Poss Watson

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Poss Watson
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Personal information
Full name William Wright Watson
Nicknames Poss, Possum
Born (1868-08-25)25 August 1868
Warrnambool, Victoria
Died 20 August 1950(1950-08-20) (aged 81)[1]
Dalkeith, Western Australia[2]
Original team Warrnambool
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1891–1894 Essendon 69 (29)
1895–1898 Fremantle 58
1899 Perth 9
Career highlights
  • VFA premierships: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894
  • WAFA premierships: 1895, 1896, 1898
  • Fremantle captain: 1895 (part)–1898
  • Perth inaugural captain: 1899
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Wright "Poss" Watson (25 August 1868 – 20 August 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Fremantle in the West Australian Football Association.[2]

Originally from Warrnambool,[3] Watson played alongside Albert Thurgood in Essendon's four consecutive VFA premierships between 1891 and 1894, before getting married[4] and moving to Western Australia (with Thurgood)[5] to play for Fremantle, captaining the team[6] and winning three more premierships in the next four years. He retired at the end of the 1898 season,[7] but returned in 1899 to captain the newly formed Perth Football Club[8] when they were admitted to the league mid-season.

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