Harrison Edwards
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2022}}
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|image = HARRISON EDWARDS.jpg
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|position = {{rlp|LK|HK|PR}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|10|19}}
|birth_place = Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|186|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|96|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = Canterbury Bulldogs
|year1start = 2022
|year1end = 24
|appearances1 = 17
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 4
|club2 = North Queensland
|year2start = 2024
|year2end = present
|appearances2 = 25
|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
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|points2 = 0
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|updated = 6 June 2025
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Harrison Edwards (born 19 October 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|lk|hk}} and {{rlp|pr}} forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Background
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.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC-MfOw5eL4 | title=Edwards grateful for NRL debut | website=YouTube }}{{cite web | url=https://www.greatlakesadvocate.com.au/story/4707521/port-sharks-maul-hawks-36-6-photos/ | title=Port Sharks maul Hawks 36-6 | Photos | date=4 June 2017 }}
Playing career
In 2018 and 2019, Edwards played for the Sydney Roosters in the Jersey Flegg Cup.{{cite web | url=https://18thman.com/players/harrison-edwards/ | title=Harrison Edwards | date=May 2019 }}
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.{{cite web |title=NSWRL - Harrison Edwards |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/players/nsw-cup/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs-nsw-cup/harrison-edwards/ |website=nswrl.com.au |access-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416060053/https://www.nswrl.com.au/players/nsw-cup/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs-nsw-cup/harrison-edwards/ |archive-date=16 April 2024}}
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.{{cite web | url=https://www.zerotackle.com/young-pup-to-make-nrl-debut-as-waddell-suspension-forces-changes-120832/ | title=Young Pup to make NRL debut as Waddell suspension forces changes | date=28 July 2022 }}{{cite web |title=Edwards grateful for NRL debut |url=https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2022/08/06/edwards-grateful-for-nrl-debut/ |website=Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |access-date=16 April 2024 |date=6 August 2022}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Read |first1=Brent |last2=Carayannis |first2=Michael |title=NRL market watch: Cowboys, Bulldogs, Broncos in two-player swap deal, Parramatta fight to keep Ethan Sanders and Blaize Talagi |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-market-watch-parramatta-face-fight-to-keep-rising-stars-ethan-sanders-and-blaize-talagi/news-story/68e3b4c223432c3a53746770e682f4c5?amp&nk=71b4244d43a3a82a53661bc3bab5d505-1713238061 |website=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |publisher=News Corporation Australia |access-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240416032733/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-market-watch-parramatta-face-fight-to-keep-rising-stars-ethan-sanders-and-blaize-talagi/news-story/68e3b4c223432c3a53746770e682f4c5?amp&nk=71b4244d43a3a82a53661bc3bab5d505-1713238061#selection-759.0-759.126 |archive-date=16 April 2024 |location=Sydney, New South Wales |date=16 April 2024}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2024-the-mole-exclusive-north-queensland-cowboys-season-review-20240924-p5kcxq.html/|title=The Mole: Cowboys show improvement in 2024 but worrying finals stat sparks thorny question|website=www.nine.com.au}}
Statistics
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Team !Games !Tries !Pts |
| 2022
| rowspan="2" |{{Leagueicon|Canterbury}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |4 | | |
| 2023
|12 |1 |4 |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|{{Leagueicon|Canterbury}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |1 | | |
| {{Leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys
|15 | | |
| 2025
|{{Leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys |8 | | |
| |Totals
|40 |1 |4 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.bulldogs.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs/harrison-edwards/ Canterbury Bulldogs profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801043801/https://www.bulldogs.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs/harrison-edwards/ |date=1 August 2022 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240416060053/https://www.nswrl.com.au/players/nsw-cup/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs-nsw-cup/harrison-edwards/ NSWRL profile (Archived)]
{{North Queensland Cowboys squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Harrison}}
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Category:North Queensland Cowboys players
Category:Northern Pride RLFC players
Category:People from the Mid North Coast
Category:Rugby league players from Penrith, New South Wales
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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