Australian rules footballer
| Les Watt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Watt at the Eltham Gift in 1936 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Alfred Watt | ||
| Date of birth | (1912-12-09)9 December 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochester, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 January 1949(1949-01-20) (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | Echuca, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Rochester | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1932 | Collingwood | 02 0(0) | |
| 1933–37 | Fitzroy | 35 (19) | |
| Total | 37 (19) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leslie Alfred Watt (9 December 1912 – 20 January 1949) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A talented sprinter, he came fourth in the 1936 Stawell Gift, after being named as one of the favourites in the lead up to the race, winning the Eltham Gift the previous week.
Notes
- "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 January 1949. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 930. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "Stawell Gift". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 14 April 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Sports Meetings Watt Brilliant". The Argus. Melbourne. 6 April 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 9 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Leslie Watt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Les Watt's profile at Collingwood Forever
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