Dave Watson

Playing Career
Coaching Career

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	-	10	1	-	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	-	7	3	-	3	1	-	-	11	-	-	-	7	-	-	100.00%	List
SouthsSouth Sydney	19271927 NSWRFL		12	-	12	2	-	2	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	10	2	-	83.33%	List
SouthsSouth Sydney	19281928 NSWRFL		12	-	12	2	-	2	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	9	3	-	75.00%	List
SouthsSouth Sydney	19291929 NSWRFL		16	-	16	1	-	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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