Rowley Watt
Personal information
Full name Rowland Hill Watt
Date of birth 17 July 1898
Place of birth Subiaco, Western Australia
Date of death 27 July 1970(1970-07-27) (aged 72)
Place of death Frankston, Victoria
Original team(s) Rochester (Bendigo FL)
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1922–1931 Essendon 141 (41)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rowland Hill Watt (17 July 1898 – 27 July 1970)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Watt arrived at Essendon from Rochester and spent a season with Essendon Association before joining their VFL club. He was one of the small players in the team which saw them called the 'Mosquito Fleet' and he was a member of their 1923 and 1924 premiership sides. Although he started as a centreman he spent most of his time at Essendon either as a wingman, half forward flanker and occasionally roving.

Watt returned to Rochester as captain-coach of Rochester in 1932.[2]

His younger brother Rod Watt played briefly with Essendon in the mid-1920s.

References

  1. ^ "Essendon Football Club - Team Players - Rowley H. WATT". Internet Archive. essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  2. ^ "1932 - Rochester's Leader". Weekly Times. 25 June 1932. p. 65. Retrieved 19 March 2021.