Timothy Michael Watson was born on 13 July 1961 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
16 Facts About Tim Watson
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Tim Watson is a prominent and popular sports journalist and media personality.
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Tim Watson made his VFL debut in 1977 for Essendon at the age of fifteen years and 305 days, the fourth-youngest player in the history of the League.
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Tim Watson played the ruck-rover in Essendon's 1984 and 1985 grand final victories.
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Tim Watson was made captain in 1989 and held that position until 1991, before retiring from the game due to the injury problems that had plagued the later part of his career.
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Tim Watson never played a game for the club, instead continuing a commentary role with the Seven Network for 1992, which included working as a boundary rider in that year's grand final, which the Eagles won.
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Tim Watson's experience in what was a very young team was instrumental in helping Essendon win an unexpected premiership that year.
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Tim Watson became senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club, when he replaced Stan Alves, after Alves was sacked at the end of the 1998 season.
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Tim Watson was then the senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club in the 1999 season and the 2000 season.
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Tim Watson's success was limited, with the side winning only 12 of the 44 matches they played while he was in charge, including drawing once and losing 31, bringing the winning percentage to 27 percent.
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Tim Watson was then replaced by Malcolm Blight as St Kilda Football Club senior coach.
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Tim Watson has appeared on many football-related TV shows: as a sports columnist in The Age newspaper, and from 2004 until 2013 as a co-host on the Morning Glory show with Andrew Maher on Melbourne radio station 1116 SEN.
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In November 2013, Watson resigned from 1116 SEN to spend more time at the Seven Network; it was later announced that he would replace Sandy Roberts as weeknight sport presenter on Seven News in Melbourne.
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In 2015, Tim Watson returned to the breakfast shift at 1116 SEN.
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In 1993, Tim Watson was named 'Victorian Father of the Year'.
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Tim Watson has a younger brother Rick who currently lives in Tocumwal in New South Wales.