Scott Watters (born 25 January 1969) is a former

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player and coach. As a player, he was drafted from the South Fremantle Football Club in the

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(WAFL) to the

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in the

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(AFL) in 1988. He later played for the

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and

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. He was a member of the 1985

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winning side, the first year that Western Australia had won the national championships. As a coach, he started his career in 2006 with WAFL team Subiaco, followed by a stint as an assistant coach with the

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from 2010 to 2011. Watters then became the senior coach of the

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, following

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's departure, for two seasons from 2012 to 2013."Scott Watters sacked"
by Sam Edmund, ''

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'', 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

Early life

Watters attended All Saints' College. He later helped coach the College's football teams.

Playing career

West Coast Eagles

Watters was selected as a pre-draft selection in the 1988 VFL Draft by West Coast after he won the fairest and best award for South Fremantle in 1987. He played 46 games for the Eagles over the next four seasons, including their first ever grand final appearance in 1991. However, when he was not selected in the 1992 premiership team, he was traded to Sydney as part of a deal which gave the Eagles the Number 1 draft pick, which they used to select

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Sydney Swans

The reduction in public pressure in a non-AFL city and an injury free period saw Watters play some of his best football in the 37 games for the Swans. His good form in his first season was recognised with being runner-up in the Swans' best and fairest award.

Fremantle

With the entry of the second Western Australian team in 1995, Watters returned to join the

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and was the first vice-captain of the club. Injuries, however, would take their toll and at the end of the 1996 season he retired from AFL football. He continued to play for South Fremantle until the 1998 season, when he retired with a total of 207 senior games, 109 in the AFL, 92 in the WAFL and six for Western Australia. He is a member of the West Australian Football Two Hundred Club.

Commentating career

After retiring as a player, Watters spent time as a radio commentator with Perth radio station

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Coaching career

In 2006, Watters was appointed the coach of the Subiaco Football Club colts team. In November 2006 he was appointed the league coach, after

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accepted an assistant coaching position with the

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. In late 2009, Watters signed with the

as an assistant coach for seasons 2010 and 2011.

St Kilda Football Club senior coach

At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Watters was appointed the senior coach of the

, following the resignation of

. In Watters's first season as senior coach of the St Kilda Football club, in the 2012 season, The Saints under Watters finished ninth with twelve wins and ten losses, but they just missed out of the finals. But the Saints under Watters endured a miserable 2013 season to finish in sixteenth (third-last) place on the ladder with only five wins. Watters was sacked as St Kilda Football Club senior coach on 1 November 2013, at the end of the 2013 season. Watters was then replaced by Alan Richardson as St Kilda Football Club senior coach. St Kilda Football Club President Peter Summers attributed that the club came to the decision to sack Watters, after a club review conducted by board member Andrew Thompson.

References

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AFL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Watters, Scott 1969 births Living people South Fremantle Football Club players Fremantle Football Club players Sydney Swans players West Coast Eagles players Western Australian State of Origin players Subiaco Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from Western Australia St Kilda Football Club coaches People educated at All Saints' College, Perth