Scott Watters (born 25 January 1969) is a former

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player and coach. As a player, he was drafted from the

South Fremantle Football Club South Fremantle Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. The club plays in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) and the WAFL Women's (WAFLW), commonly going by the nickname the ''Bulldogs ...

in the

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(WAFL) to the

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in the

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(AFL) in 1988. He later played for the

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and

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. He was a member of the 1985

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winning side, the first year that Western Australia had won the national championships. As a coach, he started his career in 2006 with WAFL team Subiaco, followed by a stint as an assistant coach with the

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from 2010 to 2011. Watters then became the senior coach of the

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, following

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's departure, for two seasons from 2012 to 2013."Scott Watters sacked"
by Sam Edmund, ''

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'', 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

Early life

Watters attended All Saints' College. He later helped coach the College's football teams.

Playing career

West Coast Eagles

Watters was selected as a pre-draft selection in the

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after he won the fairest and best award for South Fremantle in 1987. He played 46 games for the Eagles over the next four seasons, including their first ever grand final appearance in 1991. However, when he was not selected in the 1992 premiership team, he was traded to Sydney Swans as part of a deal which gave the Eagles the Number 1 draft pick, which they used to select Drew Banfield. Watters played for West Coast Eagles from 1989 until 1992 for a total of 46 games and kicked a total of 13 goals.

Sydney Swans

After Watters was traded to the

, the reduction in public pressure in a non-AFL city and an injury free period saw Watters play some of his best football in the 37 games he played for the club. His good form in his first season was recognised with being runner-up in the Swans' best and fairest award; further, he earned three

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votes in the club's only win of the 1993 season, against in round 13. Watters played for Sydney Swans from 1993 until 1994 for a total of 37 games and kicked a total of 11 goals.

Fremantle

With the entry of the second Western Australian team in 1995, Watters joined the

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and was the first vice-captain of the club. Injuries, however, would take their toll and at the end of the 1996 season he retired from AFL football. Watters played for Fremantle from 1995 until 1996 for a total of 26 games and kicked a total of 6 goals.

South Fremantle (WAFL)

He continued to play for South Fremantle until the 1998 season, when he retired with a total of 207 senior games, 109 in the AFL, 92 in the WAFL and six for Western Australia. He is a member of the West Australian Football Two Hundred Club.

Commentating career

After retiring as a player, Watters spent time as a radio commentator with Perth radio station 6PR.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

In 2006, Watters was appointed the coach of the

Subiaco Football Club The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions and known before 1973 as the ''Maroons'', is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAF ...

colts team. In November 2006 he was appointed the league coach, after

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accepted an assistant coaching position with the

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Collingwood Football Club assistant coach (2010-2011)

In late 2009, Watters signed with the

as an assistant coach under senior coach

Mick Malthouse Michael Raymond Malthouse (born 17 August 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After finishing his playing career, ...

for seasons 2010 and 2011 and was part of the clubs 2010 premiership coaching panel.

St Kilda Football Club senior coach (2012-2013)

At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Watters was appointed the senior coach of the

, following the resignation of

. In Watters's first season as senior coach of the St Kilda Football club, in the 2012 season, The Saints under Watters finished ninth with twelve wins and ten losses, but they just missed out of the finals. But the Saints under Watters endured a miserable 2013 season to finish in sixteenth (third-last) place on the ladder with only five wins. Watters was sacked as St Kilda Football Club senior coach on 1 November 2013, at the end of the 2013 season. Watters was then replaced by Alan Richardson as St Kilda Football Club senior coach. St Kilda Football Club President Peter Summers attributed that the club came to the decision to sack Watters, after a club review conducted by board member Andrew Thompson.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Watters, Scott 1969 births Living people South Fremantle Football Club players Fremantle Football Club players Sydney Swans players West Coast Eagles players Western Australian State of Origin players Subiaco Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from Western Australia St Kilda Football Club coaches People educated at All Saints' College, Perth