Jessica Edwards (footballer)

Jessica 'Jess' Edwards (born 20 September 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Jess Edwards
Edwards with Carlton in June 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jessica Edwards
Date of birth	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35)
Original team(s)	Collingwood (VFLW)
Draft	No. 42, 2018 AFLW draft
Debut	Round 1, 2019, Carlton vs. North Melbourne, at North Hobart Oval
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	25
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2019–	Carlton	14 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Edwards was raised in South Australia. Edwards began playing Ladies' Gaelic football as a junior. In 2016 Edwards switched codes and played with the Wandsworth Demons in AFL London before moving to Australia in 2017.^[1] Edwards moved to Adelaide and captained North Adelaide Football Club women's team in the SAWFL in 2017. In 2018 Edwards captained the Adelaide University to the SAWFL Grand Final and captained Collingwood in the VFL Women's competition (VFLW) in 2018. Edwards was drafted by Carlton with the 42nd pick overall in the 2018 AFLW draft.^[2]

AFLW Career

Edwards debuted in the opening round of the 2019 season and played in the 2019 AFL Women's Grand Final.^[3]