Aaron Edwards was born on 2 March 1984 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles, North Melbourne Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.
19 Facts About Aaron Edwards
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Aaron Edwards was born in Samoa to a Samoan mother and New Zealand father.
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Aaron Edwards migrated with his family to Australia at the age of four and played rugby union until the age of 13.
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Aaron Edwards played rugby union for Endeavour Hills in Victoria on the same team as Australia national rugby union team winger Digby Ioane.
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Aaron Edwards 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.
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In 2001, while still a junior playing in the Mornington Peninsula region, Aaron Edwards represented Samoa, playing for the Samoa national team in an international match against Nauru during Nauru's tour of Australia.
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Aaron Edwards began his AFL at West Coast, after being taken in the AFL rookie draft.
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In 2006 Aaron Edwards signed up with the Frankston Dolphins in the Victorian Football League.
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Aaron Edwards had a sensational 2006 season with the Dolphins, winning the Frosty Miller Medal for kicking the most goals in the home and away season.
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Aaron Edwards collected the JJ Liston Trophy as the VFL's best and fairest player for 2006 with eighteen votes.
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In 2007, Aaron Edwards began the season solidly, earning a spot in the senior side as a leading full-forward in the absence of Nathan Thompson.
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Aaron Edwards's game featured hard leading and he managed to kick more than a goal a game on several occasions as well as drawing attention for taking spectacular contested marks, including a nomination for the Mark of the Year.
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Aaron Edwards' form lapsed in 2009, managing just 14 goals from 10 games.
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In 2011, Aaron Edwards finally cemented his spot in the team with a six-goal haul against Melbourne and five goals against Gold Coast.
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On 26 October 2012, Aaron Edwards was traded to the Richmond Football Club in exchange for pick 74 in the 2012 National Draft.
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Aaron Edwards was delisted at the conclusion of the 2014 AFL season.
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In January 2009, Aaron Edwards was caught driving way over the speed limit by police and found to have alcohol in his system.
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Aaron Edwards was immediately suspended by the club for the first four matches of the 2009 AFL premiership season and fined $5,000.
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In May 2009, Aaron Edwards had his licence revoked for four years for drunk driving and fined $1,500 for refusing a breath test.