Career
A noted speedster, Frew placed second to Newcastle Knights flyer Darren Albert in a rugby league sprint for The NRL Footy Show in 1999 at Sydney"s East.S Marks field, a race that featured other selected players from the NRL including Justin Loomans (3rd - Souths), Michael De Vere (Brisbane) and Matthew Rieck (Penrith). Frew was arrested in September 2012 and charged with the blackmail of a 58-year-old Lane Cove manitoba 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.
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.