{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Andrew Frew |fullname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|9|df=y}} |birth_place = Australia |death_date = |death_place = |height = |weight = |position = {{rlp|FB|WG|CE}} |club1 = Parramatta Eels |year1start = 1997 |year1end = 98 |appearances1 = 3 |tries1 = 1 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 4 |club2 = Manly Sea Eagles |year2start = 1999 |year2end = |appearances2 = 21 |tries2 = 12 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 48 |club3 = Northern Eagles |year3start = 2000 |year3end = |appearances3 = 23 |tries3 = 11 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 44 |club4 = Huddersfield Giants |year4start = 2001 |year4end = |appearances4 = 26 |tries4 = 15 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 60 |club5 = {{nowrap|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats}} |year5start = 2002 |year5end = |appearances5 = 21 |tries5 = 8 |goals5 = 0 |fieldgoals5 = 0 |points5 = 32 |club6 = Halifax |year6start = 2003 |year6end = |appearances6 = 17 |tries6 = 5 |goals6 = 0 |fieldgoals6 = 0 |points6 = 20 |club7 = St. George Illawarra |year7start = 2004 |year7end = |appearances7 = 1 |tries7 = 1 |goals7 = 0 |fieldgoals7 = 0 |points7 = 4 |new = yes |retired = yes |updated = 13 April 2012 |source = <ref name="Statistics at loverugbyleague.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/andrew-frew|title=Statistics at loverugbyleague.com|publisher=loverugbyleague.com|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/andrew-frew/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref> }}
'''Andrew Frew''' (born 9 March 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for the Parramatta Eels{{NoteTag|Parramatta Heritage No. 584}}, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles{{NoteTag|Manly Heritage No. 436}}, Northern Eagles{{NoteTag|Northern Eagles Heritage No. 4}}, Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats{{NoteTag|Wakefield Trinity Heritage No. 1193}}, Halifax{{NoteTag|Halifax RLFC Heritage No. 1175}} and St. George Illawarra Dragons{{NoteTag|St George-Illawarra Heritage No. 90}}, as a {{rlp|wg}}er although he could play {{rlp|ce}} or {{rlp|fb}} if needed.<ref name="Statistics at loverugbyleague.com"/><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
==Playing career== Frew attended Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield and started his professional career with Sydney's Parramatta Eels club. A noted speedster, he placed second to Newcastle Knights flyer Darren Albert in a rugby league sprint for ''The NRL Footy Show'' in 1999 at ES Marks Athletics Field, a race that featured other selected players from the NRL including Justin Loomans (3rd - Souths), Michael De Vere (Brisbane) and Matthew Rieck (Penrith).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kowM36GMKRU&list=FLNfIkeWvgimxbHal2s8gTLg&index=1 NRL Footy Show "Fastest man in league"]</ref>
==Arrest== Frew was arrested in September 2012 and charged with the blackmail of a 58-year-old Lane Cove man. The man repeatedly gave Frew money as he was concerned that Frew would send information of an alleged sexual abuse of Frew's partner (at a time she was an underage prostitute) to his friends suggesting the victim was a pedophile.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former NRL Player Admits to Postman Blackmail|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/former-nrl-player-admits-to-postman-blackmail-20130207-2e0r5.html|accessdate=7 February 2013|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
Police say Frew and another woman drove the man to ATMs between 16 June and July 2012, forcing him to withdraw thousands of dollars from ATMs.
The court heard Frew and his co-accused, a 38-year-old woman, went to the man's house, where he lived with his elderly father, and demanded money, when searched by police, the drug ice was found in his anus.<ref name="Ex-Manly player bailed over blackmail ">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/ex-manly-player-bailed-over-blackmail/story-e6freuy9-1226471949303|title=Ex-Manly player bailed over blackmail|publisher=dailytelegraph.com.au|date=11 September 2012|accessdate=11 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="Ex-league winger charged with blackmail">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/exleague-winger-charged-with-blackmail-20120911-25q1a.html|title=Ex-league winger charged with blackmail|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 September 2012|accessdate=11 September 2012}}</ref>
On 14 May 2013, Frew was jailed for one-year and placed on a corrections order for his role in blackmailing the 58-year-old man.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/former-nrl-player-sentenced-over-disgusting-blackmail-campaign-20130514-2jjz1.html/|title=Former NRL player sentenced over disgusting blackmail campaign|website=www.smh.com.au|date=14 May 2013 }}</ref> On 20 May 2025, it was revealed that Frew had no showed his own sentence hearing but was still convicted following an incident that took place in April 2024. It was reported that Frew had been charged for recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime to the amount of $13,900 and failing to appear in accordance with his bail conditions. Frew was convicted and fined $5000 after originally pleading not guilty and was also sentenced to a community corrections order of two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/former-nrl-winger-andrew-frew-no-shows-sentence-hearing-still-convicted-222045/|title=Former NRL winger Andrew Frew no-shows sentence hearing, still convicted|website=www.zerotackle.com}}</ref>
On 24 March 2025, Frew pleaded guilty to several charges including drug supply and drug possession. Frew was arrested in December 2024 after he was caught dealing 3.4 grams of methamphetamine in exchange for $500, police then found several drugs - 5.7 grams of cocaine and 9 grams of methamphetamine - and thousands of dollars inside his apartment complex in Zetland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/ex-nrl-winger-pleads-guilty-to-drug-supply-drug-possession-charges-220032/|title=Ex-NRL winger pleads guilty to drug supply, drug possession charges|website=www.zerotackle.com}}</ref>
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