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Dave Watson

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 25th March, 1900
Died
Tuesday, 21st December, 1982 (Aged 82 years and 271 days)
Place Of Birth
Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1929
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931
City Cup
1924, 1925

Biography

Veteran Souths forward was graded by the club in 1921 and was unlucky not have toured with the 1929-30 Kangaroos. Watson, who played in six premiership-winning seasons with the Rabbitohs (1925-29 & 1931), was a try-scorer in the 11-5 win over University in the 1926 final. Despite captaining the club during the 1931 season he did not play in the grand final that year. Watson represented NSW in two matches in 1929 and later coached Souths in 1935-36 and 1947-49. During a long administrative career, Watson was an Australian selector (1958-60), a vice-president of the NSWRL (1958-60 & 1963) and a member of the NSW Judiciary during the late 1960 and early 1970s.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 4 - 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
Interstate Series 1 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 3 1 4 --- - - - - - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 6 80 1 81 9-9 1 - - 29 - - - 65 15 1 80.25% List
NRL Finals - 10 - 10 3-3 1 - - 11 - - - 8 2 - 80.00% List
City Cup 2 16 - 16 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 11 3 2 68.75% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  94 1 95 12-12 1 - - 38 - - - 75 17 3 78.95% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Metropolis 1923   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1924   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Probables (AU) 1928   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1929-30   2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Combined City 1929   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1929   4 - 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
SouthsSouth Sydney 19231923 NSWRFL   10 - 101-1 - - - 3 - - - 8 2 - 80.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19241924 NSWRFL   8 - 8--- - - - - - - - 6 2 - 75.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19251925 NSWRFL   1 1 2--- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19261926 NSWRFL   7 - 73-3 1 - - 11 - - - 7 - - 100.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19271927 NSWRFL   12 - 122-2 - - - 6 - - - 10 2 - 83.33% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19281928 NSWRFL   12 - 122-2 - - - 6 - - - 9 3 - 75.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19291929 NSWRFL   16 - 161-1 - - - 3 - - - 14 1 1 87.50% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19301930 NSWRFL   10 - 10--- - - - - - - - 7 3 - 70.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19311931 NSWRFL   4 - 4--- - - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
South Sydney 1923-31   80 1 81 9-9 1 - - 29 - - - 65 15 1 80.25% List

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello