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Allan Edwards

Allan Edwards

1979-1980, 1982-1983
8

35 CFC Games Played

45 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
12 November 1957
Recruited From
Richmond
Collingwood Debut
Round 16, 1979
Height:
188cm
Weight:
90kg

Biography

A tremendously talented centre half-forward from Robinvale, Edwards had his career ruined by crippling knee injuries.

He first injured his knee in 1978 when he tackled teammate Ian Scrimshaw at training and a year later was traded by Richmond in a move that left him bitter with the Tigers.

A superb mark, Edwards showed immense promise until cut down by injuries, finally culminating with an ankle reconstruction that ended his career in 1984. He said later that the knee problems meant he lost his leap and half a yard of pace.

Allan was the son of Footscray’s Arthur Edwards, and his own son, Jake, went on to play for Carlton.

His nephew, Shane O’Bree, played over 200 games for Collingwood from 2000-2010.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1979-1980, 1982-1983 35 45 5 62%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1979 11 15 24 124 41 165 17

1979 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 16 Western Bulldogs W 2 3 14 1 15 17 View match >
Round 17 Essendon W 2 1 14 3 17 17 View match >
Round 18 Geelong L 1 7 3 10 17 View match >
Round 19 Sydney W 3 4 18 4 22 17 View match >
Round 20 Richmond W 6 6 12 17 View match >
Round 21 Carlton W 2 5 13 3 16 17 View match >
Round 22 Melbourne W 1 1 12 7 19 17 View match >
Qualifying Final North Melbourne L 1 4 9 2 11 17 View match >
Semi Final Fitzroy W 1 2 10 6 16 17 View match >
Preliminary Final North Melbourne W 2 2 13 3 16 17 View match >
Grand Final Carlton L 1 1 8 3 11 17 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1980 16 21 26 157 53 210 8

1980 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Carlton L 3 9 5 14 8 View match >
Round 2 North Melbourne W 1 5 3 8 8 View match >
Round 3 Hawthorn L 1 2 9 3 12 8 View match >
Round 4 Richmond L 1 5 1 6 8 View match >
Round 8 Fitzroy D 2 1 6 2 8 8 View match >
Round 9 Geelong W 1 2 13 5 18 8 View match >
Round 10 Western Bulldogs W 4 2 19 4 23 8 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne W 2 3 11 9 20 8 View match >
Round 13 North Melbourne W 3 12 12 8 View match >
Round 14 Richmond L 1 6 2 8 8 View match >
Round 15 Essendon W 5 12 4 16 8 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn W 2 3 16 5 21 8 View match >
Round 17 St Kilda W 5 2 17 5 22 8 View match >
Round 18 Sydney W 4 4 8 View match >
Round 22 Melbourne W 1 10 4 14 8 View match >
Elimination Final North Melbourne W 3 1 4 8 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1982 3 4 7 19 1 20 8

1982 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Geelong L 1 2 8 8 8 View match >
Round 5 North Melbourne L 2 4 7 7 8 View match >
Round 6 Fitzroy L 1 1 4 1 5 8 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1983 5 5 5 26 16 42 8

1983 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Melbourne W 1 3 1 4 8 View match >
Round 2 Geelong L 1 4 3 7 8 View match >
Round 7 Western Bulldogs W 2 1 3 8 View match >
Round 10 Fitzroy L 2 3 12 4 16 8 View match >
Round 11 St Kilda W 2 1 5 7 12 8 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 35 45 62 326 111 437
Avg/Game   1.29 1.77 9.31 3.17 12.49
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

797

Total AFL Games
113
Total AFL Goals
146
CFC Debut
Round 16, 1979
CFC Last Game
Round 11, 1983
Recruited From
Richmond
Full Name
Allan Edwards
Nickname
Butch
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