Caitlyn Edwards

Caitlyn Edwards
Caitlyn Edwards
	Edwards playing for Collingwood in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	Caitlyn Edwards
Date of birth	27 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Thornlie, Western Australia
Original team(s)	East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft	No. 43, 2016 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Collingwood vs. Carlton, at IKON Park
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club
2017–2018	Collingwood
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season.
	Source: AustralianFootball.com

Caitlyn Edwards (born 27 June 1996) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life and state football

Edwards grew up in Thornlie, Western Australia, playing netball before getting into footy because her mother and brother played footy. When she was 10 she joined the local junior football club and at Thornlie played with Clem Smith. At the age of 14 she had to move to the women's team and in her first season won a premiership. Following that she joined WAWFL club East Fremantle with which she played for four years. During her time at East Fremantle, Edwards also played for Western Bulldogs in the 2014 and 2015 exhibition matches, won the 2014 best & fairest award, and was twice an All-Australian.^[1] In the 2016 season, she also juggled rugby commitments and relied on her from previous years for the AFLW draft.^[2]

During the off-season between the 2017 and 2018 AFLW seasons, Edwards played for East Fremantle and for RugbyWA club Palmyra.^[3]

AFL Women's career

Edwards made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton.^[4] she played every game of the inaugural season, but said at the end that there is a lot of room for improvement.^[3]

Collingwood re-signed Edwards for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.^[5]

Following the 2018 season, Edwards retired from football to pursue her rugby career.^[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.^[7]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Collingwood	1	7	2	2	37	19	56	10	14	0.3	0.3	5.3	2.7	8.0	1.4	2.0
2018	Collingwood	1	7	4	1	48	34	82	16	34	0.6	0.1	6.9	4.9	11.7	2.3	4.9
Career			14	6	3	85	53	138	26	48	0.4	0.2	6.1	3.8	9.9	1.9	3.4