Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- George James Watt
- Born
- Saturday, 28th April, 1917
- Died
- Sunday, 28th February, 2010 (Aged 92 years and 306 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1945, 1946, 1947
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1944, 1945, 1946
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1939, 1944, 1945
Known Family Links
- Uncle
- Horace Watt
- Brother
- Neville Watt
Biography
Tough hooker, the nephew of former Australian Test rake Horrie Watt, played in Balmain's grand final wins in 1939 and 1944. Watt moved to Easts in 1945 and playing against his former club in the 22-18 win over Balmain in the final. He represented Australia in all three Tests against Great Britain the following year but moved to Booroowa in 1947. Watt continued his career in the NSW side before going to England to play for Hull in 1948. He captained the club during his five seasons there before returning to Australia for a final season with Balmain in 1954.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing 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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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Combined City | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 7 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.14% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Hull FC | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 3 | 100 | 16 | 2 | - | 52 | 65 | 30 | 5 | 65.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.00% | List | ||||
| City Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 120 | 24 | 3 | - | 78 | 86 | 45 | 10 | 71.67% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1946 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Combined City | 1939-40 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1941, 1947 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1943 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Metropolis | 1944 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Rest of NSW Firsts | 1944, 1947 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1944-46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1945-47 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1939-1947 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 70.83% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1938 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1939 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1940 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1942 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1943 | 14 | 3 | 2 | - | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 64.29% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1944 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1945 | 16 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.25% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1946 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1938-40, 1942-44 | 73 | 9 | 2 | - | 31 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 63.01% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1945-46 | 27 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 70.37% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1938-1946 | 100 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 65 | 30 | 5 | 65.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann
Sources:
2006 Official Rugby League Annual
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