Bill Brew

William ‘Bill’ Brew (1918 - 11 July 1941) was a rugby league player in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) in the years 1940 and 1941.

A promising young centre. William Brew, or Bill as he was known, Played for the Eastern Suburbs club. A try scorer in the Easts’ premiership winning side that defeated Canterbury Bankstown, in 1940. Brew made his 1st grade debut in the previous weeks semi-final against St George, when he was brought into the side as a replacement for the injured Dave Brown.

The young centre's death came less than a year later. He died after contracting meningitis, following a match against an ‘invitational’ army side.

References

History Of The NSW Rugby League Finals; Steve Haddan
RL1908.com; Sean Fagan

Eastern Suburbs squad - 1940 NSWRFL Premiers (8th title)

1. Doug Bartlett 2. Rod O'Loan 3. Stan Callaghan 4. Dick Dunn 5. Bill Brew 6. Fred May 7. Sel Lisle 8. Ray Stehr (c) 9. Noel Hollingdale 10. John Clarke 11. Harry Pierce 12. Sid Pearce 13. Andrew Norval Coach: Dave Brown

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