Poss Watson

Poss Watson
Poss Watson
Personal information
Full name	William Wright Watson
Nicknames	Poss, Possum
Born	25 August 1868; Warrnambool, Victoria
Died	20 August 1950 (aged 81); Dalkeith, Western Australia
Original team	Warrnambool
Playing career
Years	Club
1891–1894	Essendon
1895–1898	Fremantle
1899	Perth
Career highlights
	VFA premierships: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894; WAFA premierships: 1895, 1896, 1898; Fremantle captain: 1895 (part)–1898; Perth inaugural captain: 1899;
	Source: 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.

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

Notes

↑ "Family Notices". The West Australian. Vol. 66, no. 19, 998. Western Australia. 22 August 1950. p. 26.
1 2 "Ex-Champion Dies At 82". The Daily News. Vol. LXVIII, no. 23, 512. Western Australia. 21 August 1950. p. 16.
↑ "Mr W Watson". Sunday Chronicle. Western Australia. 24 July 1898. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.
↑ "Local and General". Coolgardie Miner. Western Australia. 30 April 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.
↑ "The Football Season". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 29 April 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.
↑ "Sporting News Football". Western Mail. Western Australia. 5 July 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.
↑ "First Match For Premiership Honours". Western Mail. Western Australia. 19 May 1899. p. 56. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.
↑ "Records at a Glance". Perth Football Club Annual Report: 21. 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

External links

Poss Watson at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] "Family Notices". The West Australian. Vol. 66, no. 19, 998. Western Australia. 22 August 1950. p. 26.

[obit-2] 1 2 "Ex-Champion Dies At 82". The Daily News. Vol. LXVIII, no. 23, 512. Western Australia. 21 August 1950. p. 16.

[3] "Mr W Watson". Sunday Chronicle. Western Australia. 24 July 1898. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.

[4] "Local and General". Coolgardie Miner. Western Australia. 30 April 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.

[5] "The Football Season". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 29 April 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.

[6] "Sporting News Football". Western Mail. Western Australia. 5 July 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.

[7] "First Match For Premiership Honours". Western Mail. Western Australia. 19 May 1899. p. 56. Retrieved 3 June 2020 – via Trove.

[8] "Records at a Glance". Perth Football Club Annual Report: 21. 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.