Date of birth 17 July 1898 Name Rowley Watt | Years Club Height/Weight 163 cm / 61 kg Died July 27, 1970 | |
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Date of death 27 July 1970(1970-07-27) (aged 72) Role Australian Rules Footballer Original team Rochester Football Club (Bendigo Football League) | ||
Rowland 'Rowley' Watt (17 July 1898 – 27 July 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Watt arrived at Essendon from Rochester and spent a season with Essendon Association before joining their VFL club. He was one of the small players in the team which saw them called the 'Mosquito Fleet' and he was a member of their 1923 and 1924 premiership sides. Although he started as a centreman he spent most of his time at Essendon either as a wingman, half forward flanker and occasionally roving.
His younger brother Rod played briefly with Essendon in the mid-1920s.
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