RICHMOND midfielder Shane Edwards has been known as 'Tich' for good reason. When he came over from North Adelaide he was so skinny he could fit down a drainpipe on the Punt Rd grandstand. ![]()
But now, after another summer of hard yakka in the gym and on the tooth, he's ready for a new nickname. Edwards has put on 7.5kg since last season, bringing his weight to 81.5kg.
Maybe he should be renamed 'Arnie' or 'Muscles', or just plain 'Eddo'.
"It's been easier to put on weight because I'm a bit older and my body's more mature," he said.
Edwards was drafted at No. 26 in the 2006 NAB AFL Draft. He was just 66kg when the Tigers took him on.
Every pre-season since then, he's worked on putting on weight, but not too fast. The Tigers' fitness staff warned him that an explosion in kilograms would slow him down and put pressure on his groins.
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Bachar HouliMatch Results
AFL ROUND 7:
Richmond 13.13 (91) defeated Sydney 8.14 (62)
GOALS
Riewoldt 4, Grigg 3, Miller 2, Conca, Martin, Deledio, Maric
BEST
Cotchin, Grigg, Foley, Tuck, Grimes, Martin, Deledio, Maric
2012 Yellow Sash Award Round 3 Top 5
1. Grigg - 2.84
2. Tuck - 2.56
3. Conca - 2.52
4. Nahas - 2.20
5. Foley - 2.12Top 5 after Round 3
- Cotchin - 6.92
- Rance - 6.29
- Deledio - 5.31
- Grigg - 4.75
- Conca - 4.40
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