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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Travis Edmonds
| image = 
| fullname = Travis Edmonds
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|2|9}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| draftpick = 75th, [[1991 AFL Draft#1991 National Draft|1991 National Draft]] <small>({{AFL Haw}})</small><br>35th, [[1992 AFL Draft#1993 Pre-season Draft|1993 Pre-season Draft]] <small>({{AFL WC}})</small>
| height = 196&nbsp;cm
| weight = 91&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Ruckman (Australian rules football)|Ruckman]]
| statsend = 2005
| years1 = 1990–2005
| club1 = {{WAFL|SD}}
| games_goals1 = 262 (80)
| years2 = 1995
| club2 = {{AFL Fre}}
| games_goals2 = 1 (0)
| sooyears1 = 1992–97
| sooteam1 = [[Western Australia Australian rules football team|Western Australia]]
| soogames_goals1 = 4 (2)
| careerhighlights = * {{WAFL|SD}} best and fairest 1992, 1993, 1997,<br>2000, 2001
* {{WAFL|SD}} captain 2000–02
}}

'''Travis Edmonds''' (born 9 February 1971) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Swan Districts Football Club]] in the [[West Australian Football League]] (WAFL). He was also drafted into the [[Australian Football League]] three times: to {{AFL Haw}} in 1991, to {{AFL WC}} in 1993, and {{AFL Fre}} in 1995, but only played one senior game, with Fremantle in 1995. Edmonds debuted for Swan Districts in 1990, and won club best and fairest awards in 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2001, as well as captaining the club from 2000 to 2002. He also played four [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|interstate]] matches for [[Western Australia Australian rules football team|Western Australia]]. Edmonds finished his career with 262 games for Swan Districts, a club record. After the conclusion of his WAFL career in 2005, he was recruited by the Carey Park Football Club in the [[South West Football League]] (SWFL), where he played two seasons, winning the league's best and fairest award, the Hayward Medal, in 2006 and captaining the club in 2007.

==Career==
Edmonds debuted for Swan Districts in 1990, but did not play in the club's premiership in that year. At the [[1991 AFL Draft#1991 National Draft|1991 National Draft]], he was selected with the 75th pick overall by Hawthorn, but stayed in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], and was de-listed at the end of the season without playing a game for Hawthorn.<ref>[http://users.comcen.com.au/~weaver/draft91.html 1991 National Draft] – A Fighting Fury. Retrieved 13 April 2012.</ref> After winning the [[Swan Medal]] in 1992 as Swan Districts' [[best and fairest]] player, he was selected by the West Coast Eagles with the 35th pick overall in the [[1992 AFL Draft#1993 Pre-season Draft|1993 Pre-season Draft]]. He played one season at the club without playing a senior game, and was de-listed at the end of the 1993 season after AFL regulations forced the club to cut their list from 52 to 40 players.<ref name="wce">[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/players/playerprofile/travisedmonds/tabid/7302/playerid/15695/category/past/season/2012/selected/bio/default.aspx Travis Edmonds player profile ] – West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 13 April 2012.</ref> Edmonds again won the Swan Medal in 1993, and was one of the [[Fremantle Football Club drafting and trading history#1994/95 off season|Fremantle Football Club's zone selections]] prior to their [[1995 AFL season|inaugural season]] in the Australian Football League.<ref>[http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pp-fremantle-dockers--travis-edmonds Travis Edmonds] – FootyWire. Retrieved 13 April 2012.</ref> He made his senior debut for the club in round two of the 1995 season against {{AFL Ess}} at the [[WACA Ground]], recording five disposals and three hit-outs in what was his only game at AFL level.<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Travis_Edmonds.html Travis Edmonds statistics] – AFLTables. Retrieved 13 April 2012.</ref> Serving as captain of the club for three seasons from 2000 to 2002, Edmonds continued to play for Swan Districts until 2005, and again won club best and fairest awards in 1997, 2000, and 2001. In total, he played 262 games, a club record, as well as kicking 80 goals,<ref>[http://australianfootball.com/players/player/travis+edmonds/13474 Travis Edmonds: Player Bio] – Australian Football. Retrieved 31 August 2012.</ref> a figure that would have been even larger but for shoulder and knee injuries that restricted him to six games [[1999 Westar Rules season|in 1999]] and nine [[1998 Westar Rules season|in 1998]].<ref>"Edmonds Overcomes Injury Setbacks" in ''The Game'', p. 11; from ''[[The West Australian]]'' 17 April 2000</ref>

After his retirement from the WAFL, Edmonds was recruited by the Carey Park Football Club in the [[South West Football League]] (SWFL), based in [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]]. In 2006, his first season at the club, he played in a premiership side, winning the club's best and fairest as well as the Hayward Medal as the best player in the league.<ref>[http://www.careyparkfc.com.au/history_swflawards.php SWFL Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317080013/http://careyparkfc.com.au/history_swflawards.php |date=17 March 2012 }} – Carey Park Football Club. Retrieved 13 April 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.careyparkfc.com.au/history_premierships.php Premierships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317075954/http://careyparkfc.com.au/history_premierships.php |date=17 March 2012 }} – Carey Park Football Club. Retrieved 13 April 2012.</ref> The following season, his last at the club, Edmonds was named co-captain with Shane Nani, and again won the best and fairest award.<ref>[http://www.careyparkfc.com.au/history_honour.php Honour Roll] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317084730/http://careyparkfc.com.au/history_honour.php |date=17 March 2012 }} – Carey Park Football Club. Retrieved 13 April 2012.</ref> In March 2012, Edmonds was named one of the "Top 25 WAFL Players Over The Past 25 Years" at the launch of the 2012 season.<ref>[http://www.swandistrictsfc.com.au/news/club-news/club-legends-beros-and-edmonds-named-in-top-25-of-past-25/ Club Legends Beros and Edmonds named in Top 25 of Past Years] – Swan Districts Football Club. Published 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.</ref> Edmonds is also a life member of Swan Districts, and is the current treasurer of the club's Life Members Association.<ref>[http://www.swandistrictsfc.com.au/the-club/life-members-association/ Life Members Association] – Swan Districts Football Club. Retrieved 13 April 2012.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{AFL Tables}}
*{{AustralianFootball}}
*{{WAFL FootyFacts}}

{{1991 AFL national draft}}

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