Charlie Edwards is a professional

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who was selected by the

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at pick number 21 in the

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Early life

At amateur level, Edwards played junior football for Sandhurst in the

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before boarding at

Melbourne Grammar School Melbourne Grammar School is an Australian private school, private Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Day school, day and boarding school. It comprises a co-educational preparatory school from Prep to Year 6 and a middle school and senior s ...

, where he was the Vice-Captain of both Football and Cricket, as well as the Captain of Perry House in his final year. Edwards played for the

Sandringham Dragons Sandringham Dragons is an Australian rules football club playing in the Talent League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. They are based at the Moorabbin Oval in Moorabbin, Victoria, representin ...

in the Talent League. Playing 12 games across the 2023 season, Edwards played as a midfielder in the 2023

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Grand Final against

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, despite starting the season as a defender. He became a premiership player for the under-18 team, scoring a goal in the Final. Edwards' prolific finals series showcased his versatility as a young player, succeeding as a forward, defender, and midfielder. Edwards, a bolter in the 2023 draft, was taken by the

Adelaide Crows The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia that was founded in 1990. The Crows have fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since 199 ...

at pick 21 in the first round of the national draft.

AFL career

Edwards wears the guernsey number 11, inheriting the locker number from the retiring Paul Seedsman. Playing as an inside midfielder for in the

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(SANFL) in 2024, Edwards did not make his AFL debut in his first senior year. Alongside fellow draftee Oscar Ryan, Edwards extended his existing contract until the end of 2026. Edwards continued to grow in the SANFL, taking up a positional role change as a half-back flanker in the 2025 season. The change was pivotal for the young Crow, who averages 21 disposals at 90% efficiency six games into the year.

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