Poss Watson
Australian rules footballer
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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]
Warrnambool, Victoria
Dalkeith, Western Australia[2]
| Poss Watson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
![](#/media/File:William_"Poss"_Watson.jpg) | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Wright Watson | ||
| Nicknames | Poss, Possum | ||
| Born |
25 August 1868 Warrnambool, Victoria | ||
| Died |
20 August 1950 (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 | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
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.
