John 'Straw' Andrew was a rugby league footballer in Australia's major competition, the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), during the early 1960s.[1]
Career
editAndrew played for the Eastern Suburbs club, playing 38 matches across three seasons from 1960 to 1962.[1] A fullback, 'Straw' was a member of the Easts side that went down to St George in the 1960 NSWRL Grand Final. Andrew had to be stretchered from the field in that match after suffering a broken leg.
In 1962, the fullback experienced an even more severe injury when he broke his neck after being upended and driven head first into the ground in a spear tackle.
He retired from rugby league soon after.
References
edit- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
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