David William James "Dave" Watson - South Sydney Player Report

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FG Player - 137

Four time South Sydney premiership winner 1926,1927,1928 and 1929, who was also a squad member of the 1931 premiership team. He also played in two premiership deciders in 1923 and 1924. Watson was also a member of the 1924 and 1925 winning City Cup squads.

Player Relatives
Father     - Watson, Dave Snr (VFL - Richmond)
                              (South Sydney DRLFC Administrator) 
Uncle      - Watson, Tom      (VFL - Richmond)
                              (VFL - Carlton)
                              (VFA - North Melbourne)
                              (VFA - Preston)
Uncle      - Watson, Joe      (VFL - Richmond)
Uncle      - Watson, Bill     (VFL - Richmond)

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Richmond, Vic - 1901 (Died - 1980)

South Sydney Junior Club
Redfern Iona

Previous Clubs
none

Playing Career at South Sydney (1921-31)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1923 Rd09  v North Sydney (22y)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :         Aust/State Championship :                            Tour
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1923    10  10   -   1   -      -    3 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   1   1   -   -   1      -    2
1924     8   8   -   -   -      -    - :   5   5   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1925     2   1  (1)  -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1926     8   8   -   3   1      -   11 :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1927    12  12   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1928    13  13   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :                                 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3
1929    16  16   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :                                 :   4   3  (1)  -   -      -    -
1930    10  10   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    -
1931     4   4   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   83  82  (1)  9   1      -   29 :   8   8   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :  14  13  (1)  1   1      -    5

SS FG  105 103  (2) 10   2      -   34 

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout :                              9s
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1923     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1928                                   :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    1   1   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1929 Rd02  v Glebe

     First Grade                                           : Lower Grades
Year Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %) :   RG(  W- D-L      %) :   3G(  W- D-L      %)
1929           2(  2- 0-0   100%) :                        :                       :
1931           4(  2- 0-2    50%) :                        :    1(  1- 0-0   100%) :

TOTAL          6(  4- 0-2    67%) :                        :    1(  1- 0-0   100%) :

SS FG          6(  4- 0-2    67%)

CAREER         7(  5- 0-2    71%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
1930 Rd12  FG    Wests        3 Fighting

Representative Honours at South Sydney

Domestic                                   CvC / Interstate :                       Tourists :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Combined FG          1923                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Possibles            1924                                   :                                :  2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Combined RG          1925                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Probables            1928                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sydney City II       1929-30                                :                                :  2   2   -   2   -      -    6
Sydney City          1929     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :                                :
New South Wales      1929     2   2   -   -   -      -    - :                                :  2   2   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                        12  12   -   2   -      -    6

International
none

ALL REPS                     12  12   -   2   -      -    6

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1923 Fwd  Combined FG          v Orange                           -  -     -

1924 Prop Possibles            v Probables          1st Match     -  -     -
1924 Fwd  Possibles            v Probables          2nd Match     -  -     -
1924 Fwd  Sydney Metropolis    v Newcastle                                         (Withdrew due to injury)

1925 Prop Combined RG          v Mudgee                           -  -     -

1928 Prop Probables            v Possibles                        -  -     -

1929 Prop Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   2  -     -
1929 Prop Sydney City          v NSW Country        2nd Match     -  -     -
1929 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     -
1929 Prop New South Wales      v NSW North-West     Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 Prop New South Wales      v Cntrl-Nth Qld      Tour Match    -  -     -
1929 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         5th Match     -  -     -

1930 Prop Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  -     -

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