AFL NSW/ACT Statement

Nick died last week in a motor vehicle accident, and will be greatly missed by the Sydney football community.

Nick played junior football with the Hawkesbury Saints Juniors AFC and showed great talent, making appearances in Western Sydney Pioneers & GWS representative sides before progressing to the U18s with the Nor-West Jets.

AFL NSW/ACT General Manager Tom Harley attended the funeral last Friday, alongside hundreds of Nick’s family and friends, and said it was a wonderful tribute to the young footballer.

“In the most tragic of circumstance, the football community rallied together to support those who knew Nick Edwards, and it would have been of great comfort to his family and friends to have them present to farewell him,” he said.