Larry Watson

Larry John Watson (born 23 September 1957) is a former Australian rules football player who played with and in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Career VFL Originally from Dimboola in western Victoria, Watson made his senior VFL debut for Essendon late in the 1975 season. A utility, he finished third in Essendon's 1976 'best and fairest' count despite playing only 11 games that year. In 1977 Watson was joined at Essendon by his younger brother Tim. The first time the brothers played together for the Bombers was in Round 13 of 1977 against South Melbourne at Windy Hill with the Bombers winning by 12 points. Their final game together before Larry moved to Fitzroy was in Round 22 in 1978 against at Princes Park. Unfortunately that day the Hawks defeated Essendon 17.16. (118) to 16.13. (109).