Australian Football

Excellent overhead, and a quick mover, Leo Drew was one of Williamstown's bona fide luminaries of the 1930s. Playing either as a centreman or as a 'spare parts' player he gave the Seagulls excellent service over many years, but he had already signed up for war service abroad by the time his club broke through for its first premiership in almost two decades in 1939. Tragically, Leo Drew never returned to Australia to resume his football career, as he was to make the ultimate sacrifice while serving his country at Tobruk during World War II.

Author - John Devaney