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Jobe Watson

Essendon

AFL career

220 games113 goals

Debut
R13 2003 v GEE27 June 2003
Most recent
EF 2017 v SYD9 Sept 2017

Stats

2017
ESS
20
9.7
13.8
23.5
4.9
1.2
0.8
4.3
0.1
0.4
88
82
2015
ESS
12
10.3
13.6
23.9
3.8
0.4
1.4
4.4
0.5
0.5
89
93
2014
ESS
15
12.3
15.1
27.4
4.7
1.1
0.7
4.7
0.7
0.1
103
106
2013
ESS
19
13.6
13.9
27.5
3.9
0.9
0.5
3.2
0.8
0.9
99
111
2012
ESS
22
15.7
13.4
29.1
4.8
1.9
0.8
4.8
0.9
0.4
113
121
2011
ESS
17
13.9
12.2
26.2
4.1
0.9
0.9
3.8
0.9
0.6
98
104
2010
ESS
21
10.0
17.3
27.2
3.7
1.5
0.8
4.3
0.5
0.0
95
107
2009
ESS
22
10.0
14.6
24.7
3.3
0.7
0.6
4.5
0.5
0.5
89
101
2008
ESS
19
10.2
13.9
24.1
2.8
1.3
1.1
3.6
0.2
0.4
81
91
2007
ESS
19
10.2
13.1
23.3
4.5
0.7
0.6
3.3
0.3
0.3
84
88
2006
ESS
21
9.7
13.1
22.8
5.4
1.0
0.4
3.3
0.3
0.3
87
-
2005
ESS
5
4.6
6.4
11.0
2.8
0.4
0.2
1.0
0.4
0.0
41
-
2004
ESS
7
5.3
6.0
11.3
3.3
0.3
0.3
2.3
0.9
0.3
52
-
2003
ESS
1
0.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
12
-
League
Season
SYD
SCG
EF
7
13
20
3
1
0
0
3
0.0
69
65
FRE
ES
R23
11
15
26
2
5
1
0
3
0.1
84
91
ADE
ES
R21
6
10
16
2
1
0
0
1
1.0
55
55
CAR
MCG
R20
2
9
11
1
0
0
0
2
0.1
36
35
WBD
ES
R19
6
14
20
5
0
1
0
4
0.0
74
70
NTH
ES
R18
7
20
27
2
2
1
0
4
0.0
82
91
COL
MCG
R16
8
15
23
3
2
3
0
3
0.0
68
74
BRL
ES
R15
10
17
27
8
3
1
0
9
0.1
125
127
SYD
SCG
R14
11
7
18
7
1
1
0
6
0.0
90
65
PAD
ES
R12
11
19
30
7
0
0
0
4
1.1
115
122
GWS
SPS
R11
12
16
28
8
1
0
0
7
0.1
122
93
RCH
MCG
R10
8
20
28
4
0
2
0
2
0.0
78
79
WCE
ES
R9
11
19
30
9
0
1
0
5
0.1
116
110
GEE
MCG
R8
11
10
21
8
2
0
0
6
0.0
103
94
MEL
ES
R6
8
5
13
4
1
1
0
1
0.0
48
54
COL
MCG
R5
14
14
28
3
0
0
0
4
0.0
95
90
ADE
AO
R4
6
10
16
3
2
1
0
2
0.0
54
44
CAR
MCG
R3
16
12
28
3
1
1
0
10
0.0
119
97
BRL
Gabba
R2
16
17
33
8
0
2
0
1
0.0
104
100
HAW
MCG
R1
13
14
27
7
1
0
0
8
0.1
122
93

Profile

Born
08 Feb 1985 (age 41y 256d)
Birthplace
Melbourne, VIC
Height
190 cm
Weight
94 kg

Teams

Honours

  • All-Australian(2×) 2012, 2013
  • Essendon B&F(3×) 2009, 2010, 2012
    2nd
    2006, 2013
    Top 10
    2007, 2008, 2011
  • Essendon captain(7×) 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Brownlow Medal
    Top 10
    2010

Family

Bio

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The son of three-time premiership champion Tim Watson, Jobe Watson arrived at Essendon via the father-son rule in the 2002 National Draft carrying immense expectations. His early years were plagued by criticism regarding his aerobic capacity and leg speed, but a significant commitment to conditioning transformed him into one of the competition's premier inside midfielders. A clearance specialist with exceptional vision and clean hands in congestion, Watson became the engine of the Bombers' midfield, renowned for his ability to set up teammates and absorb physical pressure in the contest.

Appointed captain in 2010, Watson won three Crichton Medals and was a consistent All-Australian contender, but his legacy became inextricably linked to the club's supplements saga. He polled the most votes in the 2012 Brownlow Medal count, an honour he later surrendered following the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that suspended him and 33 teammates for the entire 2016 season. Watson returned for a final campaign in 2017, retiring as a modern club great who led Essendon through its most turbulent era with stoicism and dignity.

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