Jobe Watson

Personal information
Birth	8 February 1985 (1985-02-08) (age 24)
Recruited from	Xavier College/Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Height and weight	191cm / 88kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 13, 27 June 2003, Essendon vs. Geelong, at Telstra Dome
Team(s)	Essendon (2003–) 94 games, 34 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2009 season
Career highlights
10 Career Brownlow Medal Votes W.S. Crichton Medal Runner-Up (2006) W.S. Crichton Medal Winner (2009) [1]

Jobe Watson (born 8 February 1985) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

[edit] Early Life

Jobe was educated at Kostka Hall preparatory school before studying at Xavier College in Melbourne. The son of former Essendon Football Club player Tim Watson, he faced early expectations to become an AFL player.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] AFL career

Jobe 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. ^[2] His poor kicking (by AFL standards) drew criticism^[3], and it was determined he would be more suited to the midfield at Essendon. At this time his weight was criticized in the media after he weighed in at over 90 kilograms.^{[citation needed]}

Soft tissue injuries interrupted his progression in both the 2003 and 2004 seasons, and his form did not improve during 2005.^{[citation needed]}

He capped off the 2006 season with 2nd place in the Crichton Medal voting.^[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 awarded the Essendon Football Club’s Best and Fairest award, the W.S. Crichton Medal, after a career best season in 2009. 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.^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jobe Watson's profile on the official Essendon club website
• Jobe Watson profile on the Official AFL Website of the Essendon Football Club
• Jobe Watson's statistics from AFL Tables
• Jobe Watson on Twitter

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