Jobe Watson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jobe Watson
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Feb 8, 1985(1985-02-08)
Age	39
Birthplace	Melbourne
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jobe Watson Biography

Jobe Watson is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on February 8, 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Australian rules footballer who won in 2012 the Brownlow medal as the AFL’s top player, but the award was then threatened when he tested positive for banned substances.

He and James Hird both starred for the Essendon Bombers. along with He and James Hird both starred for the Essendon Bombers. both played for The Essendon Bombers.

Jobe Watson (born 8 February 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Watson, the son of three-time Essendon premiership champion Tim Watson, was drafted by Essendon under the father–son rule in the 2002 national draft, and went on to become one of the best midfielders of the modern era. A dual All-Australian and three-time Crichton Medallist, he captained Essendon from 2010 to 2015, and was the face of the Essendon playing group during the most turbulent period in the club’s history.

Watson had a consistent season in 2009, polling ten Brownlow Medal votes and winning the Essendon best-and-fairest award, the Crichton Medal. Watson polled 335 votes in 15 of the 21 games he played in the 2009 season, with only one game missed due to an ankle injury. Watson was 46 votes ahead of runner-up Dustin Fletcher, who polled 289 votes. By the end of the 2009 season, Watson had gathered a reputation as Essendon’s most important midfielder (coming first in the club’s overall clearances) and improved his once-criticised kicking ability to above the standard of an AFL player. Watson was announced as Essendon captain on 21 December 2009, taking over from retired champion goalkicker Matthew Lloyd.

The Watson’s father Tim Watson also played for Essendon.

Jobe Watson Net Worth

Jobe Watson is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jobe Watson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chosen as the 40th selection by Essendon He started struggling, but he improved each year. He was voted to the All-Australia team in 2012. was named to the All-Australian team for 2012.

An official report in 2013 revealed that he and others on his team, the Essendon Bombers, were taking performance-enhancing supplements.

Watson was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne. He played junior football with the East Sandringham Junior Football Club and the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup. His father Tim played 307 games for Essendon from 1977 to 1994, playing in three premierships with the club, and captained Essendon from 1989 to 1991, before coaching St Kilda from 1999 to 2000; he is currently a commentator for the Seven Network.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jobe Watson Dating?

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Watson was selected at pick 40 under the father–son rule in the 2002 national draft. He was initially coached as a key forward by Kevin Sheedy, who also coached his father Tim. His poor kicking by AFL standards drew criticism, and it was determined that he would be more suited to the midfield at Essendon. At the time, his weight was criticised by the media, as he was overweight for an AFL player. Over the next two seasons, he began to develop his craft in the Essendon midfield and became one of the competition’s elite midfielders.

Facts & Trivia

Jobe Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Jobe Watson celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.

Watson had a good start to the 2014 season, but injured his hip flexor in round 12 and consequently missed ten weeks. Watson later returned to play in the final three games of the home-and-away season and Essendon’s elimination final loss to North Melbourne. Watson then went on to poll eight Brownlow votes, behind up-and-coming midfielder and future captain Dyson Heppell. Watson was also selected in the Australian team for the first time in his career to play in the 2014 International Rules Series. Watson was among the best players in the one-test series, which Australia won by ten points.

Top Facts about Jobe Watson

1. Jobe Watson is a retired Australian rules footballer.
2. He was born on February 8, 1985 in Melbourne, Australia.
3. Watson played for the Essendon Football Club from 2003-2017.
4. He won the Brownlow Medal in 2012 as the league’s best player.
5. Watson was also named All-Australian twice (2012, 2013).
6. He played in two Grand Finals with Essendon (2001, 2003).
7. Watson served a suspension for doping violations in 2016.
8. In total, he played 220 games and kicked 137 goals.
9. Watson is the son of former AFL player Tim Watson.
10. He currently works as a media commentator and analyst for various networks.

Why did Jobe lose his Brownlow?

Jobe Watson was harshly stripped of his 2012 Brownlow Medal following the Essendon drugs saga , former AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has admitted.

How many children has Jobe Watson got?

Virginia revealed the happy news in a social media post this past week, writing, ‘So excited to be completing our family early August’. The couple already have two children together, daughter Juniper Hendricks Watson, three, and a son, Wolf Odin Watson, one.

Who is Jobe watsons father?

Tim Watson

How tall is Jobe Watson?

6′ 3″

Was Jobe Watson stripped of his Brownlow?

On 15 November 2016, four years after initially receiving the medal, the AFL Commission ruled Watson retrospectively ineligible for the award due to the suspension he received , and awarded the medal to jointly to Cotchin and Mitchell, the players with the next most votes.