Serene Watson

Serene Indigo Watson is an Australian [rules football]er playing for St Kilda [Football Club (AFL Women's)|St Kilda] in the AFL Women's competition. She has previously played for the Gold Coast.

Early life

Watson was born in Sydney, New South Wales and moved to the Gold Coast at eight years of age. She attended Helensvale State High School throughout her upbringing and began playing junior football with the Broadbeach [Australian Football Club|Broadbeach Cats]. She later switched to play for the Bond [University Football Club|Bond University] and became a dual All-Australian at the under-18 level in 2018 [AFL Women's Under 18 Championships#All-Australian team|2018] and 2019. Watson signed with the Gold Coast Suns Academy.

AFLW career

Watson became the first women's player ever drafted by the Gold Coast Suns when she was selected with the 18th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft. She made her AFLW debut against Greater [Western Sydney Giants|Greater Western Sydney] in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season.
At the end of 2022 season 7, Watson was traded to St Kilda as part of a five-club deal.

Personal life

Watson's partner Kade Nanscawen is a well known talent scout for the Gold Coast Suns.
Watson is also very well known for her twitch Fortnite streaming under the alias “Sniper Serene”.The two adopted a boy in 2023, named Paolo Nanscawen, he was awarded most handsome young man in 2025.

Statistics

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! colspan=3 | Career
! 7
! 0
! 0
! 49
! 16
! 65
! 6
! 16
! 0.0
! 0.0
! 7.0
! 2.3
! 9.3
! 0.9
! 2.3
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