Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Jack Cosgrove Watkins
- Nickname(s)
- Bluey
- Born
- Sunday, 12th February, 1893
- Died
- Saturday, 13th July, 1974 (Aged 81 years and 151 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Australia 1919
- Interstate Series
- 1915, 1919
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1913, 1923
- City Cup
- 1914, 1915, 1916
Biography
Champion lock gained a reputation as a brilliant cover defender during a long career with Easts. Watkins made his first grade debut in 1913, the year Easts won their third consecutive premiership, and played for Australia the following year in the First Test against England. He had to wait another five years to again represent Australia - on the historic tour of NZ - following the conclusion of World War I. 'Bluey' Watkins played in all four Tests against the Kiwis, and was later chosen on the 1921-22 Kangaroo tour. He played in two Tests against England and was rated by the English press as one of the finest locks to tour their country. A regular fixture in the NSW side during 1919-24, he also played in Easts' 15-12 final win over Souths in 1923 and captained the club in his final season in 1926.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Coaching Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
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| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52.94% | List | |||||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1926 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52.94% | List | |||||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1926 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52.94% | List | |||||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Neil Pollock
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