Fergus Watts

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Fergus Watts

Personal information
Birth	September 21, 1985 (1985-09-21) (age 22), Whipps Cross, London[1]
Recruited from	Wesley College, Melbourne/Sandringham Dragons
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 17, June 20, 2004, Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs, at AAMI Stadium
Team(s)	Adelaide (2004) 5 games, 2 goals St Kilda (2006) 1 game, 1 goal
¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights

Fergus Watts (born September 21, 1985) was an England-born Australian rules football player with the AFL's Adelaide Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club. Watts was a forward line player.

[edit] Adelaide Crows 2004-05

Watts was a 2003 1st round draft selection (14th overall) for the Adelaide. Watts was on the Crows playing list for two seasons, but disappointingly played only 5 senior games (all in 2004), returning 2 goals.^[2] He had more success in the SANFL, including a 10 goals haul for Woodville-West Torrens in the 2005 SANFL semi-final.

He requested to be traded to St Kilda at the end of the 2005 season, citing limited playing opportunities. Fergus' father Jim Watts was the CEO of the St Kilda Football Club at that time, later leaving the club in June 2006.^[3]. A deal was made with the Crows receiving a first round draft selection in return - used to secure Darren Pfeiffer (selection no. 17 overall), who was later delisted after 0 AFL games at the end of the 2007 season.^[4]

[edit] St Kilda 2006-07

In 2 seasons Watts played a single senior game for the Saints, the 2006 season opener against West Coast (1 goal).^[5] Dropped to the VFL he broke his ankle playing for Casey Scorpions two weeks later. His recovery was prolonged, punctuated by five surgeries on his leg and ankle and a struggle with osteitis pubis.^[6] Although returning to the VFL in the latter half of 2007 he was unable to break into the Saints senior side. At the end 2007 he was delisted by the club.^[7]

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