Bryan Waters (born 21 January 1938) is a former

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er who played for

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1950s. Waters originally played for the

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in the Federal League, before joining Hawthorn in the VFL. He played with Hawthorn for three seasons, under the coaching of Jack Hale. After leaving the VFL, he returned to Dandenong, which was now playing in the

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, and won the 1959

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. His younger brother, Terry, was a Best and Fairest winner at Collingwood.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Waters, Bryan 1938 births Living people Hawthorn Football Club players Dandenong Football Club players J. J. Liston Trophy winners Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)