Luke Edwards (born 12 January 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the

West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football L ...

in the Australian Football League (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 Tyson Edwards (born 6 August 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Raised in the small Mallee town of Wynarka, around 120 km from Adelaide, he is widely rega ...

, 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

. 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.

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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