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Ricky Watt

Collingwood

AFL career

95 games17 goals

Debut
R4 1963 v STK11 May 1963
Most recent
GF 1970 v CAR26 Sept 1970

Stats

1970
COL
21
12.4
2.1
14.5
3.2
1.5
1.7
0.2
0.2
1969
COL
20
15.7
1.0
16.7
3.6
2.0
1.4
0.4
0.4
1968
COL
19
15.6
1.9
17.5
3.5
1.8
1.1
0.2
0.5
1967
COL
18
13.2
1.9
15.2
2.6
1.4
1.2
0.1
0.1
1966
COL
2
8.5
1.0
9.5
2.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
1964
COL
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
1963
COL
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
League
Season
CAR
MCG
GF
4
0
4
0
1
0
0
0.0
CAR
MCG
SF
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0.0
SME
VP
R22
13
2
15
8
2
2
0
0.0
STK
MO
R21
16
2
18
6
1
2
0
0.0
ESS
VP
R20
15
2
17
4
1
1
0
1.1
FIT
JO
R18
10
3
13
3
0
3
0
0.0
NTH
VP
R17
12
2
14
2
2
1
1
1.0
MEL
MCG
R16
5
0
5
2
1
1
0
0.0
GEE
VP
R15
9
1
10
2
1
2
0
0.0
HAW
GO
R14
15
3
18
2
5
3
0
0.0
RCH
WP
R13
12
3
15
2
2
1
0
1.0
SME
LO
R11
5
0
5
1
0
4
0
0.0
STK
VP
R10
14
1
15
2
3
0
0
0.1
ESS
WH
R9
27
3
30
9
2
3
0
0.0
CAR
WP
R8
16
3
19
4
0
2
0
0.1
FIT
VP
R7
14
2
16
4
5
1
0
0.0
NTH
AS
R6
22
7
29
7
4
3
0
0.1
MEL
WP
R5
10
1
11
1
0
1
0
0.0
GEE
KP
R4
16
2
18
3
0
3
0
0.0
RCH
VP
R2
14
2
16
3
0
1
0
0.0
FSC
WO
R1
9
6
15
1
2
1
0
2.0

Profile

Born
04 Oct 1946 (age 80y 17d)
Height
183 cm
Weight
86 kg

Teams

Recruited from West Heidelberg as a teenage prodigy, Ricky Watt burst onto the scene to debut for Collingwood at just 16 years of age. A classy left-footed winger who possessed the height and pace to play across multiple lines, he was often touted as a future key position star before injuries repeatedly interrupted his momentum. Despite missing the entire 1965 season, Watt proved his quality by playing in the 1964 Grand Final and later enjoying a career-best 1969 campaign where he represented Victoria and earned All-Australian honours. However, his VFL career ended on a bittersweet note; his final appearance for the Magpies was as the 19th man in the famous 1970 Grand Final loss. Following an Achilles injury, he departed Victoria Park to play with Coburg in the VFA and later enjoyed significant success in Tasmania, captain-coaching Penguin and winning a best and fairest at East Devonport.