Luke Edwards (born 12 January 2002) is an

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 played for the West Coast Eagles in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...

(AFL). He was recruited by West Coast with the 52nd draft pick in the 2020 AFL draft.

AFL career

As the son of former player Tyson Edwards, he was eligible for a father–son selection, however, Adelaide declined to nominate him, leaving him free to be selected by any club at the 2020 AFL draft. Edwards was widely predicted to be a first round pick in the draft. He ended up as a fourth round pick for the West Coast Eagles. Edwards made his debut against in round 12 of the 2021 AFL season. His second match, the following round against saw him get 27 disposals, 13 kicks and 14 handballs. Edwards decided to step away from football to focus on his recovery from multiple concussions, and was delisted by the Eagles at the end of the 2024 season.

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* * * * 2002 births Living people West Coast Eagles players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Glenelg Football Club players West Coast Eagles (WAFL) players {{AFL-bio-2000s-stub