Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 16th October, 1927
- Died
- Thursday, 12th August, 2010 (Aged 82 years and 300 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1951
Biography
Newtown junior and a solid back row forward with the club in the late 1940s moved to Bundaberg (Brothers) in 1951. After representing Queensland in that year Drew was selected in two Tests against France. Drew played for Ipswich the following year and captain-coached the Queensland centre in the Bulimba Cup competition in 1954. He toured NZ with the Australian team in 1953 and made his final Test appearance in Australia's 18-16 Third Test win in Auckland. After leaving Ipswich, Drew played for Lismore, Gosford and Lakes United in the Newcastle competition.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 7 | 9 | 2 | - | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Ipswich Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | 1 | 18 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 43 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 67.44% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1951, 1953 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Possibles (AU) | 1950 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1950 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| QLD Firsts | 1951-55 | 21 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Ipswich | 1955 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1950-1955 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 29.17% | List | ||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1947 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1948 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 70.59% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1950 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 58.82% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | 1947-48, 1950 | 43 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 67.44% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Gary Neale, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Your Say
22/01/2016
Great man and father. Have known Bernie all my life . He was a man that every had the greatest respect for . A Townie ledgen . PORKY ROBBO .
27/01/2020
Bernie Drew was captain-coach of Proserpine in North Queensland during the 1949 season.
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