Tim Watson (AFL)
Tim Watson is one of AFL football’s most revered heroes, renowned for his superb skills and explosive bursts of pace. Tim played 307 Games for Essendon from 1977-1994. After his retirement as a player in 1994, Tim joined Seven in Melbourne where he presented the weeknight sport bulletin on Seven News for four years.
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TOPICS: MC, HOST, SPEAKER, SPORT, CELEBRITY, LIFESTYLE Tim Watson is one of AFL football’s most revered heroes, renowned for his superb skills and explosive bursts of pace. Tim played 307 Games for Essendon from 1977-1994. After his retirement as a player in 1994, Tim joined Seven in Melbourne where he presented the weeknight sport bulletin on Seven News for four years. Tim was also a key member of Seven’s AFL commentary team. He was a pioneer host of 4-Quarters (1995) and Around The Grounds (1997). He also hosted Against All Odds: James Hird’s Own Story following the 2000 AFL Grand Final. Tim returned to the AFL ranks in 1999 as coach of St Kilda, a position he held for two seasons. After returning to the Seven Network on a full-time basis in October 2000, Tim co-hosted the footy show The Game and from 2002 he joined Bruce McAvaney and Caroline Wilson on the couch as a member of the Talking Footy team. Along with his continued weekend sports presenting duties for Seven News, 2004 also saw Tim taking the reins as breakfast host with Melbourne Radio SEN along with Billy Brownless and Gary Lyon.
BAsed in Melbourne, but travels Australia wide.
