Morphett started his career as a sport specialist trainee in Sydney in 1966 at 18 years of age. Over a long career, he worked on both
ABC radio and television, most notably commentating
Australian rules football (the
VFL and
AFL), but also tennis, cricket, basketball, motor racing, golf (including a
British Open), lawn bowls and six
Olympic Games, mainly commentating cycling, hockey and diving. He was the host of ABC TV's weekly VFL show
The Winners for ten years during the 1980s. He joined the
Seven Network in 1988 as a commentator for Australian rules football matches. He also hosted
Saturday Night Replay, which featured highlights of two of the Saturday afternoon AFL matches. He was discharged by Seven after the 2000 season. He worked for ABC radio as part of their ABC Grandstand team until being made redundant in 2014. He continued to commentate football matches on radio until his death in 2017. Drew was awarded an
Order of Australia Medal as part of the 2014 Australia Day honours. == Death ==