Tim Watson

Tim Watson played 307 senior VFL/AFL games for Essendon between 1977 and 1994, lining up most often as a midfielder. On 23-0, Tim Watson's career spans 3 decades, from the 1970s to the 1990s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Tim Watson at a peak of 92 out of 100, reached in the 1980s. That figure measures Tim Watson only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1980s midfielder can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Tim Watson include 3 premierships. Tim Watson also polled 86 Brownlow votes across the career.

Season by season, the data credits Tim Watson with a best season of 613 disposals in 1983, 335 career goals and a top Brownlow year of 16 votes in 1989. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.