Shane Edwards
Encyclopedia
Shane Edwards 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.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player for the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
A wingman
Centre line
The Centre line refers to a set of positions on an Australian rules football field.It consists of 3 players, two on the wings , and one in the centre....
from the North Adelaide Football Club, he was taken at pick 26 in the 2006 AFL Draft
2006 AFL Draft
The 2006 AFL Draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League....
. 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
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
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
Jade Rawlings
Jade Rawlings was the caretaker coach of the Richmond Tigers Football Club, and is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL with the Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs and the North Melbourne Football Clubs....
'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
Jack Dyer Medal
The Jack Dyer Medal is an Australian rules football award given each season to the player or players adjudged Best and Fairest for the Richmond Football Club....
and was awarded the Club’s Most Improved Player award.