Jobe Watson

Jobe Watson
Watson playing for Essendon in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jobe Watson
Date of birth	(1985-02-08) 8 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 40 (F/S), 2002 national draft
Debut	Round 13, 2003, Essendon vs. Geelong, at Telstra Dome
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2003–2017	Essendon	220 (113)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2014	Australia	1 (0)
Career highlights
Essendon captain: 2010–2016 2× All-Australian team: 2012, 2013 3× Crichton Medal: 2009, 2010, 2012 AFLPA best captain award: 2012 Yiooken Award: 2013
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.^[1] A dual All-Australian and three-time Crichton Medallist, he captained Essendon from 2010 to early 2016, and was the face of the Essendon playing group during the most turbulent period in the club's history.

Watson was one of thirty-four players suspended as part of the Essendon Football Club supplements saga for using the banned performance-enhancing substance Thymosin beta-4 during the 2012 AFL season. He originally won that season's Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player, but was later ruled ineligible in 2016 as a result of the suspension and subsequently handed back the medal. Watson was suspended for the entire 2016 AFL season, before returning the following year; he then played for one more season before retiring.

Watson is currently an AFL commentator for the Seven Network, following in the footsteps of his father Tim.