Leslie Watt (footballer)
| Les Watt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Watt at the Eltham Gift in 1936 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Alfred Watt | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochester, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 January 1949 (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | Echuca, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Rochester | ||
| Height/Weight | 180 cm / 84 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1932 1933–37 | Collingwood Fitzroy | 2 (0) 35 (19) 37 (19) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1937 season. | |||
Leslie Alfred Watt (9 December 1912 – 20 January 1949[1]) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
A talented sprinter, he came fourth in the 1936 Stawell Gift,[3] after being named as one of the favourites in the lead up to the race, winning the Eltham Gift the previous week.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Family Notices.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 22 January 1949. p. 15.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 930. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "Stawell Gift". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 14 April 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sports Meetings Watt Brilliant". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 6 April 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
External links
- Leslie Watt's statistics from AFL Tables
- Les Watt's profile at Collingwood Forever