what they want out of that."
One of those experiences came on draft day when he was out on a fishing boat off the coast of South Australia with no mobile phone coverage.
"It was nerve wracking because there was no guarantee I was going to get picked. When I got back my phone lit up with all these messages and texts and I thought that I must have got picked because if I hadn't I wouldn't have had so many. It's like after a win you get all these text messages but after a loss you only get one or two."
Despite not having any guarantees on whether he'd be drafted, Dew knew Alastair Clarkson had faith in him.
"When he was at Port Adelaide, he really believed in me as a footballer but also as a person. Because football isn't just the two hours on the day; a lot of it's to do with how your relationships are with the people around you."
The club has certainly shown faith in their new recruit. In recent weeks Dew has been part of leadership meetings as he and his teammates strive to ensure that he doesn't remain the only Hawk with a premiership medal.
"I've just come in and given another opinion. Like everything, it may not be the right opinion but it might help us to make the right decision. We've got a pretty diverse leadership group with a lot of different characters, that's important.
"If you have 'yes' men in the leadership group, you never get a result and sometimes hard decisions have to be made."
