Serene Watson
| Serene Watson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 3 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Bond University (QAFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 18, 2019 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St Kilda | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–S7 (2022) | Gold Coast | 33 (0) | |
| 2023– | St Kilda | 9 (0) | |
| Total | 42 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Serene Watson (born 3 November 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for St Kilda in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She has previously played for the Gold Coast.
Early life
[edit]Watson was born in Sydney, New South Wales and moved to the Gold Coast at eight years of age.[1] She attended Helensvale State High School throughout her upbringing[2] and began playing junior football with the Broadbeach Cats. She later switched to play for the Bond University and became a dual All-Australian at the under-18 level in 2018 and 2019.[3] Watson signed with the Gold Coast Suns Academy.
AFLW career
[edit]Watson became the first women's player ever drafted by the Gold Coast Suns when she was selected with the 18th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[4] She made her AFLW debut against Greater Western Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season.[5]
At the end of season seven, Watson was traded to St Kilda as part of a five-club deal.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Watson's partner Kade Nanscawen is a well known talent scout for the Gold Coast Suns. Watson is also very well known for her twitch Fortnite streaming under the alias “Sniper Serene”.
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season.[7]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Rookie Watson confident of instant AFLW success for Suns". Gold Coast Bulletin. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Serene Watson opens up about becoming the Gold Coast Suns first AFLW draft pick". Gold Coast Bulletin. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Serene Watson becomes first ever SUNS AFLW". goldcoastfc.com.au. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 AFLW Draft Recap: 14 Queenslanders selected". aflq.com.au. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Gold Coast Suns AFLW Team Announcement: Round 1". goldcoastfc.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Black, Sarah (17 March 2023). "Seven players, five clubs: Biggest AFLW trade ever in motion". AFL Women's. Telstra.
- ^ "Serene Watson". Australian Football. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Serene Watson's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Serene Watson at AustralianFootball.com
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