Bert Edwards (footballer)

Edward Albert Edwards (22 December 1914 – 2 July 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1938 and 1945 for the Richmond Football Club.[3]

Bert Edwards
Personal information
Full name Edward Albert Edwards
Date of birth 22 December 1914
Place of birth Bendigo, Victoria[1]
Date of death 2 July 1995(1995-07-02) (aged 80)
Place of death Hobart, Tasmania
Original team(s) Sandhurst
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–1945 Richmond 122 (22)[2]
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Career highlights
  • Richmond Premiership Player 1943
  • Interstate games:- 1
  • Tasmanian Representative Games:- 3
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He then moved to Tasmania to play for the Longford (1946) and Clarence (1947–52) clubs. Edwards also represented Tasmania at the 1950 Brisbane Carnival.

References
  1. "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. "AFL Tables - Bert Edwards - Stats - Statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996


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