Aaron Edwards
| Aaron Edwards | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Aaron Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Samoa | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays | ||
| Draft | No. 9, 2003 Rookie Draft No. 43, 2006 National Draft |
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| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2003–2005 | West Coast | 4 (2) | |
| 2007–2012 | North Melbourne | 78 (122) | |
| 2013–2014 | Richmond | 12 (15) | |
| Total | 94 (139) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Aaron Edwards (born 2 March 1984) is an Australian rules footballer who played for West Coast, North Melbourne and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Edwards also played for Frankston in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
Edwards was born in Samoa to a Samoan mother and New Zealand father. He migrated with his family to Australia at the age of two (1986) and played rugby union until the age of 13. He played rugby union for Endeavour Hills in Victoria on the same team as Australian Wallabies winger Digby Ioane. Edwards also played soccer before trying Australian rules football.
He played his junior football with the Hampton Park Junior Football Club and the Seaford Football Club before being selected to play for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. In 2001, while still a junior playing in the Mornington Peninsula region, Edwards represented Samoa, playing for the Samoa national team in an international match against Nauru during Nauru's tour of Australia.
Edwards began his AFL at West Coast, after being taken in the AFL rookie draft. After teammates were forced onto the long-term injury list, he was elevated from the rookie list for four games at senior level.
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