Harrison Edwards
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| Born | 19 October 2000 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harrison Edwards (born 19 October 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock, prop and second-row forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Background
[edit]Edwards was born in Penrith, New South Wales and raised in the Mid North Coast town of Pacific Palms. He played his junior rugby league for the Forster Tuncurry Hawks.[2][3]
Playing career
[edit]In 2018 and 2019, Edwards played for the Sydney Roosters in the Jersey Flegg Cup.[4]
He would then play in the NSW Cup for the North Sydney Bears, making seven appearances during the 2021 season, before moving to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[5]
Edwards made his first grade debut from the bench in Canterbury's 24–10 victory over the Newcastle Knights in round 20 of the 2022 NRL season.[6][7]
In April 2024 after playing 17 NRL matches with the club, Edwards was released by the Canterbury club, immediately signing a long-term contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[8] Edwards appeared in 15 games for North Queensland in the 2024 NRL season as they finished 5th on the table. He played in both finals games for North Queensland as they were eliminated in the second week by Cronulla.[9]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2022 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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4 | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |||
 North Queensland Cowboys
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15 | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Harrison Edwards - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Edwards grateful for NRL debut". YouTube.
- ^ "Port Sharks maul Hawks 36-6 | Photos". 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Harrison Edwards". May 2019.
- ^ "NSWRL - Harrison Edwards". nswrl.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Young Pup to make NRL debut as Waddell suspension forces changes". 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Edwards grateful for NRL debut". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Read, Brent; Carayannis, Michael (16 April 2024). "NRL market watch: Cowboys, Bulldogs, Broncos in two-player swap deal, Parramatta fight to keep Ethan Sanders and Blaize Talagi". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Sydney, New South Wales: News Corporation Australia. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "The Mole: Cowboys show improvement in 2024 but worrying finals stat sparks thorny question". www.nine.com.au.
External links
[edit]- Canterbury Bulldogs profile Archived 1 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- NSWRL profile (Archived)
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