Ron Watt (born 10 June 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the

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(VFL). Watt played twice with Geelong in the

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. On debut, he had just one kick in a win over Richmond at the

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but the following week gathered 11 disposals when Geelong went down to Footscray at

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. During the 1990s, Watt was a successful coach with North Shore and steered them to multiple

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premierships. He returned to Geelong in 1999 as a coach and was put in charge of their VFL (formerly VFA) side, whom he guided to the 2002 flag. In September 2012 Watt, the Geelong Football Club's player development manager, announced his intention to stand for the historical first ever directly elected Mayor of Geelong. By the close of nominations on 25 September 2012, Watt was one of nine declared candidates for the mayoral role, which will be decided upon a postal vote, which closes on 26 October 2012.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Watt, Ron 1963 births Living people Geelong Football Club players Geelong West Football Club players North Shore Football Club (GFL) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)