Harry Edwards (Australian footballer)

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Harry Edwards
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 23)
Original team(s) Swan Districts Football Club
Draft No. 18, 2018 AFL rookie draft, West Coast
Debut 1 August 2020, West Coast  vs. Geelong, at Perth Stadium
Height 204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 42
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– West Coast 37 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 21, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harry Edwards (born 1 October 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the West Coast with the 18th draft pick in the 2018 AFL rookie draft. Edwards was drafted as 195cm in height, measured at preseason training as 197cm, grew to 200cm in his second year and now stands 204cm tall. This followed 11cm of growth from 184cm to 195cm at 17 years of age, in his draft year. [1] [2]

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Early football

Edwards played junior football for Mazenod Junior Football Club in Western Australia. [3] He also played for the Swan Districts Football Club in the Western Australian Football League for the 2018 season. He played fifteen games and kicked six goals, at that time playing as a ruckman and forward. [3] [4]

AFL career

Edwards debuted in the Eagles' 9 point win against Geelong Football Club in the 9th round of the 2020 AFL season. [3] [5] Edwards was concussed midway through the second quarter and did not return to the ground. [6] On debut, Edwards picked up 3 disposals. [7] Edwards was upgraded from the rookie list at the conclusion of the season, re-signing until 2022. [8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2020 [9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 West Coast 420——————————————
2020 [lower-alpha 1] West Coast 42100213000.00.02.01.03.00.00.0
Career100213000.00.02.01.03.00.00.0
  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. ↑ Rynne, Nick (23 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: Who West Coast picked up in the rookie draft". The West Australian. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Harry Edwards". Footywire. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 O'Donoghue, Craig; Robinson, Chris (31 July 2020). "Harry Edwards to make debut for West Coast Eagles against Geelong". The West Australian. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Harry Edwards". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Dickinson, Rhys (31 July 2020). "Team announcement: You're an Eagle, Harry". West Coast FC Media. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Young Eagle has a bright future: Yeo". West Coast Eagles FC Media. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Round 9 • West Coast Eagles v Geelong Cats - Player Stats". 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Cleary, Mitch (27 November 2020). "UPDATE: Locked and loaded: What your club's 2021 list will look like". AFL Media. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Harry Edwards". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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