Shaun Edwards (Australian footballer)

Shaun Edwards
Edwards in April 2017
Personal information
Full name Shaun Edwards
Date of birth (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 31)
Original team(s) St Mary's (NTFL)
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Forward / midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2013 Greater Western Sydney 12 (2)
2014–2016 Essendon 12 (8)
2017 Sydney 0 (0)
Total 24 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Shaun Edwards (born 13 December 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Edwards was drafted by Greater Western Sydney in 2011, where he played his debut year in the NEAFL before they moved into the AFL, his first NEAFL match was against the Northern Territory Thunder at TIO Stadium.[1] He made his AFL debut against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium in round 4, 2012. In October 2013, he was traded to Essendon for pick 48, in a deal that also saw Kurt Aylett arrive at Essendon. Edwards played the 2014 season in the Essendon VFL team before breaking into the senior team in round 11 of the 2015 season.[2] Edwards won the Bill Hutchinson Community Award at the 2016 Crichton Medal presentations.

At the conclusion of the 2016 season, despite strong performances in the VFL, Edwards was delisted by Essendon.[3] He was subsequently drafted by Sydney in the 2017 rookie draft.[4] After failing to play a match during the 2017 season, he retired from AFL football at the conclusion of the season to focus on Indigenous education in Australia and around the world.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[6]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012 Greater Western Sydney 22 10 2 4 91 41 132 31 11 0.2 0.4 9.1 4.1 13.2 3.1 1.1
2013 Greater Western Sydney 22 2 0 1 10 15 25 6 2 0.0 0.5 5.0 7.5 12.5 3.0 1.0
2014 Essendon 19 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 Essendon 19 9 8 6 62 28 90 21 19 0.9 0.7 6.9 3.1 10.0 2.3 2.1
2016 Essendon 19 3 0 1 33 16 49 7 5 0.0 0.3 11.0 5.3 16.3 2.3 1.7
2017 Sydney 19 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 24 10 12 196 100 296 65 37 0.4 0.5 8.2 4.2 12.3 2.7 1.5

References

  1. ^ "NT Thunder v GWS GIANTS squad announcement". GWSGiants.com.au. Bigpond. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ Pierik, Jon (23 October 2013). "Shaun Edwards looks towards familiar surrounds to restart career at Essendon". The Age. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Edwards Axed By Bombers". Triple M. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ Browne, Ashley (28 November 2016). "Giants reunite ex-Dockers Mzungu and de Boer". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Swans delist three, Edwards retires". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Shaun Edwards stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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