Bill Brew
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Bill Brew
|fullname = William George Brew
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date|1918|10|17|df=y}}
|birth_place =
|death_date = {{death date and age|1941|07|11|1918|10|17|df=y}}
|death_place = Sydney, New South Wales.
|retired = yes
|position = {{rlp|CE|WG}}
|club1 = Eastern Suburbs
|year1start = 1940
|year1end = 41
|appearances1 = 12
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 1
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 5
|updated = 5 May 2020
}}
William George Brew (17 October 1918 – 11 July 1941) was a rugby league footballer in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby League in the years 1940 and 1941.
Playing career
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/|title=Men's Honour Roll|website=Sydney Roosters|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090103/https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/|url-status=dead}}
Death
The young centre's death came less than a year later. He died in Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney after contracting meningitis, following a match against an ‘invitational’ army side. He was buried at Botany Catholic Cemetery on 12 Jul 1941.Sydney Morning Herald – Death Notice 12/07/1941 The Sun (Sydney) "Rugby League Player Dies" 11-07-1941 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231621894?searchTerm=bill%20brew&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=194|||l-year=1941
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- History Of The NSW Rugby League Finals; Steve Haddan
- RL1908.com; Sean Fagan
{{Eastern Suburbs squad - 1940 NSWRFL premiers}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Sydney Roosters players
Category:Neurological disease deaths in New South Wales
Category:Infectious disease deaths in New South Wales
Category:Deaths from meningitis