Tim Watson
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| Birth | July 13, 1961 , |
| Recruited from | Dimboola |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 7, May 14, 1977, Essendon vs. Richmond, at Waverley Park |
| Team(s) | Essendon (1977-1991, 1993-1994)
307 games, 335 goals |
| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | St Kilda Football Club (1999-2000)
44 matches: 12 wins, 31 losses, 1 draw |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
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Timothy Michael Watson (born July 13, 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club, a coach of the St Kilda Football Club, and now a media personality on the Seven Network and SEN 1116. He was the second youngest player ever to play in the VFL/AFL competition.
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[edit] Football career
[edit] Early career
Watson made his VFL debut in 1977 when he made fronted up for Essendon aged just fifteen years and 305 days in 1977.
Watson was renowned for his high quality skills with both hand and foot, and also his burst of pace around the packs. He won the Essendon best-and-fairest award four times (1980, 1985, 1988 and 1989), and was the pre-count favourite to win the Brownlow Medal in both 1980 and 1989, finishing in the top five on both occasions. In 1989, he also won the AFL Players Association MVP award, now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy.
Watson played important roles in Essendon's 1984 and 1985 grand final victories, playing as a ruck-rover. He was made captain in 1989 and held that position until 1991, when he shocked Essendon fans by announcing he was retiring from the game due to the injury problems that had plagued the later part of his career.
[edit] Comeback
Early in the 1993 season Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy lured Watson out of retirement. Although Watson was not as fit as he had once been, and was never able to recapture his top form, he played a vital role in the forward line, kicking some important goals throughout the year. His experience in what was a very young team was instrumental in helping Essendon win an unexpected premiership that year.
After the 1994 season, Watson retired for good, having played 307 games and kicked 335 goals. Since his retirement, Watson was named the sixth greatest player to ever play for Essendon in the "Champions of Essendon" list, and was named ruck-rover in their "Team of the Century".
[edit] Media career
Like many past players, Watson has become a media personality, serving as the Melbourne sports news reader on Seven News. He has also appeared on many football related TV shows, as a sports columnist in The Age newspaper, and a host on the Morning Glory show on Melbourne radio station SEN 1116.
[edit] Coaching career
He was coach of the St Kilda side in 1999 and 2000, his success was limited, with the side winning only 12 of the 44 matches they played while he was in charge. Indeed, in the 2000 season St Kilda won just two games for the entire season and Watson was sacked in 2000 .
[edit] Other information
In 1993 Watson was named Victorian Father of the Year. In the 2002 National Draft, his son Jobe Watson was drafted by Essendon under the father-son rule. Unfairly, Jobe was judged against his father and had to battle with three injury interrupted seasons. At the start of the 2008 AFL Season, Jobe - 191cm and 88kgs had put in a strong 2007 season and is making his own mark on field.
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| Preceded by Simon Madden |
Essendon Best and Fairest winner 1980 |
Succeeded by Neale Daniher |
| Preceded by Simon Madden |
Essendon Best and Fairest winner 1985 |
Succeeded by Glenn Hawker |
| Preceded by Mark Thompson |
Essendon Best and Fairest winner 1988-1989 |
Succeeded by Mark Thompson |
| Preceded by Gerard Healy |
Leigh Matthews Trophy 1989 |
Succeeded by Darren Millane |
| Preceded by Stan Alves |
St Kilda Football Club coach 1999-2000 |
Succeeded by Malcolm Blight |
[edit] External links
- Tim Watson profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club
- Tim Watson - Champions of Essendon
- Tim Watson - SEN Profile
- Tim Watson - Saxton Speakers Bureau
- Tim Watson - 7news Profile
