DOB: 26/3/91
Height: 195cm
Weight: 83kg
Club: Sandringham U18/Brighton Grammar
Bio: Watts is an athletic, strong-marking tall forward with pace who is an excellent shot on goal. He represented Vic Metro in 2008, winning the Larke Medal and All-Australian honours.
Jason McCartney says: He's super quick, very athletic and that's the basketball background coming through. I'd seen bits and pieces [of him], but to see him play centre half-forward in the first game of the championships and the surety of his hands and the way he controls the footy sometimes was amazing. He has good decision-making, but the mark he took with a minute-and-a-half left in that game – he was three or four deep in the pack but he just clunked it and went back and kicked the goal that won the game. He's a super-intelligent kid and what we found was that what we were delivering to the other kids he finds a bit boring and mundane, so you have to challenge him.
Stats:
| NAB AFL Under 18 Championships | ||||||||
| Team | Mt | K | HB | D | M | HO | T | G |
| Vic Metro | 5 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
Draft Camp highlights:
2nd agility test 8.03sec
2nd 20m sprint 2.82sec
=5th standing vertical jump 70cm
=7th repeat sprints (six x 30m sprints) 25.44sec
In his own words
What sort of player are you?
I tend to play mostly as a mobile, tall forward but I also played a bit off half-back in both the AIS and Sandy Dragons games.
Strengths?
I think I am a good kick on both sides of my body and that can help provide options when in traffic.
Weaknesses?
I need to get a stronger body and need to get fitter.
Which AFL team do you support?
None really. Over a period I have followed the Sydney Swans, Bombers, Saints and Cats.
Which AFL player do you feel you most resemble?
When I get bigger, I would hope I can play with the best attributes that players like Nick Riewoldt, Adam Goodes and Dean Cox have. A couple of extra inches height and about 15kg in weight would be handy.
