Brian Waters (footballer)
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Brian "Mousey" Waters is a former Australian rules football
er who played in Tasmania during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1968 he won the Wander Medal, the NWFU Best and Fairest award .
Waters debuted with East Launceston
in the NTFA
in 1962 and played most of his career in the centre or wing positions. In 1967 he joined Latrobe
in the NWFU and two years later was a member of that club's premiership team coached by Darrel Baldock
.
Brian Waters returned to East Launceston in 1970 and the next year finished equal third in the Hec Smith Medal, the NTFA's Best and Fairest award. Midway through the 1973 season he suffered a serious facial injury which led to his retirement from the game .
Waters played at least six representative matches between 1965 and 1968, three for the NTFA and three for the NWFU.
NWFU Premiership
INDIVIDUAL
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played in Tasmania during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1968 he won the Wander Medal, the NWFU Best and Fairest award .
Waters debuted with East Launceston
South Launceston Football Club
The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...
in the NTFA
Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886 - 1986)
The Northern Tasmanian Football Association was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1886 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and North West Football Union representing the rest of the state...
in 1962 and played most of his career in the centre or wing positions. In 1967 he joined Latrobe
Latrobe Football Club
The Latrobe Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competed in the NWFU between 1910 and 1986. The club has been a playing member of the NTFL since 1987. Latrobe were one of the most successful NWFU clubs and their tally of 12 premierships in a joint record, shared with Burnie and...
in the NWFU and two years later was a member of that club's premiership team coached by Darrel Baldock
Darrel Baldock
Darrel John Baldock , commonly nicknamed "The Doc" and "Mr Magic", was an Australian rules football player and state politician who in 1966 was the first captain of a premiership-winning St Kilda Football Club. Baldock was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as a "Legend"...
.
Brian Waters returned to East Launceston in 1970 and the next year finished equal third in the Hec Smith Medal, the NTFA's Best and Fairest award. Midway through the 1973 season he suffered a serious facial injury which led to his retirement from the game .
Waters played at least six representative matches between 1965 and 1968, three for the NTFA and three for the NWFU.
Honours & achievements
TEAMNWFU Premiership
- Latrobe 1969
INDIVIDUAL
- NWFU Best & Fairest (winner) 1968
- NTFA Best & Fairest (eq. 3rd) 1971