Serene Watson (born 3 November 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for St Kilda in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She has previously played for the Gold Coast.
| Serene Watson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 3 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Bond University (QAFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 18, 2019 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St Kilda | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–S7 (2022) | Gold Coast | 33 (0) | |
| 2023– | St Kilda | 9 (0) | |
| Total | 42 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editWatson was born in Sydney, New South Wales and moved to the Gold Coast at eight years of age.[1] She attended Helensvale State High School throughout her upbringing[2] and began playing junior football with the Broadbeach Cats. She later switched to play for the Bond University and became a dual All-Australian at the under-18 level in 2018 and 2019.[3] Watson signed with the Gold Coast Suns Academy.
AFLW career
editWatson became the first women's player ever drafted by the Gold Coast Suns when she was selected with the 18th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[4] She made her AFLW debut against Greater Western Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season.[5]
At the end of season seven, Watson was traded to St Kilda as part of a five-club deal.[6]
Personal life
editWatson's partner Kade Nanscawen is a well known talent scout for the Gold Coast Suns. Watson is also very well known for her twitch Fortnite streaming under the alias “Sniper Serene”.
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season.[7]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Rookie Watson confident of instant AFLW success for Suns". Gold Coast Bulletin. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Serene Watson opens up about becoming the Gold Coast Suns first AFLW draft pick". Gold Coast Bulletin. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Serene Watson becomes first ever SUNS AFLW". goldcoastfc.com.au. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 AFLW Draft Recap: 14 Queenslanders selected". aflq.com.au. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Gold Coast Suns AFLW Team Announcement: Round 1". goldcoastfc.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Black, Sarah (17 March 2023). "Seven players, five clubs: Biggest AFLW trade ever in motion". AFL Women's. Telstra.
- ^ "Serene Watson". Australian Football. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
External links
edit- Serene Watson's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Serene Watson at AustralianFootball.com
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