Just two days after gaining his third AFL life, key forward Aaron Edwards has dismayed Richmond with another alcohol-related incident.
Victoria Police locked up Edwards for several hours early Sunday morning and fined him $563 for being drunk in a public place.
No charges were laid over the arrest, which happened at 12.30am on Collins St in the Melbourne CBD.
Edwards was on leave and it is unclear whether the Tigers will take their own action, but club officials have spoken to him.
North Melbourne and Richmond struck a deal involving Edwards on Friday, the last day of the AFL trade period.
The 28-year-old went to Punt Rd in exchange for pick 74 in next month’s national draft.
It is the third time that Edwards has found himself in off-field trouble during his AFL career.
In 2009, Edwards lost his licence for four years and was fined $1500 for refusing a breath test.
Police had caught him speeding on the way to an Australia Day training session.
That followed an earlier infringement notice for exceeding the blood alcohol level while driving.
The Kangaroos suspended Edwards for the first four games of the 2009 season and fined him $5000.
Two years previously, North also fined him for an alcohol-related incident after he was thrown out of a Lionel Richie concert at a winery in country Victoria.
In 2003, Edwards and West Coast star Daniel Kerr were recorded by WA police discussing illicit drugs with convicted dealer Shane Waters.
The AFL investigated the pair, but ruled there was insufficient evidence to take action.
Edwards made his AFL debut with West Coast in 2005 and played four matches before being delisted.
He starred for VFL side Frankston in 2006, kicking 100 goals and winning the JJ Liston Trophy as the competition’s best player.
North then recruited him with pick 82 in that year’s national draft.
He played 78 games with the Kangaroos for a career total of 82, with 124 goals.
Edwards played nine games for North this past season and kicked 17 goals.
The Tigers recruited him to add depth to their forward line as they aim for their first finals series since 2001.
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