Leslie Watt (footballer)

Leslie Alfred Watt (9 December 1912 – 20 January 1949^[1]) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Les Watt
Watt at the Eltham Gift in 1936
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Alfred Watt
Born	(1912-12-09)9 December 1912 Rochester, Victoria
Died	20 January 1949(1949-01-20) (aged 36) Echuca, Victoria
Original team	Rochester
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1932	Collingwood	02 0(0)
1933–37	Fitzroy	35 (19)
Total		37 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A talented sprinter, he came fourth in the 1936 Stawell Gift,^[3] after being named as one of the favourites in the lead up to the race, winning the Eltham Gift the previous week.^[4]