Jack Watts
Melbourne and Port Adelaide
AFL career
174 games161 goals
- Debut
- R11 2009 v COL8 June 2009
- Most recent
- R2 2019 v CAR30 Mar 2019
Stats
AFL
2019 | PAD | 2 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 80 | 81 |
2018 | PAD | 19 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 63 | 67 |
2017 | MEL | 16 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 75 | 76 |
2016 | MEL | 22 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 16.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 80 | 84 |
2015 | MEL | 20 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 16.3 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 68 | 70 |
2014 | MEL | 22 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 72 | 74 |
2013 | MEL | 18 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 67 | 76 |
2012 | MEL | 15 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 18.6 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 70 | 86 |
2011 | MEL | 22 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 16.1 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 73 | 75 |
2010 | MEL | 15 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 54 | 54 |
2009 | MEL | 3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 33 | 26 |
VFL
2017 | CSY | 2 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 93 |
2015 | CSY | 1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 86 |
2012 | CSY | 2 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 97 |
SANFL
2018 | PAD | 2 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 96 |
Bio
Taken by Melbourne with the first selection in the 2008 National Draft, Jack Watts arrived at the club burdened by immense expectation as the face of the Demons' rebuild. His debut against Collingwood became infamous, as the physically underdeveloped teenager was targeted by senior opponents, setting a challenging tone for his development. Throughout his time at Melbourne, Watts struggled to consistently impact games in the manner expected of a marquee recruit, though he possessed elite kicking skills and clever decision-making. He was often deployed as a link-up forward or a loose man in defence, where his precise distribution could be utilised away from the heavy contested work.
While he enjoyed a career-best season in 2016, finally appearing to settle as a goal-kicking forward, he fell out of favour the following year and was traded to Port Adelaide for a fresh start. Although he showed glimpses of his talent at Alberton, a horrific leg injury early in 2019 derailed his momentum and effectively ended his time at the elite level. Watts retired in 2020, remembered as a skilful player who became an unfortunate lightning rod for criticism during a prolonged period of poor on-field performance for the Melbourne Football Club.
Profile
- Born
- 26 Mar 1991 (age 35y 209d)
- Height
- 196 cm
- Weight
- 88 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionTaken by Melbourne with the first selection in the 2008 National Draft, Jack Watts arrived at the club burdened by immense expectation as the face of the Demons' rebuild. His debut against Collingwood became infamous, as the physically underdeveloped teenager was targeted by senior opponents, setting a challenging tone for his development. Throughout his time at Melbourne, Watts struggled to consistently impact games in the manner expected of a marquee recruit, though he possessed elite kicking skills and clever decision-making. He was often deployed as a link-up forward or a loose man in defence, where his precise distribution could be utilised away from the heavy contested work.
While he enjoyed a career-best season in 2016, finally appearing to settle as a goal-kicking forward, he fell out of favour the following year and was traded to Port Adelaide for a fresh start. Although he showed glimpses of his talent at Alberton, a horrific leg injury early in 2019 derailed his momentum and effectively ended his time at the elite level. Watts retired in 2020, remembered as a skilful player who became an unfortunate lightning rod for criticism during a prolonged period of poor on-field performance for the Melbourne Football Club.