Jobe Watson

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Jobe Watson
Personal information
Full nameJobe Watson
Date of birth (1985-02-08) 8 February 1985
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
Original teamSandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft#40 (F/S), 2002 National Draft
Height/Weight191 cm / 95 kg
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current clubEssendon
Number4
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2003–Essendon173 (95)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.
Career highlights

Jobe Watson (born 8 February 1985) is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early life

Watson was educated at Kostka Hall preparatory school before studying at Xavier College in Melbourne. He is the son of former Essendon player Tim Watson.

AFL career

Watson was selected at pick 40 under the father-son rule in the 2002 AFL Draft. He was initially coached as a key forward by Kevin Sheedy, who also coached his father Tim.[1] His poor kicking (by AFL standards) drew criticism,[2] and it was determined he would be more suited to the midfield at Essendon. At that time his weight was criticized by the media, as he was overweight for an AFL player.

He capped off the 2006 season with 2nd place in the Crichton Medal voting.[3]

Watson had a career-best season in 2009, polling 10 Brownlow Medal votes and winning the Essendon Best and Fairest award, the W.S. Crichton Medal. Watson polled 335 votes in 15 of the 21 games he played in season 2009, with only one game missed due to an ankle injury. Watson was 46 votes ahead of runner-up Dustin Fletcher who polled 289 votes.[4]

By the end of the 2009 season, Watson had gathered a reputation as one of Essendon's most important midfielders, coming first in the clubs overall clearances and improved his much criticised kicking ability to the average for an AFL player.

Watson was announced as the captain of the Essendon Football Club on the 21st of December 2009, taking over from retired champion Matthew Lloyd.

Despite the Essendon Football Club suffering a very disappointing 2010 AFL season, winning only seven games and finishing fourteenth on the AFL Ladder, Watson enjoyed a successful first year as captain. He was a consistent performer for the Bombers in an inconsistent season and, at the 2010 Brownlow Medal on 20 September 2010, polled 16 votes from a total of only 43 received by Essendon players.[5] He finished equal seventh in the 2010 Brownlow Medal count, receiving the highest number of votes for a player from a team finishing outside the final eight.[6] On 1 Oct 2010 Watson was once again awarded the W.S. Crichton Medal earning 291 points, which was 50 points clear of runner-up Heath Hocking.

Watson completed an outstanding 2012 season by winning his first Brownlow Medal with 30 votes.[7] He also won his third Essendon best and fairest award, and was named in the AFL's All Australian team for the first time.

Drugs controversy

Main article: Essendon Football Club supplements controversy

On 24 June 2013, Watson admitted on the TV show On The Couch that he believes he was given the substance AOD-9604 during the 2012 season with the assistance of his club.[8] The World Anti-Doping Agency has released a statement clarifying that AOD-9604 falls into the "S0. Non-Approved Substances" category in their List of Prohibited Substances and Methods.[9] The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has also stated that the use of AOD-9604 is prohibited for use by athletes in any circumstances.[10]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2013 season.[11][12]
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2003 Essendon 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.0
2004 Essendon 4 7 6 2 37 42 79 23 16 0.9 0.3 5.3 6.0 11.3 3.3 2.3
2005 Essendon 4 5 2 0 23 32 55 14 5 0.4 0.0 4.6 6.4 11.0 2.8 1.0
2006 Essendon 4 21 6 7 203 276 479 114 69 0.3 0.3 9.7 13.1 22.8 5.4 3.3
2007 Essendon 4 19 6 5 193 249 442 85 62 0.3 0.3 10.2 13.1 23.3 4.5 3.3
2008 Essendon 4 19 4 8 193 265 458 54 68 0.2 0.4 10.2 14.1 24.1 3.8 3.6
2009 Essendon 4 22 10 10 221 322 543 73 98 0.4 0.4 10.0 14.6 24.7 3.3 4.4
2010 Essendon 4 21 10 1 209 363 572 77 91 0.5 0.0 10.0 17.3 27.2 3.7 4.3
2011 Essendon 4 17 15 11 237 208 445 77 65 0.9 0.6 13.9 12.2 26.2 4.1 3.8
2012 Essendon 4 22 20 8 343 295 638 106 105 0.9 0.4 15.6 13.4 29.0 4.8 4.8
2013 Essendon 4 19 16 18 259 264 523 74 60 0.8 1.0 13.6 13.9 27.5 3.9 3.2
Career 173 95 70 1918 2318 4236 689 641 0.5 0.4 11.1 13.4 24.5 4.0 3.7
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles

References

  1. ↑ The Age Watsons show it's still a family game By Caroline Wilson. June 29, 2003
  2. ↑ Michael Gleeson, July 12, 2008. "Jobe's jolt". The Age, Retrieved August 4, 2009
  3. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald Lowly Essendon starts making changes September 14, 2006
  4. ↑ Watson wins 2009 Crichton Medal 30 Sept 2009
  5. ↑ Herald Sun September 21
  6. ↑ Watson finishes equal seventh in Brownlow stakes 21 September 2010
  7. ↑ Jobe takes out Charlie 24 September 2012
  8. ↑ I took banned drug: Watson
  9. ↑ WADA statement on substance AOD-9604
  10. ↑ Robinson, Mark; Warner, Michael (1 July 2013). "ASADA has confirmed that banned drug AOD-9604 is prohibited under any circumstances". Herald Sun. 
  11. ↑ "Jobe Watson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 October 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Jobe Watson of the Essendon Bombers Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 

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