George Watt (rugby league)

George Watt (28 April 1917 – 28 February 2010[4]) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. A New South Wales state and Australian international representative forward, he played his club football in Sydney for Eastern Suburbs and Balmain, winning premierships with both clubs. Watt then continued his career with English club's Hull F.C. and Rochdale.

George Watt
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Watt
Born(1917-04-28)28 April 1917
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died28 February 2010(2010-02-28) (aged 92)
Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1938–44 Balmain 73 9 2 0 31
1945–46 Eastern Suburbs 27 7 0 0 21
1947 Booroowa
1948–51 Hull F.C. 90
1951–54 Rochdale
1954 Balmain 2 0 0 0 0
Total 192 16 2 0 52
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1944–46 NSW City 3 2 1 0 8
1946 Australia 3 0 0 0 0
1945–47 New South Wales 9 5 0 0 15
Source: [1][2][3]

Playing career

A Hooker, Watt was the nephew of Australian international Horrie Watt,[5] George played in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for the Balmain club, winning the 1939 and 1944 seasons' grand finals with them. He then moved to cross-town rivals Eastern Suburbs where he was a member of their 1945 premiership winning side. In 1946 Watt was selected to represent Australia and played in all three Test matches of the series against Great Britain. He moved to Boorowa, New South Wales in 1947.

In 1948 Watt moved to England to play for Hull F.C. He was captain of Hull during the 1948–49 season.

Watt later had a three-year spell with Rochdale before returning to Australia in 1954 to have one final season with Balmain. In 1959, Watt returned to England settling in Hull.[6] He remained there until his death in 2010.[7]

References
  1. "Yesterday's Hero - Your Sporting Hero's - George Watt - Balmain, Sydney Roosters". www.yesterdayshero.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. "NRL Stats". www.nrlstats.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. "George Watt – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project".
  4. Obituary notice
  5. "George Watt". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International Pty Ltd. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  6. "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. "George Watt". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 5 March 2010.
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