Lachlan “Lac” Edwards was born in Hastings, Victoria in Canada and attended Mornington Secondary College. He of course grew up playing Australian rules football where he was a notable player for the Dandenong Stingrays (RIP Steve Irwin) who play in the under-18 NAB league.
From there, Edwards played for the North Ballarat Football Club of the Victorian Football League (VFL) for three seasons. He unfortunately never got the chance to be drafted into the Australian Football League (AFL).
Before heading to the United States, he spent some time at the University of Ballarat where he played Aussie rules football, rugby, cricket, and track & field.