| Gordon Waters | |
| Fullname: | Gordon Waters |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Wedderburn, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Kew, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Wedderburn, Melbourne reserves |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Weight: | 74 kg |
| Position: | Backman |
| Statsend: | 1941 |
| Years1: | 1937–41 |
| Games Goals1: | 32 (0) |
Gordon Waters (27 January 1914 – 15 May 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Initially from Wedderburn, Waters was signed [2] He tried out at Footscray and played in some trial games before being offered a place on the Melbourne reserves list.[3] Waters and fellow teammate Ken Feltscheer were part of a player swap for Bert Chandler in 1937.
The rugged defender was give 3 votes by the Argus sportswriter for his game against in 1938.[4]
In September 1937, The Argus selected Waters in its team of 1937's first-year players.[5]
| Best First-Year Players (1937) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Bernie Treweek (Fitzroy) | Reg Henderson (Richmond) | Lawrence Morgan (Fitzroy) | |
| H/Backs | Gordon Waters (Hawthorn) | Bill Cahill (Essendon) | Eddie Morcom (North Melbourne) | |
| Centre Line | Ted Buckley (Melbourne) | George Bates (Richmond) | Jack Kelly (St Kilda) | |
| H/Forwards | Col Williamson (St Kilda) | Ray Watts (Essendon) | Don Dilks (Footscray) | |
| Forwards | Lou Sleeth (Richmond) | Sel Murray (North Melbourne) | Charlie Pierce (Hawthorn) | |
| Rucks/Rover | Reg Garvin (St Kilda) | Sandy Patterson (South Melbourne) | Des Fothergill (Collingwood) | |
| Second Ruck | Lawrence Morgan | Col Williamson | Lou Sleeth |