Career
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. Between the ages of 11 and 15, Edwards" mother January 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. Recruited from West Adelaide in the SANFL, Edwards made his American Federation of Labor-Congress debut in 1995 and has since established himself as one of the American Federation of Labor-Congress"s most consistent and underrated midfielders.
Edwards played his 300th game for the Adelaide Crows against Essendon in Round 11, 2009.
Four games later he and dual premiership teammate Andrew McLeod played their 290th match together, a VFL/American Federation of Labor-Congress record. On 27 May 2010, Edwards announced his retirement from the American Federation of Labor-Congress effective immediately after being dropped from the Adelaide side.
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 32-possession two-goal effort.
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".
Edwards was an assistant coach at the Portuguese Adelaide Football Club from seasons 2012 to 2015.