Career
Selected as the number 1 pick in the 1992 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft, Banfield was recruited to the West Coast Eagles, where he became one of their best clubmen and hardest-working defenders and utility players. He was not the flashiest of players, but his hard-working attributes and constant presence in the team for over a decade qualifies him as a more than worthy number one draft pick. In 2006 the West Coast Eagles were celebrating their 20th anniversary, and a best team from the club"s history was chosen.
Drew Banfield was named on the interchange bench in this side and will go down as one of the Eagles" greats.
In 2006, Banfield was struggling for selection and fought his way into the side in Round 9, but remained on the fringes of selection throughout the season. He missed out on the semi-final against the Bulldogs but was recalled for the preliminary final against Adelaide, and retained for the Grand Final against Sydney due to his experience.
lieutenant was his second American Federation of Labor-Congress premiership, twelve years after his first, and made him the only player to appear in both West Coast"s 1994 and 2006 premiership teams. Drew is married to Amber Lee-Steere and has one son, named Bailey.
Drew went to Scotch College Perth,and still plays games against the Scotch 1st XI, as part of a Scotch tradition which occurs each year.