Ernest Carl Watson (11 November 1904 – 26 February 1960) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Richmond
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and
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
* Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
* Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United Ki ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of Frank Watson (1878-1957), and Emily May Watson (1878-1941), née Elmer, Ernest Carl Watson was born at
Deloraine, Tasmania
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on 11 November 1904.
He married Julia Phyllis Gladys Hanson (1908-1972) in 1935.
Football
Watson came to Richmond from Tasmanian club
Latrobe.
Richmond (VFL)
He played on a wing for Richmond in the
1928 VFL Grand Final
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and
1929 VFL Grand Final
The 1929 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1929. It was the 31st annual Grand Final ...
.
[AFL Tables.] Richmond were beaten in both matches.
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Essendon (VFL)
He moved to Essendon for the 1932 VFL season
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.
Oakleigh (VFA)
Cleared from Essendon in 1931, he played with the VFA club Oakleigh for nine seasons.
Athlete
He was a well-performed professional sprinter, winning, among other victories, the 1924 (130 yards) Ulverstone Cup, running off 12 yards ( Ted Terry, running off 11 yards was third).
Employment
Outside of football, he was employed as a fireman.Firemen Playing in Senior Football, ''The Herald'', (Thursday, 5 May 1932), p.34.
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Notes
References
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
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* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
External links
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Carl Watson, at ''Boyles Football Photos''
Ernie Watson, at ''The VFA Project''
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1904 births
1960 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Latrobe Football Club players
Australian male sprinters
Richmond Football Club players
Essendon Football Club players
Camberwell Football Club players
Sportsmen from Tasmania
People from Deloraine, Tasmania