Bernie Drew Explained

Bernie Drew
Birth Date:16 October 1927
Position:Second-row / Lock
Teama:Queensland
Yearastart:1951
Yearaend:55
Appearancesa:21
Triesa:8
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:24
Teamb:Australia
Yearbstart:1951
Yearbend:53
Appearancesb:3
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Club1:Newtown Jets
Year1start:1947
Year1end:50
Appearances1:43
Tries1:7
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:21

Bernie Drew (16 October 1927 – 12 August 2010) was an Australian rugby league player.

A second-rower and lock, Drew came into the Newtown Jets first-grade side in 1947 as a local junior. He left in 1949 to take up a player-coaching role with North Queensland club Proserpine, then returned to Newtown the following year for more season, before moving to Bundaberg to coach Brothers.[1]

Drew was a second-rower in the Queensland state side from 1951 to 1955. He played for Australia in the 2nd and 3rd Test matches of a home series against France, replacing second-rower Harold Crocker, who had been shifted to lock after Noel Mulligan got injured.[2] In 1953, Drew toured New Zealand with the national team and was their top-scoring forward with 31-points, but featured in only the third of the three Test matches.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Playing Coach . . 18 February 1949 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Drew Replaces Noel Mulligan . . 29 June 1951 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Kangaroos Score 366 On N.Z. Tour . . 20 July 1953.