Education
He finished his first year with 31 goals, including four in their Preliminary Final loss against North Melbourne at Waverly.
He finished his first year with 31 goals, including four in their Preliminary Final loss against North Melbourne at Waverly.
Edwards, a strong marking centre half forward, was a regular fixture in the Richmond side for three years after debuting for Richmond midway into the 1975 season. He contested the finals with Richmond again in 1977. A knee injury suffered in a 1978 training session kept him out of the team for a long period and after managing just four games in 1979 he was traded to Collingwood.
In his first season at Collingwood he made it to his maiden VFL Grand Final but ended up on the losing team
He finished his career at Footscray before being forced to retire following an ankle reconstruction. Many of Edwards"s past and future relations were Australian rules football players.