Dylan Edwards
Personal information
Born (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Penrith Panthers 135 44 5 1 188
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 NSW Residents 1 0 0 0 0
2023 Australia 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 28 March 2024

Dylan Edwards (born 10 January 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL with whom he won the 2021, 2022 and 2023 NRL premierships.

Background

Edwards was born in Albury, New South Wales, Australia and moved to Dorrigo, New South Wales at a young age.[2] He was educated at Dorrigo High School.

He played his junior rugby league for the Albury Pumas (now Albury Thunder) Bellingen Dorrigo Magpies before being signed by the Penrith Panthers in 2012.[3]

Playing career

Early career

Edwards moved to Penrith, New South Wales to play for Penrith's S. G. Ball Cup team in 2013.[2] In 2015 and 2016, he was a member of Penrith's NYC team.[4] On 4 October 2015, he played for the Penrith club in their 2015 NYC Grand Final win over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[5] Edwards played 44 games, scored 20 tries and kicked 72 goals for 224 points in his U20s career from 2015 to 2016.[6]

2016

On 10 February, he re-signed with the Penrith club on a two-year contract until the end of 2018.[7] On 7 May, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[8] As a result of Penrith centre Tyrone Peachey being dropped for disciplinary reasons,[9] Edwards made his NRL debut for the Penrith against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks on 10 July.[10][11] In September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.[12]

2017

Edwards was named in the Penrith 2017 Auckland Nines squad. He played 14 games for Penrith in the 2017 NRL season and scored two tries for the Penrith club.[citation needed]

2018

In Round 8 of the 2018 NRL season, Edwards suffered a season ending shoulder injury after a tackle in the 13th minute against Canterbury-Bankstown.[13]

2019

In round 17 of the 2019 NRL season, Edwards scored two tries as Penrith defeated the Gold Coast 24–2 at Penrith Stadium.[14]

In round 21 against Cronulla-Sutherland, Edwards scored two tries in a 26–20 victory at Panthers Stadium.[15]

Edwards made a total of 20 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished a disappointing 10th on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015.[16]

2020

On 20 February it was revealed that Edwards had suffered a syndesmosis tear in his right ankle following a training session. Edwards later had surgery and was ruled out for an indefinite period.[17] He returned in round 6 against the Melbourne Storm.[18]

Edwards played 14 games for Penrith as the club claimed the Minor Premiership and reached the 2020 NRL Grand Final. Edwards played at fullback in the grand final which Penrith lost 26-20 to Melbourne.[citation needed]

2021

In round 19 of the 2021 NRL season, Edwards kicked his first field goal against the Brisbane Broncos which was a two point field goal in Penrith's 18-12 victory.[19]

In round 22, Edwards scored two tries in a 34-16 victory over St. George Illawarra.[20]

Edwards played a total of 21 games for Penrith in the 2021 NRL season including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney.[21]

2022

Edwards played 25 games for Penrith in the 2022 NRL season and scored nine tries. Edwards played in Penrith's 2022 NRL Grand Final victory over Parramatta and was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as man of the match.[22]

2023

In round 6 of the 2023 NRL season, Edwards scored four tries in Penrith's 44-12 victory over Manly. He re-signed a long term deal to stay in Penrith, as the clubs star fullback [23] In round 25, Edwards scored two tries for Penrith in their 40-14 victory over the Gold Coast.[24] On 30 August, Edwards signed a four-year contract extension with Penrith worth $3.4 million.[25] Edwards played 26 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season including the clubs 26-24 victory over Brisbane in the 2023 NRL Grand Final as Penrith won their third straight premiership.[26]

2024

On 24 February, Edwards played in Penrith's 2024 World Club Challenge final loss against Wigan. Edwards scored a try in the first half of the match.[27]

Honours

Statistics

Club

† Denotes seasons in which Edwards won an NRL Premiership
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2016 Penrith 1 0 0 - 0 0
2017 16 2 0 - 0 8
2018 8 3 0 - 0 12
2019 20 6 0 - 0 24
2020 14 5 0 - 0 20
2021† 21 5 0 - 1[a] 22
2022† 25 9 0 - 0 36
2023† 26 12 2 100.00% 0 48
2024
Career totals 131 42 2 100.00% 1 174

References

  1. ^ "Dylan Edwards - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ a b Jones, Matt (10 February 2017). "Dylan has first grade ambitions after impressive pre-season". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ Jones, Matt (8 February 2017). "Dylan Edwards continues to impress with Aukland Nines performance". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ "E". NYC Database. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Updated 2015 Grand Final team lists". NRL.com. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ "18thman - U20s Player Records". 18thman.com.
  7. ^ "Panthers young guns sign on". penrithpanthers.com.au. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Updated: Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  9. ^ Logue, Matt (9 July 2016). "Tyrone Peachey's axing opens door for Dylan Edwards to make Panthers debut". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Updated team lists: Panthers v Sharks". NRL.com. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  11. ^ "NRL Late Mail: Round 18 - Panthers". penrithpanthers.com.au. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  12. ^ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Dylan Edwards and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak will compete for the Panthers' No.1 jersey". www.news.com.au.
  14. ^ "Canterbury Bulldogs off the bottom with win over Newcastle Knights, Penrith Panthers ease past Gold Coast Titans". ABC.
  15. ^ "Penrith rookies hold out Cronulla in NRL". 7 News.
  16. ^ "Blame game will not solve Panthers' problems". Western Weekender.
  17. ^ "Aekins backed to fill void left by Edwards injury". www.nrl.com.
  18. ^ "Panthers v Storm". National Rugby League. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  20. ^ "Sydney Roosters beat Brisbane Broncos 21-20, Penrith defeats St George Illawarra 34-16". www.abc.net.au.
  21. ^ "One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season". www.theguardian.com.
  22. ^ "We hate Parra as Panthers mock Eels as Koroisau pokes fun at Tigers". www.smh.com.au.
  23. ^ "Brisbane Broncos' unbeaten NRL run ends in 20-14 loss to Canberra as Penrith thrashes Manly 44-12". www.abc.net.au.
  24. ^ "Storm survive scare as Panthers move back on top of NRL ladder and Tigers snap losing streak". www.abc.net.au.
  25. ^ "Dylan Edwards recommits to Penrith Panthers on four-year, $3.4 million deal". wwos.nine.com.au.
  26. ^ "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  27. ^ "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time". www.bbc.co.uk.

Notes

  1. ^ Includes 1 two point field goal.

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