From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Watts (footballer)
Jack Watts (footballer)
Jack Watts formed well at the 2008 AFL Draft Camp. He recorded the
second fastest time by a non-indigenous player in the 20
Personal information metres sprint with 2.82 seconds.[3]
Full name Jack Watts
2008 AFL Draft
Date of birth 26 March 1991 (1991-03-26)
In the lead up to the 2008 AFL Draft, it was widely tipped
Original team Sandringham Dragons that Melbourne, possessing the 1st overall selection
Draft 1st overall, 2008 would take either Watts, Nic Naitanui of Swan Districts,
Melbourne or Daniel Rich of Subiaco.[4] Ultimately on 29 November
2008, Watts was selected by Melbourne with the 1st over-
Height/Weight 196 cm / 91 kg
all pick of the 2008 Draft.
Position(s) Forward
Club information AFL career
Current club Melbourne Watts was awarded Melbourne’s No. 4 guernsey, a
Number 4 guernsey previously worn by club legend Norm Smith, by
another club legend, Ron Barassi, in a ceremony at the
Playing career1 Melbourne Cricket Ground on 1 December 2008.[5]
Years Club Games (Goals)
2009: Debut
2009– Melbourne 40 (33)
Watts made his debut for the Melbourne Football Club
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season . against the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL annual
Career highlights Queen’s Birthday Clash at the MCG on Monday, 8 June.[6]
Unfortunately for young Watts, his team was defeated by
Number one overall pick in 2009 AFL draft 66 points (11 goals) at the hands of the in-form Colling-
wood.
Jack Watts (born 26 March 1991) is an Australian rules
footballer for the Melbourne Football Club, in the Aus- 2010: Attempts to prove critics wrong
tralian Football League (AFL). He had a promising junior
After a small injury in the pre-season Watts began the
career and was the number one draft pick in the 2008 AFL
2010 season slowly, playing for the Casey Scorpions, Mel-
Draft.
bourne’s affiliate club, in the VFL. Watts played his first
match for Melbourne in 2010, in round 8, against the
Early life West Coast Eagles, at the MCG. Watts had 15 possessions
Though a skilled junior footballer, Watts was also a very and took several contested marks, in a solid performance.
promising junior basketball player who could have pur- The match was notable for the fact that it was the first
sued a professional career in the sport after representing time Watts had played against his draft contemporary;
Victoria in under 18 state titles but decided instead to fo- Nic Naitanui. Naitanui was the number two pick from the
cus on an AFL career.[1] 2008 draft, where opinion was divided on who would be
taken at number one.
Junior career Style of play
TAC Cup and APS Watts is an athletic, strong-marking tall forward with
Watts played under 18 football with the Sandringham pace who is an excellent shot on goal.[2]
Dragons in the TAC Cup, and attended Brighton Grammar
School competing in the Associated Public Schools of Vic- References
toria (APS). He represented Vic Metro in 2008, winning
[1] "Selection 1:Jack Watts". AFL BigPond Network. 29
the Larke Medal and All-Australian honours[2] and per-
November 2008. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Watts (footballer)
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Larke Medal Succeeded by
Cale Morton 2008 David Swallow
Andrew Hooper
Preceded by Number one overall pick in AFL draft Succeeded by
Matthew Kreuzer 2008 Tom Scully
tabid/7415/Default.aspx?newsid=70145. Retrieved http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/dees-
28 April 2009. no1-draft-pick-ready/2009/06/03/
[2] ^ Edmund, Sam (15 November 2008). "Jack of all 1243708507031.html. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
trades, master of one". Herald Sun. Australia.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/
0,21985,24652913-19769,00.html. Retrieved 2
External links
December 2008. • Jack Watts (footballer)’s profile on the Official AFL
[3] Quayle, Emma (24 November 2008). "Picks of the Website of the Melbourne Football Club
draft: Jack Watts". realfooty.com.au. • Jack Watts’s statistics from AFL Tables
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/jack- Persondata
watts/2008/11/23/1227375063498.html. Retrieved Name Watts, Jack
2 December 2008.
[4] Behind the scenes with the Demons on draft day Alternative names
[5] Ralph, Jon (2 December 2008). "Jack Watts goes Short description Australian rules footballer
from No.1 to No.4". Herald Sun. Australia. Date of birth 26 March 1991
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/
Place of birth
0,21985,24737078-11088,00.html. Retrieved 2
December 2008. Date of death
[6] Boulton, Martin (4 June 2008). "Dees No.1 draft pick Place of death
ready". The Age. Australia.
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