Carl Watson Explained

Carl Watson
Fullname:	Ernest Carl Watson
Birth Date:	1904 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Deloraine, Tasmania
Death Place:	South Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:	Latrobe
Height:	175 cm
Weight:	76 kg
Statsend:	1932
Years1:	1927–1931
Club1:	Richmond
Games Goals1:	44 (3)
Years2:	1932
Club2:	Essendon
Games Goals2:	11 (1)
Games Goalstotal:	55 (4)

Ernest Carl Watson (11 November 1904 – 26 February 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^{[1] [2]}

Family

The son of Frank Watson (1878-1957), and Emily May Watson (1878-1941), née Elmer,^[3] Ernest Carl Watson was born at Deloraine, Tasmania on 11 November 1904.

He married Julia Phyllis Gladys Hanson (1908-1972) in 1935.

Football

Watson came to Richmond from Tasmanian club Latrobe.^{[4] [5]}

Richmond (VFL)

He played on a wing for Richmond in the 1928 VFL Grand Final and 1929 VFL Grand Final.^[6] Richmond were beaten in both matches.^[6]

Essendon (VFL)

He moved to Essendon for the 1932 VFL season.^[7]

Oakleigh (VFA)

Cleared from Essendon in 1931, he played with the VFA club Oakleigh for nine seasons.^[8]

Athlete

He was a well-performed professional sprinter, winning, among other victories, the 1924 (130 yards) Ulverstone Cup, running off 12 yards (Ted Terry, running off 11 yards was third).^[9]

Employment

Outside of football, he was employed as a fireman.^{[10] [11]}

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
• Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.

External links

• • • Carl Watson, at Boyles Football Photos
• Ernie Watson, at The VFA Project

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carl E. Watson . Essendon Football Club official website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424071750/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=947 . 24 April 2012 . dmy .
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page22765135 First in V.F.L., Western Tiers, (Monday, 1 November 1982), p.19.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52415343 Obituary: Mrs. Emily Watson, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 5 May 1941), p.6.
4. Holmesby & Main (2007).
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page23871794 Weekly Times Football Series — Richmond League team, 1929, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 25 May 1929), p.46.
6. AFL Tables.
7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4449568 League Permits: ("E.C. Watson, Richmond to Essendon"), The Argus, (Saturday, 30 April 1932), p.29.
8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205844113 League Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 14 May 1931), p.11.
9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23787381 Ulverstone Sports: E.C. Watson wins Cup, The Mercury, (Saturday, 27 December 1924), p.16.
10. Hogan (1996), p.240; Maplestone (1996), p.18.
11. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26382925 Firemen Playing in Senior Football, The Herald, (Thursday, 5 May 1932), p.34.