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| Born | 1 March 2007 Geelong, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Hayden Watson (born 1 March 2007) is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Watson was born in Geelong, Victoria, and educated in Queensland, attending Marsden State High School.
A halfback, Watson started the 2026 season in the S. G. Ball Cup and captained that year's Queensland under-19s Station of Origin team, earning player of the match honours. He finished the season as the Storms' NSW Cup halfback and also featured twice in first-grade deputising for an injured Jahrome Hughes. After signing a contract extension during the year, Watson is set to remain with the Storm until the end of 2030.