fˈoːɹ kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənz, nˈeɪmli hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪn lˈɔː fɹˈæŋk "dˈɑːli" ˈeɪkt fˈʊtskɹeɪ, hɪz sˈʌn ˈælən ˈɛdwɚdz ɹˈɪtʃmənd, kˈɑːlɪŋwˌʊd ænd fˈʊtskɹeɪ ænd tˈuː ɡɹˈændsʌnz dʒˈeɪk ˈɛdwɚdz kˈɑːɹltən ænd ʃˈeɪn oʊbɹˈiː bɹˈɪsbən ænd kˈɑːlɪŋwˌʊd hæv ˈɔːl plˈeɪd æt ðɪ ɪlˈiːt lˈɛvəl ʌv ˌeɪˌɛfˈɛl slˈæʃ vˌiːˌɛfˈɛl fˈʊtbɔːl.
Four consecutive generations, namely his father in law Frank "Dolly" Aked (Footscray), his son Allan Edwards (Richmond, Collingwood and Footscray) and two grandsons Jake Edwards (Carlton) and Shane O'Bree (Brisbane and Collingwood) have all played at the elite level of AFL/VFL football.