Colin Watson
St Kilda
AFL career
93 games34 goals
- Debut
- R1 1920 v CAR1 May 1920
- Most recent
- R1 1935 v FIT27 Apr 1935
Coaching career
18 games9 wins9 losses0 draws
- First
- R1 1934 v GEE5 May 1934
- Most recent
- R18 1934 v CAR15 Sept 1934
Stats
1935 | STK | 1 | 2.0 |
1934 | STK | 17 | 1.1 |
1933 | STK | 17 | 0.4 |
1925 | STK | 15 | 0.0 |
1924 | STK | 15 | 0.2 |
1923 | STK | 15 | 0.2 |
1922 | STK | 9 | 0.0 |
1920 | STK | 4 | 0.0 |
Bio
Recruited from the Western District town of Allansford, Colin Watson quickly developed into one of the VFL's premier centremen, utilising his exceptional speed and polished ball-handling skills to drive St Kilda's midfield. His individual brilliance was recognised when he became the club's first Brownlow Medallist in 1925, a feat achieved despite the team's consistent struggles to reach the finals. Watson's career trajectory was unusual by modern standards, as he left the league during his prime to pursue more lucrative coaching opportunities in country Victoria with Stawell and Warrnambool, resulting in a significant gap in his VFL service. He eventually returned to the Junction Oval as captain-coach in the mid-1930s, cementing a legacy that saw him named in St Kilda's Team of the Century and inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Profile
- Full name
- Colin C. Watson
- Born
- 12 Oct 1900
- Died
- 20 May 1970 (aged 69y 220d)
- Birthplace
- Allansford, VIC
- Deathplace
- Tatura, VIC
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Coaching
- St Kilda (Senior Coach)193418 games (W9 L9 D0), 50.0%
Honours
- Brownlow Medal1925
- Top 10
- 1924, 1934
- Hall of Fame1996
- St Kilda B&F1924
- St Kilda captain1934
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Western District town of Allansford, Colin Watson quickly developed into one of the VFL's premier centremen, utilising his exceptional speed and polished ball-handling skills to drive St Kilda's midfield. His individual brilliance was recognised when he became the club's first Brownlow Medallist in 1925, a feat achieved despite the team's consistent struggles to reach the finals. Watson's career trajectory was unusual by modern standards, as he left the league during his prime to pursue more lucrative coaching opportunities in country Victoria with Stawell and Warrnambool, resulting in a significant gap in his VFL service. He eventually returned to the Junction Oval as captain-coach in the mid-1930s, cementing a legacy that saw him named in St Kilda's Team of the Century and inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.