Editing Tim Watson (section)

{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1961}}
{{other people}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Tim Watson
| image = Tim Watson 2017.jpg
| caption = Watson with [[Seven Network|Channel 7]] in 2017
| fullname = Timothy Michael Watson
| nickname = Watto, Whispers, The Whisp
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|7|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dimboola, Victoria]], Australia
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Dimboola Football Club|Dimboola]]
| height = 185 cm
| weight = 96 kg
| position = Half-forward flank, ruck-rover
| statsend = 1994
| coachstatsend = 2000
| repstatsend = 1985
| years1 = 1977–1991
| club1 = {{AFL Ess}}
| games_goals1 = 282 (307)
| years2 = 1992
| club2 = {{AFL WC}}
| games_goals2 = 0 (0)
| years3 = 1993–1994
| club3 = {{AFL Ess}}
| games_goals3 = 25 (28)
| games_goalstotal = 307 (335)
| sooyears1 = 1983–1991
| sooteam1 = [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]]
| soogames_goals1 = 12 (76)
| coachyears1 = 1999–2000
| coachclub1 = {{AFL StK}}
| coachgames_wins1 = 44 (12–31–1)
| careerhighlights = *3× [[Australian Football League|VFL/AFL]] Premiership: [[1984 VFL Grand Final|1984]], [[1985 VFL Grand Final|1985]], [[1993 AFL Grand Final|1993]]
*[[Leigh Matthews Trophy|VFLPA MVP]] (Leigh Matthews Trophy): 1989
*4× [[Crichton Medal|Essendon Best & Fairest]]: 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989
*2 x VFL Team of the Year: 1983, 1989
*[[List of Essendon Football Club captains|Essendon captain]]: 1989–1991
*[[AFC Night Series]] Premiership [[List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers|1981, 1984]]
*[[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]
*[[Essendon Football Club#Team of the Century|Essendon Team of the Century]] (<small>[[Follower (Australian rules football)|Ruck Rover]])</small>
*[[Essendon Football Club#Champions of Essendon|Champions of Essendon]]: #6
}}
'''Timothy Michael Watson''' (born 13 July 1961) is a former [[Australian rules football|AFL player]] for [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] and current broadcaster for more than 30 years, with the [[Seven Network]] since 1992 & [[1116 SEN]] radio.

After retiring from the game, he also continued working in the Australian football industry as a coach.

Watson was the fourth-youngest player ever to play in the [[VFL/AFL]] competition and made a comeback after retirement which included another premiership.<ref>Smith, Patrick (24 June 2009) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090627150022/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25680848-12270,00.html Buckley no elementary solution]</ref>

Watson has been a prominent and popular sports journalist and media personality.