Tim Watson
Tim Watson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Timothy Michael Watson | ||
Nickname(s) | Watto | ||
Date of birth | 13 July 1961 | ||
Place of birth |
Dimboola, Victoria , Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Dimboola | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Half-forward flank, ruck-rover | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1977–1991 | Essendon | 282 (307) | |
1992 | West Coast | 0 (0) | |
1993–1994 | Essendon | 25 (28) | |
Total | 307 (335) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1983–1991 | Victoria | 12 76 | |
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1999–2000 | St Kilda | 44 (12–31–1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1985. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2000. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Timothy Michael Watson (born 13 July 1961) is a former AFL player for Essendon and current broadcaster for more than 30 years, with the Seven Network since 1992 & 1116 SEN radio.
After retiring from the game, he also continued working in the Australian football industry as a coach.
Watson was the fourth-youngest player ever to play in the
Watson is a prominent and popular sports journalist and media personality. On television he regularly appears on the
Playing career
Essendon
Watson made his VFL debut in 1977 for Essendon at the age of fifteen years and 305 days, the fourth-youngest player in the history of the League.[2]
Watson won the Essendon best-and-fairest award four times (1980, 1985, 1988 and 1989). In 1989, he won the AFL Players Association MVP award, now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy.[3]
Watson played the ruck-rover in Essendon's
Comeback
Early in the 1993 season, Essendon senior 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.[7][8]
After the
Since his retirement, Watson was named the sixth-greatest player to ever play for Essendon in the "Champions of Essendon" list, and he was named ruck-rover in their "Team of the Century".[11]
Coaching career
St Kilda Football Club senior coach (1999–2000)
Watson became senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club, when he replaced Stan Alves, after Alves was sacked at the end of the 1998 season. Watson was then the senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club in the 1999 season and the 2000 season. His success was limited, with the side winning only 12 of the 44 matches they played while he was in charge, including drawing once and losing 31, bringing the winning percentage to 27 percent. In the 1999 season, St Kilda finished tenth on the ladder with ten wins and twelve losses. In the 2000 season, St Kilda won only two games for the entire season, with one draw and 19 losses, where they finished 16th (last on the ladder) for the wooden spoon, and Watson resigned during the middle of the 2000 season, where he would step down at season's end, forgoing the final year of his three-year contract.[12] Watson was then replaced by Malcolm Blight as St Kilda Football Club senior coach.
Statistics
Playing statistics
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
1977 | Essendon | 32 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 136 | 69 | 205 | 36 | — | 1.0 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 2.3 | — |
1978 | Essendon | 32 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 162 | 94 | 256 | 40 | — | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 13.5 | 2.1 | — |
1979 | Essendon | 32 | 23 | 34 | 27 | 223 | 111 | 334 | 82 | — | 1.5 | 1.2 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 14.5 | 3.6 | — |
1980 | Essendon | 32 | 22 | 42 | 25 | 337 | 199 | 536 | 94 | — | 1.9 | 1.1 | 15.3 | 9.0 | 24.4 | 4.3 | — |
1981 | Essendon | 32 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 246 | 111 | 357 | 52 | — | 0.9 | 1.2 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 21.0 | 3.1 | — |
1982 | Essendon | 32 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 384 | 153 | 537 | 85 | — | 1.1 | 1.4 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 24.4 | 3.9 | — |
1983 | Essendon | 32 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 442 | 171 | 613 | 115 | — | 1.0 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 6.6 | 23.6 | 4.4 | — |
1984† | Essendon | 32 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 327 | 142 | 469 | 118 | — | 1.1 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 6.5 | 21.3 | 5.4 | — |
1985† | Essendon | 32 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 352 | 183 | 535 | 99 | — | 1.1 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 7.6 | 22.3 | 4.1 | — |
1986 | Essendon | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 6 | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 8.7 | 22.0 | 2.0 | — |
1987 | Essendon | 32 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 84 | 29 | 113 | 18 | 13 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 16.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
1988 | Essendon | 32 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 300 | 136 | 436 | 92 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 7.2 | 22.9 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
1989 | Essendon | 32 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 334 | 205 | 539 | 99 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 13.9 | 8.5 | 22.5 | 4.1 | 1.6 |
1990 | Essendon | 32 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 262 | 156 | 418 | 93 | 26 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 7.4 | 19.9 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
1991 | Essendon | 32 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 192 | 139 | 331 | 65 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 19.5 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
1992 | West Coast | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1993† | Essendon | 32 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 154 | 101 | 255 | 58 | 26 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 |
1994 | Essendon | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 35 | 100 | 24 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
Career | 307 | 335 | 276 | 4040 | 2060 | 6100 | 1176 | 151 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 13.2 | 6.7 | 19.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
Coaching statistics
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W | Wins | L | Losses | D | Draws | W% | Winning percentage | LP | Ladder position | LT | League teams |
Season | Team | Games | W | L | D | W % | LP | LT |
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1999 | St Kilda | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 45.5% | 10 | 16 |
2000 | St Kilda | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 11.4% | 16 | 16 |
Career totals | 44 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 28.4% |
Media career
Like many past players, Watson has become a media personality, serving as a sports presenter on
He has also appeared on many football-related TV shows: as a sports columnist in The Age newspaper, and from 2004 until 2013 as a co-host on the Morning Glory show with Andrew Maher on Melbourne radio station 1116 SEN.
In November 2013, Watson resigned from 1116 SEN to spend more time at the Seven Network; it was later announced that he would replace Sandy Roberts as weeknight sport presenter on Seven News in Melbourne. In 2015, Watson returned to the breakfast shift at 1116 SEN.
Personal life
During the late 1970s, Watson's older brother
In 1993, Watson was named 'Victorian Father of the Year'.
Tim is married to Susie Watson; their children include son Jobe and daughters Billie, Tess and Grace.
References
- ^ Smith, Patrick (24 June 2009) Buckley no elementary solution
- ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
- ^ Previous MVP winners (8 September 2008)
- ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ "Tim Watson". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "TIM WATSON". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Tim Watson". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "TIM WATSON". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Tim Watson". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "TIM WATSON". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Tim Watson". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ 2000 AFL review Archived 7 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tim Watson's player profile at AFL Tables
- ^ Tim Watson's coaching profile at AFL Tables
- ^ Victorian Father of the Year – past winners Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wilson, Caroline (29 June 2003). "Watsons show it's still a family game".
External links
- Tim Watson – Champions of Essendon
- Tim Watson – SEN profile
- Tim Watson – Saxton Speakers Bureau
- Tim Watson – 7news profile