Tyson Edwards

Tyson Edwards (born 6 August 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Raised in the small Mallee town of Wynarka, around 120 km from Adelaide, he is widely regarded as one of the most consistent and durable players in the game.[1]

Tyson Edwards
Personal information
Full name Tyson Edwards
Date of birth (1976-08-06) 6 August 1976
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft 21st overall, 1994 Pre-Season Draft
Adelaide
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1995–2010 Adelaide 321 (192)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2002 Australia 2 (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2010.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Between the ages of 11 and 15, Edwards' mother Jan would drive him the 250 km round trip to Adelaide at least twice a week so that he could train with West Adelaide's junior teams. He is married to Mandy with three sons: Jackson, Luke, and Brodie.

Recruited from West Adelaide in the SANFL, Edwards made his AFL debut in 1995 and has since established himself as one of the AFL's most consistent and underrated midfielders. This is to such an extent that he has not won any of the AFL's major awards, or even a club best and fairest award; his greatest honour to date has been featuring in Adelaide's 1997 and 1998 premiership sides.

In 2008, he placed 4th in the Crows Club Champion voting with 137[2] again highlighting his consistency within the playing group.

Edwards played his 300th game for the Adelaide Crows against Essendon in Round 11, 2009. The Crows won the match 21.4 (130) – 18.6 (114), and Edwards celebrated by gathering an equal-career-best 41 possessions. Four games later, he and dual-premiership teammate Andrew McLeod played their 290th match together, setting a new VFL/AFL record in the process; they extended this record to 307 games, which, as of the end of Season 2018, remains the league record.

On 27 May 2010, Edwards announced his retirement from the AFL, effective immediately, after being dropped from the Adelaide side.[3] Coach Neil Craig later agreed to allow Edwards a farewell game, his 321st, the next week against Fremantle in Adelaide. The decision worked wonders, with the Crows upsetting the second-placed Dockers by 23 points, with Edwards again celebrating his milestone with a best-on-ground effort featuring 32 possessions and two goals.

On 19 March 2011, Edwards revealed he had battled testicular cancer in his final year at the Adelaide Crows, in what he described as his 'year from hell'.[4]

Edwards was an assistant coach at the Port Adelaide Football Club from seasons 2012 to 2015.

Tyson's son Jackson Edwards was drafted as a father–son selection in the 2017 Rookie Draft.

Playing Statistics
[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1995 Adelaide 37122282691512680.20.26.85.812.62.20.7
1996 Adelaide 371773946115541260.40.25.53.69.12.41.5
1997 Adelaide 917531086917757340.30.26.44.110.43.42.0
1998 Adelaide 915111935214542130.70.16.23.59.72.80.9
1999 Adelaide 9202051448522972311.00.37.24.311.53.61.6
2000 Adelaide 9221412313122435114470.60.514.25.519.85.22.1
2001 Adelaide 9231216322159481102620.50.714.06.920.94.42.7
2002 Adelaide 925167335153488109570.60.313.46.119.54.42.3
2003 Adelaide 923191127616343996490.80.512.07.119.14.22.1
2004 Adelaide 9221820303135438108620.80.913.86.119.94.92.8
2005 Adelaide 925173317237554106730.70.112.79.522.24.22.9
2006 Adelaide 922154301241542116790.70.213.711.024.65.33.6
2007 Adelaide 92378348231579132940.30.315.110.025.25.74.1
2008 Adelaide 9231915306195501140710.80.713.38.521.86.13.1
2009 Adelaide 922812289265554125860.40.513.112.025.25.73.9
2010 Adelaide 910231279922655380.20.312.79.922.65.53.8
Career 321 192 125 3758 2336 6094 1441 830 0.6 0.4 11.7 7.3 19.0 4.5 2.6
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References
  1. "Tyson Edwards". portadelaidefc.com.au. Port Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "2008 Club Champion Votes". afc.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  3. Tyson Edwards walks out on Crows
  5. Tyson Edwards' player profile at AFL Tables
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