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{{short description|Australian rules footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Ray Brew
| fullname = John Raymond Brew
| image = Ray Brew 1919.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = 14 January 1903
| birth_place = [[West Melbourne, Victoria]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|8|21|1903|1|14|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Melbourne]], Victoria
| originalteam = West Melbourne
| debutdate = Round 3, 1923
| debutteam = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| debutopponent = [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| debutstadium = [[Punt Road]]
| height = 175 cm
| weight = 83 kg
| position = 
| statsend = 1931
| years1 = 1923–1931
| club1 = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| games_goals1 = 118 (31)
| coachyears1 = 1926, 1928
| coachclub1 = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| coachgames_wins1 = 37 (22–15–0)
| careerhighlights = 
}}

'''John Raymond Brew''' (14 January 1903 – 21 August 1979) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played for and coached {{AFL Car}} in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]].

Brew grew up in the suburb of West Melbourne where his father Michael was a hotelkeeper. He first attended [[St Mary's Primary School, West Melbourne]] before moving to [[St Joseph's College, Melbourne|St. Joseph's Christian Brothers' College, North Melbourne]] where he was a pupil between 1914 and 1920. During his teenage years he performed in numerous school concerts in a variety of roles ranging from elocutionist, piano player and Shakespearean actor.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152192761 "CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' COLLEGE (ST. JOSEPH'S), N. MELB."] (13 January 1917). ''The Advocate'', p. 13. Retrieved 14 March 2015</ref> While at school he developed into a fine athlete but did not let his studies suffer as a consequence of his sporting interests. In 1919 he was captain of the school athletics team, played handball to championship level and was a valuable team member in the senior football squad. In 1920 he was voted Captain of the College and achieved Dux of College. He left St. Joseph's and completed his schooling at St Kevin's College before going to university with a Newman Scholarship.<ref>''Concerning The Christian Brothers' College St Joseph's North Melbourne''. 1919 Annual.</ref>

Brew eventually gained a Bachelor of Law but never let the sporting side of his life fade away. At the end of 1922 he finished a season as captain of the junior C.W.M.S. league team of West Melbourne and shortly after made his debut for the [[Carlton Football Club]] in Round 3 of the 1923 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article171249715 |title="The Advocate" Sporting Review. |newspaper=[[The Advocate (Melbourne)|The Advocate]] |location=Melbourne |date=24 May 1923 |access-date=27 October 2015 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1931 Brew was made a Life Member of the Carlton Football club in 1931 however ongoing problems with injury made his role increasingly difficult. He formally retired from the game early in 1932 due to a knee injury which occurred towards the end of the previous season.

During the Second World War he served with the Australian Army, rising to the rank of Captain by 1945. In 1943 he was married in South Australia while stationed there during the war. His interest in horse racing increased and by the 1960s it was taking up a larger part of his time as both an owner and trainer.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{AFL Tables}}
* {{AFL Tables coach ID}}
* {{AustralianFootball}}
* [http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Ray+Brew Ray Brew at Blueseum]
* [http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-10-13/true-blue-was-ray-brews-way Ray Brew bio]
* {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185069112 |title=FOOTBALLERS WHO HAVE MADE GOOD IN THEIR FIRST SEASON. |newspaper=[[Sporting Globe]] |location=Melbourne |date=23 August 1924 |access-date=27 October 2015 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}

{{Carlton Football Club captains}}
{{Carlton Football Club coaches}}
{{1924 Victoria State Football Team}}

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[[Category:Carlton Football Club players]]
[[Category:Carlton Football Club coaches]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne]]
[[Category:1903 births]]
[[Category:1979 deaths]]
[[Category:Elocutionists]]
[[Category:People from West Melbourne, Victoria]]
[[Category:People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne]]
[[Category:People educated at St Joseph's College, Melbourne]]