Luke Edwards

DOB

12/1/02

Height

187cm

Weight

82 kg

Junior club

Glenelg/Henley JFC

Arrived

Pick 52 in the 2020 national draft

Number

16

Debut

Round 12 2021 vs Carlton
(260th Eagles player)

Games

37

Goals

4

B&F Top 10

0

Best Finish

24th (2023, 2024)

Other clubs

Glenelg (SANFL) 2020

South Australian midfielder Luke Edwards was West Coast's first pick in the 2020 national draft.

West Coast career[]

The son of dual Adelaide premiership player Tyson Edwards, Luke was entered into the general draft pool after the Crows elected not to nominate him as a father-son selection. West Coast, having traded out of the early rounds of the 2020 draft, selected the Glenelg product with the club's first pick, which did not come until the 50s. On being drafted, he was described as a defender with clean hands and good vision as well as the ability to push up into the midfield.^[1]

Edwards was a surprise packet in his first season, forcing his way into the senior side by the halfway point and playing eight games. He added another three games early in 2022, but struggled with osteitis pubis and was switched to inactive status ahead of the mid-season draft. Edwards returned in 2023, playing a career-high 14 games, although not really locking down a regular spot. He added another 12 games in 2024 but suffered several concussions, and was shut down for the year after the third such incident.

Stats[]

AFL	Gm	G	B	K	M	H	D	T	Cl	WAFL	Gm	G	B	K	M	H	D	T
2021	8	0	1	57	26	43	100	10	6	WCE	6	1	2	60	25	47	107	10
2022	3	1	0	19	11	15	34	5	4		1	0	0	7	0	7	14	7
2023	14	0	0	86	42	73	159	37	24		2	1	0	19	5	20	39	10
2024	12	2	1	72	39	58	130	23	10		4	0	0	23	11	24	47	18
Tot	37	3	2	234	118	189	423	75	44
Avg		0.1		6.3	3.2	5.1	11.4	2.0	1.2