Career
Brewer played a combined total of 171 senior games for Collingwood, Claremont and Norwood. A key forward from Sale, Brewer played with Collingwood from 1956 to 1961. He kicked 73 goals in 1958, which earned him the Coleman Meda
This tally included six goals in the Queen"s Birthday clash against Melbourne, in front of a record crowd of 99,346.
After spending the 1962 season with Street Kilda, where he was unable to break into a strong senior team, Brewer moved to Perth and joined Claremont. In 1964, he was a key factor in the Tigers" first premiership.
Brewer transferred to Norwood in 1965, topping the SANFL goal-kicking records that same year. Between stints at Norwood, Brewer was captain-coach of Wangaratta Rovers in the Ovens & Murray Football League.
