{"id":67581,"date":"2020-05-20T13:39:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T03:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afl.draftcentral.localhost\/?p=67581"},"modified":"2020-05-20T13:39:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T03:39:25","slug":"qa-campbell-edwardes-calder-cannons-vic-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2020\/05\/20\/qa-campbell-edwardes-calder-cannons-vic-metro\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Campbell Edwardes (Calder Cannons\/Vic Metro)"},"content":{"rendered":"

AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last few weeks, we head back to the pre-season where we sat down with a number of athletes across the country. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central<\/em>‘s Michael Alvaro<\/em><\/strong> chatted with Calder Cannons’ Campbell Edwardes<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day hosted by Rookie Me<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A tall utility who spent most of his 10 NAB League outings last year on a wing, Edwardes possesses a terrific leap and clean hands both in the air and at ground level. As a prototypical modern day footballer, the 194cm athlete can play just about anywhere and will again lean on that versatility in 2020, simply looking to consistently find form.<\/p>\n

The Calder product earned All Australian honours at Under 16 level for Vic Metro, and was part of the Under 18 setup as a bottom-ager despite not getting on the field during the national carnival. Edwardes is also a student at PEGS, meaning he is again set to juggle his footballing commitments across multiple sides in 2020 – pending whether the class of 2020 is able to commence competition.<\/p>\n

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MA: Campbell, how’s the day been so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CE: “It’s been alright, pretty slow to get into it. (I’ve) still got the yo-yo to do so the toughest part of the day is ahead I guess.”<\/p>\n

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Is that an area you’re looking to notch a personal best in this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This is actually the first time I’ve ever tested because I\u2019ve been injured at every other opportunity. So I’m just setting a baseline to hopefully improve on throughout the year.”<\/p>\n

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What kind of areas are you looking to build on then from your bottom-age year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I think just to get some consistency, last year I was quite up and down. So hopefully I can just string together a couple of good games in a row and build from there.”<\/p>\n

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Playing school footy, for the Cannons and being around the Vic Metro system, how has that been for your development?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It was a great experience being around the likes of (Matt) Rowell<\/strong> and (Noah) Anderson<\/strong> and seeing how they go about it. They were far and away the best two junior players in the country and just seeing the way they went about it, I could really take a lot out of that and apply it to myself, which was good.”<\/p>\n

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Having played on a wing and a bit of everywhere previously, are you looking to nail down one specific role?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I think one of my greatest attributes is that versatility to play anywhere, but I did enjoy playing on the wing last year. I think I really found some form there. I’ve spoken to Ross (Smith<\/strong><\/em>, Calder coach) and Tom (Lonergan<\/strong><\/em>, Calder talent manager) and they’ve said they’d love to see me on the inside as well. I just want to play some good footy, I don’t really care whereabouts on the ground that is.”<\/p>\n

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You’ve got the height, have you ever fancied a key position role as well?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I’ve played there in the past, I enjoy it. But like I said, I just want to play some good footy whether that’s forward, back, mid – wherever it is, I just want to play good footy.”<\/p>\n

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Who are some of the players you’re looking forward to playing that good footy alongside this season?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Will Phillips<\/strong><\/a>, Fin Macrae<\/strong><\/a>, if I’m playing in the forwardline their ball delivery is going to be amazing. But also, Cody (Brand)<\/strong><\/a> and all the other boys, they’re all just great talents so it’s going to be awesome playing alongside them.”<\/p>\n

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Are you setting any goals for the year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve tried to keep it pretty simple, I think last year I overcomplicated it a bit. Hopefully I have my name read out in November, and just do well at school. I’m aiming to do physiotherapy and it’s quite a high ATAR so I’m aiming for that.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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