Serene Watson (born 3 November 2001) is an

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er playing for St Kilda in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She has previously played for the Gold Coast.

Early life

Watson was born in

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, New South Wales and moved to the Gold Coast at eight years of age. She attended

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throughout her upbringing and began playing junior football with the

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. She later switched to play for the

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and became a dual All-Australian at the under-18 level in

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and

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. Watson signed with the

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AFLW career

Watson became the first women's player ever drafted by the

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when she was selected with the 18th pick in the

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. She made her

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debut against

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in round 1 of the

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. At the end of season seven, Watson was traded to St Kilda as part of a five-club deal.

Personal life

Watson's partner Kade Nanscawen is a well known talent scout for the Gold Coast Suns. Watson is also very well known for her twitch Fortnite streaming under the alias “Sniper Serene”.

Statistics

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* * 2001 births Living people Australian rules footballers from the Gold Coast, Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland Gold Coast Football Club (AFLW) players Lesbian sportswomen Australian LGBT sportspeople Australian lesbians LGBT players of Australian rules football {{AFL-bio-2000s-stub