113 Facts About Shane Edwards

Shane Edwards was born on 25 October 1988 and is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Shane Edwards is a three-time premiership player, an All-Australian and has three times placed in the top five in Richmond best and fairest awards.

Shane Edwards holds the Richmond club records for most games by any Indigenous player and most games by any player in the number 10 guernsey.

Shane Edwards was born in South Australia to parents Tara and Greg.

Shane Edwards spent his childhood years in the Adelaide suburb of Golden Grove and attended the local Golden Grove High School.

Shane Edwards began playing football at age eight with the local Golden Grove Kookaburras in their inaugural year.

Shane Edwards was a member of the club's Under-19 premiership in 2006.

Shane Edwards made his senior SANFL debut at age 17 and played 10 games at senior level in 2006.

Shane Edwards represented South Australia at the 2006 AFL Under 18 Championships.

Shane Edwards kicked a goal in the state's second round loss to Victoria Country.

Shane Edwards was drafted by Richmond with the club's second pick and the 26th selection overall in the 2006 AFL National Draft.

Shane Edwards made his AFL debut in round 4 of the 2007 season in a match against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG.

Shane Edwards again missed out on round 1 selection in 2008 before playing his first match for the season in round 4.

Shane Edwards played eight straight matches before missing out for the club's Round 12 clash with Melbourne.

Shane Edwards kicked goals in six of those matches including two goals in rounds 5 and 7 and three goals in round 9 against Essendon.

Shane Edwards finished the season having again played 16 matches, but with one more goal and 20 more disposals than the previous year.

Shane Edwards did not get selected the following week however, and remained at reserves level until the midway point of the season.

Shane Edwards was selected to play in Round 12 and kicked two goals to go with 17 disposals and six tackles in the club's win over West Coast at the Telstra Dome.

Shane Edwards did not miss a game for the rest of the season, recording an average of 13.6 disposals a game over the back half.

Ahead of the 2010 season incoming coach Damien Hardwick assured Shane Edwards that his development was a club priority, promising he would be selected in all 22 of the club's home and away matches that season.

Shane Edwards played in the club's first two matches of the season before playing his 50th career match in Round 3 against Sydney.

Shane Edwards recorded his first ever 20 disposal performance in that match.

Shane Edwards set then-career-best totals in all major statistical categories as well as in tackles and disposals per game.

Shane Edwards was immediately ruled out for the remainder of the match and missed a further two matches as a result of the injury.

Shane Edwards played in the first three matches of the season before missing in rounds 4 and 5.

Shane Edwards held a multiple goal streak of six games when he kicked four lots of two and two lots of three goals between Rounds 8 and 14.

Shane Edwards kicked a career high four goals in round 20 2012 against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG before setting another career best with four goal assists in round 22's match against Essendon.

In that same match Shane Edwards was reported for and ultimately acquitted of a striking charge for a hit on Essendon's Angus Monfries.

Shane Edwards saw his role change slightly in 2013, playing more minutes in the midfield.

In Round 6 Shane Edwards recorded a career best 30 disposals in a match against Geelong at the MCG.

Shane Edwards suffered an eye injury in the third quarter of the club's Round 10 match against West Coast.

Shane Edwards was substituted from the game and did not return to add to his two-goal first half tally.

Shane Edwards did however miss matches in Rounds 20,21 and 23 before returning fully fit to play in his first final, a losing effort against Carlton at the MCG.

Shane Edwards placed 14th in the club's best and fairest that season.

Shane Edwards was later named among the club's best players for a 21 disposal and one goal performance against the Greater Western Sydney in Round 21.

Shane Edwards then played his 150th AFL match in Richmond's Round 22 win over St Kilda.

Shane Edwards again played in a losing elimination final in 2014, this time contributing 11 disposals and one goal in the match against Port Adelaide.

At season's end Shane Edwards was awarded the Fred Swift Medal for placing fourth in the club's best and fairest count in 2014.

Shane Edwards started the season by recording 21 disposals together with game highs in clearances and contested possessions in Richmond's win over Carlton at the MCG.

Shane Edwards received six votes in the AFL Coaches Association award for the match.

Shane Edwards missed Round 2 with calf tightness but made a quick return to kick a goal and rack up 26 disposals in Round 3's win over Brisbane.

Shane Edwards again missed a match in Round 7, this time with a corked calf.

Shane Edwards was named best on ground when he was awarded three Brownlow votes in Round 9's Dreamtime at the 'G match against Essendon.

Shane Edwards was fined $2,500 by the AFL Match Review panel after he was found to have started and partook in melee in the club's Round 10 win over ladder-leading Fremantle.

At the mid-season bye Shane Edwards held averages of 21.6 disposals, 0.88 goals, 4.4 tackles and 4.6 clearances per game and was considered in the discussion for end of season All Australian honours.

In Round 13 Shane Edwards was bumped off the ball in an incident that saw Sydney forward Lance Franklin suspended for one week.

Shane Edwards was named among Richmond's best players for a two-goal game, 24 disposal performance in Round 14 against the GWS Giants.

Shane Edwards was substituted in the third quarter of the next week's match after suffering a lower leg injury.

Shane Edwards ultimately missed five matches of AFL football, before returning in the club's Round 21 win over Collingwood.

Shane Edwards was this time the subject of some controversy when no free kick was paid for his tackle on North Melbourne's Ben Cunnington deep in the Richmond forward line late in the match's fourth quarter.

Shane Edwards suffered a bruised collarbone in the final pre-season match of the year and faced a reduced training load in the lead up to Round 1.

In Round 6 Shane Edwards recorded a career high 10 clearances in Richmond's loss to Port Adelaide.

Shane Edwards kicked three goals in Round 12 against Gold Coast, his first such haul since Round 23,2012.

At season's end Shane Edwards held averages of 18.7 disposals and 0.8 goals per game.

Shane Edwards placed equal 12th in the club's best and fairest count.

Shane Edwards entered 2017 as Richmond's longest tenured player following the off-season departure of Brett Deledio to Greater Western Sydney.

Shane Edwards did not miss a match from that point until the end of the season, including playing in his 200th career match in round 19 against the Gold Coast Suns.

Shane Edwards thus became the 27th person to play 200 games at Richmond and the first indigenous player at Richmond to do so.

Shane Edwards performed strongly in the following preliminary final too, winning 10 contested possessions and playing a key link-up role in the win over the GWS Giants.

Shane Edwards finished the match with 13 contested possessions and a total 25 disposals, including eight in the crucial second quarter alone.

Shane Edwards was recognised among the matches' best players when he received four votes in the Coaches Association award tally in round 4's win over Hawthorn.

Shane Edwards was again a key player in round 5, this time recording 26 disposals and five clearances in the ANZAC Day eve match against Melbourne.

Shane Edwards did however receive the negative attention of the AFL's Match Review Officer, attracting a $2,000 fine for rough conduct on Neville Jetta in the second quarter of that match.

Shane Edwards was at this time labelled by Fox Footy analyst David King as a "silent assassin" for his ability to gain ground with stealthy forward handball.

In round 11's Dreamtime at the 'G match against Essendon Shane Edwards recorded a career best 31 disposals, added seven score assists and kicked two goals in a performance that saw him receive the Yiooken Award as clear best on ground.

Shane Edwards was again named among Richmond's best in round 19, this time for a 22 disposal and one goal game against Collingwood.

Shane Edwards held the fifth-best kicking efficiency among midfielders and ranked number one overall for metres gained by handball with 1290 metres, close to double the second-placed Adam Treloar.

Shane Edwards finished the home and away season having played in all of Richmond's 22 matches for the first time since 2014.

At season's end Shane Edwards was selected to a bench spot on the 2018 All-Australian team.

Shane Edwards was named at half-forward in the AFL's Player Ratings team of the year and was one of three Richmond players nominated for the AFL Players Association's Most Valuable Player award.

Shane Edwards contributed a goal and 14 disposals in Richmond's qualifying final win over Hawthorn in the finals series' opening week before adding 14 disposals in the club's season-ending shock preliminary final loss to Collingwood.

Shane Edwards finished the year ranked second in the league for goals assists and 18th for score involvements and placed fourth in Richmond's best and fairest award.

Shane Edwards started the 2019 season with appearances in each of the club's two pre-season matches before recording 22 disposals in round 1's season-opening match against Carlton.

Shane Edwards kicked two goals in round 2 and received a $2000 fine for striking Collingwood's Adam Treloar in that loss.

Shane Edwards led the side to an improbable win in that match against Port Adelaide, despite the absence of those leaders as well as Brownlow Medalist Dustin Martin.

Shane Edwards shifted into a half-back role for the win, recording 23 disposals and 11 intercepts while earning four AFL Coaches Association votes as the third best player on the ground.

Shane Edwards continued in his role at half-back and as acting captain the following week, this time collecting 28 disposals, six coaches votes and earning a place in AFL Media's Team of the Week.

Shane Edwards relinquished the captaincy to the returning Riewoldt in round 6, before a new injury to the forward forced Shane Edwards to again captain the side in round 7.

Shane Edwards was a gameday omission in round 13, with hamstring tendonitis forcing him to miss his first match through injury since round 7,2017.

Shane Edwards returned after missing one match and following the club's mid-season bye, having been named by AFL Media during that time as a mid-season contender for a second straight All-Australian selection.

Shane Edwards returned to a role through the midfield and half-forward for round 16's win over Gold Coast, collecting 25 disposals and four inside-50s.

Shane Edwards was among Richmond's best players in that match, recording 27 disposals and a goal to earn six votes in the coaches association award.

Shane Edwards improved that mark the following week, earning eight votes as the second best on ground for a performance that included a goal, 29 disposals and a career-best 11 clearances.

Shane Edwards was one of the best players on field during his side's road qualifying final win over the Brisbane Lions, kicking a goal and collecting eight clearances, 18 contested possessions and 29 disposals including 13 in the decisive third quarter.

Shane Edwards received nine coaches votes for the performance as equal-best on ground.

Shane Edwards was somewhat quieter in the preliminary final a fortnight later, finishing with 18 possessions and a goal assist as his side defeated Geelong and earned a grand final berth against Greater Western Sydney.

Shane Edwards turned in what AFL Media described as "another excellent performance" in the grand final, collecting 21 disposals, six tackles and six clearances as Richmond defeated the Giants by 89 points to win a second premiership in three seasons.

Shane Edwards led Richmond for contested possessions, stoppage clearances and tackles during the three finals that year and finished the whole year ranked third at the club for total contested possessions and clearances.

Shane Edwards placed second in the club's best and fairest count, a career-best placing that saw him awarded him the Jack Titus Medal.

Shane Edwards was named as the league's 26th best player in the Herald Sun chief football reporter Mark Robinson's list of the league's best players in 2019.

Shane Edwards sat out Richmond's first pre-season match that same weekend but returned for the club's final pre-season match against Greater Western Sydney a week later.

Shane Edwards kicked the opening goal of the season and was named by AFL Media among Richmond's best players under those conditions in round 1's win over Carlton.

Shane Edwards played one further match before a virus outbreak in Melbourne caused the club to relocate to the Gold Coast.

Shane Edwards trained there for a two-week period alongside Gary Ablett Jr.

Shane Edwards was best on ground in that win, earning nine coaches award votes for a performance that included four score involvements and a game-high eight clearances.

Shane Edwards became a three-time premiership played the following week, helping his side to a 31-point grand final victory over Geelong.

Shane Edwards placed third in the Norm Smith Medal voting for his excellent performance in the win, after recording a game-high nine clearances and a personal season-best 27 disposals.

Shane Edwards secured equal-fifth place in the Gary Ayres Award for the finals series best player.

Shane Edwards entered the 2021 season ranked in the 'elite' category among the league's midfielder-forwards by the AFL's official statistical partner Champion Data.

Shane Edwards was equal-second best on ground two weeks later, attracting five coaches votes for a performance that included 29 disposals, seven clearances and a goal.

Shane Edwards was again impressive in round 8, being named among his side's best players by AFL Media in a loss to Geelong despite being substituted out of the game in the second half as a result of an ankle injury.

Shane Edwards initially completed injury rehabilitation in Melbourne despite the playing side being relocated out of the state temporarily as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne, before joining his teammates in time to play in the club's round 12 Dreamtime in Perth match against Essendon.

Shane Edwards did so in a guernsey he helped to design and which partly told the story of his Indigenous heritage.

Shane Edwards is a versatile player, playing the early part of his career as a forward but featuring in three Richmond premiership sides as an inside midfielder.

Shane Edwards is among the most damaging handballers in the game, having led the league for metres gained by handball in 2018.

In 2019 injuries to many of Richmond's key players saw Shane Edwards used as a half-back for the first time in his career, before return to various midfield and forward roles for the second half of that season.

Shane Edwards has played more games for Richmond than any other Indigenous player in club history.

Shane Edwards's father Greg Edwards was a talented footballer with Central Districts in the SANFL.

Shane Edwards holds the club record as the first and only player to kick 100 goals in a season.

Shane Edwards's career was ended at the age of 20 when an injury left him blind in his left eye.

Shane Edwards' paternal grandfather Doug played West Torrens and North Adelaide while his uncle Russell was a SANFL player for Port Adelaide.

Outside of playing, Shane Edwards has worked as a part-time scout for Richmond, learning the role alongside the club's other recruiters at NAB League matches since 2018.

Shane Edwards has two children with partner Samantha Erichsdotter, a girl born in August 2020 and another girl born August 2024.