Neville Watt

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Neville Watt
Personal information
Full nameNeville Watt
Born(1930-12-21)21 December 1930
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died1 February 2019(2019-02-01) (aged 88)
Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Hooker, Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1952–59 Balmain 10415390123
Source: [1]
As of 29 March 2019

Neville Watt (1930-2019) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in 1950s. He played his entire career for Balmain in the NSWRL competition.

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Background

Watt was born in Balmain, New South Wales and grew up in the area before being graded by the Balmain club.

Playing career

Watt made his first grade debut for Balmain in 1952. In his first few seasons with Balmain, the club missed the finals after much of the team which won premierships in the 1940s had retired. In 1956, Balmain finished second on the table only one point behind minor premiers St George. Balmain went on to reach the 1956 grand final after defeating defending premiers South Sydney in the preliminary final.

Watt played at hooker in the 1956 grand final against St George. Balmain lost the match 18–12 in front of 60,000 fans at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The grand final win for St George was their first of 11 successive premiership victories. [2] [3] [4]

In 1958, Balmain reached the preliminary final against St George with Watt playing at prop in the match as they lost 26–21. Watt played with Balmain until the end of the 1959 season. He died on 1 February 2019. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Neville Watt - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Stats: Things you didn't know about NRL grand finals over 104 years of rugby league history". www.foxsports.com.au.
  3. ↑ "The Joy of Six: NRL grand final controversies". www.theguardian.com.
  4. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN   1875169571
  5. ↑ "WATT, NEVILLE (NEV) death notice". tributes.dailytelegraph.com.au.
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