Jason Watts

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Jason Watts
Personal information
Full name Jason Watts
Date of birth (1971-07-29) 29 July 1971 (age 49)
Original team(s) St Albans (FDFL) / Werribee
Draft 12th, 1994 Pre-Season Draft
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1994–1998 Footscray/Western Bulldogs 57 (51)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jason Watts (born 29 July 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Watts was recruited by Footscray on the back of his strong 1993 season at Werribee, when he won their best and fairest award in a premiership year. Picked up in the 1994 Pre-Season Draft, Watts appeared in 21 games for Footscray, including a qualifying final, in his first year at the club. [1] He played as a small forward in 1996 and was the leading goal-kicker for the Bulldogs, with 44 goals from his 20 games. [2] Over the next two years he added only five more games to his tally. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables: Jason Watts". afltables.com.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.