Shane Edwards
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Shane Edwards | ||
Nickname(s) | Titch | ||
Date of birth | 25 October 1988 | ||
Place of birth | South Australia | ||
Original team | North Adelaide | ||
Draft | 26th overall, 2006 Richmond | ||
Height/Weight | 180 cm / 71 kg | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder/Small forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Richmond | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2007– | Richmond | 129 (79)[1] | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Shane Edwards (born 25 October 1988) is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A wingman from the North Adelaide Football Club, he was taken at pick 26 in the 2006 AFL Draft. He played 16 games in his debut season, scoring 11 goals in total.
In 2008 Edwards had a good year playing off the half back flank for Richmond, he also got one Brownlow Medal vote for his great performance against Essendon in round 9.
In 2009 Edwards was in and out of the side but was recalled for Jade Rawlings's first game as coach in round 12 against West Coast.
Edwards had his break-out season in 2010, playing all 22 of the Tigers' matches, finishing sixth (narrowly missing out on a top five finish) in the 2010 Jack Dyer Medal and was awarded the Club’s Most Improved Player award.
He was also a well regarded member of the Hope Valley Football Club which famously went down to the mighty Walkerville Cats in an important Grand Final. Even after being favorites to win.
References
- ↑ "Richmond Football Club Playerlist". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
External links
- Shane Edwards's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
- Shane Edwards's statistics from AFL Tables
- Shane Edwards's statistics from Footy Wire
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