Rowley Watt

Rowland Hill Watt was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League.
Originally from Bendigo Football League club Rochester, Watt spent a season with Essendon [Association Football Club|Essendon Association] in the Victorian Football Association before joining Essendon in 1922. He was one of the small players in the team which saw them called the 'Mosquito Fleet' and was a member of Essendon's 1923 VFL [Grand Final|1923] and 1924 premiership sides. Although he started as a centreman he spent most of his time at Essendon either as a wingman, half forward flanker and occasionally roving.
Watt returned to Rochester as captain-coach in 1932.
His younger brother Rod Watt played briefly with Essendon in the mid-1920s.