Joel Edwards (rugby league)
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| Edwards while playing for the Knights in 2011. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nickname | Eddy | |||||
| Born | 17 July 1988 Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock, Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010–12 | Newcastle Knights | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013– | Canberra Raiders | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| As of 11 January 2015 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Joel Edwards (born 17 July 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canberra Raiders of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays second-row, lock and prop.
Background
Born in Cessnock, New South Wales, Edwards played his junior football for the Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
In 2008, Edwards played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[1]
In 2009, Edwards spent a year back with the Cessnock Goannas before moving on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team, Central Coast Centurions in 2010.
In Round 15 of the 2010 NRL season, Edwards made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[2]
In September 2010, Edwards was named on the interchange bench in the 2010 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.
After playing four games in 2010, Edwards was recalled to the team in Round 4 of the 2011 NRL season and didn't miss a game for the rest of the year. He won the Once-A-Knight Old Boys Gladiator award at the Knights' end of season awards night.[3]
On 2 August 2012, it was confirmed by Knights CEO Matthew Gidley, that Edwards would quit the club at the end of the season after knocking back 3 separate offers.[4]
On 6 August 2012, Edwards signed a three-year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2013.[5][6]
At the end of 2013, Edwards won the Raiders' coach's award along with Brett White at the club's end of season awards night.[7]
References
- ↑ Joel Edwards at rleague.com
- ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (20 October 2014). "NRL 2010". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ Fairfax Regional Media (13 September 2011). "Gidley voted Knights' player of the year". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "Newcastle Knights star Joel Edwards quits club". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ Fairfax Regional Media (2 August 2012). "Joel Edwards joins Canberra Raiders". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "Raiders sign Joel Edwards". Leagueunlimited.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "Canberra Raiders Award Winners". Raiders.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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