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**Tim** **Watson**
Personal information
Birth	13 July 1961 (age 48)
Recruited from	Dimboola, Victoria
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 7, 14 May 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 2000 season
Career highlights
	; Leigh Matthews Trophy 1989; Essendon Best and Fairest 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989; Team of the Year 1983, 1989; Essendon premiership team 1984, 1985, 1993; Captain of Essendon Football Club (1989-1991);

For the American football player, see Tim Watson (American football).

Timothy Michael "Tim" Watson (born 13 July 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, sports journalist and media personality.

He is notable for his long career at the Essendon Football Club as a player where he participated in several premiership teams. He was the third youngest player ever to play in the VFL/AFL competition and made a comeback after retirement which included another premiership. ^[1]

Watson is a prominent and popular sports journalist and media personality. On television he regularly appears on the Seven Network, where he does the sports reports for the Melbourne news and provides guest commentary at Australian Football matches. He is also a radio personality where he can be heard on SEN 1116 and their highly popular morning program Morning Glory.

[edit] Football career

[edit] Early career

Watson made his VFL debut in 1977 for Essendon at the age of fifteen years and 305 days, the third youngest player in the history of the League.^[2]

He 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 1984 and 1985 grand final victories. He was made captain in 1989 and held that position until 1991, before retiring from the game due to the injury problems that had plagued the later part of his career.^[4]

[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 co-host on the Morning Glory show with Andrew Maher, 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. In the 2000 season St Kilda won just two games for the entire season and Watson resigned during the year, forgoing the final year of his three-year contract.^[5]

[edit] Personal life

In 1993 Watson was named Victorian Father of the Year.^[6] In the 2002 National Draft, his son, Jobe Watson, was drafted by Essendon under the father-son rule. Tim and Jobe were both coached by the same man, Kevin Sheedy.^[7]

[edit] References

^ Smith, Patrick (24 June 2009) Buckley no elementary solution
^ Lovett, Michael, ed (2005). AFL 2005. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Publishing. pp. 542. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
^ Previous MVP winners (8 September 2008)
^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 677. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
^ 2000 AFL review
^ Victorian Father of the Year - past winners
^ Wilson, Caroline (29 June 2003) Watsons show it's still a family game

[edit] External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Stan Alves	St Kilda Football Club coach 1999 – 2000	Succeeded by Malcolm Blight
Awards
Preceded by Simon Madden Simon Madden Mark Thompson	W.S. Crichton Medal 1980 1985 1988 – 1989	Succeeded by Neale Daniher Glenn Hawker Mark Thompson
Preceded by Gerard Healy	Leigh Matthews Trophy 1989	Succeeded by Darren Millane

[0] Smith, Patrick (24 June 2009) Buckley no elementary solution

[1] Lovett, Michael, ed (2005). AFL 2005. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Publishing. pp. 542. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.

[2] Previous MVP winners (8 September 2008)

[3] Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 677. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.

[4] 2000 AFL review

[5] Victorian Father of the Year - past winners

[6] Wilson, Caroline (29 June 2003) Watsons show it's still a family game

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