Former No.1 draft pick Jack Watts has retired from AFL football effective immediately. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Are the Covid crackdowns working? [44], Watts retained his spot the next week for the round nine match against Port Adelaide at TIO Stadium in Darwin, and kicked two early goals to help the club win by one point. the response from Watts' phone reads. The text messages were allegedly sent between late 2017 and early 2018, at which time Watts is understood to have been in a relationship with Sophie Hunt. [27], With the Queen's Birthday match marketed as the club's biggest match during the year,[28] then-senior coach, Dean Bailey, promoted the debut of Watts by imploring fans to come along so they "will look back at this time in three, four or five years to see where it all began and to be able to say I was there the day Jack Watts made his debut". [59], With the club having their first bye of the season the next week, Watts returned from the break with a turnaround in form; named in Melbourne's best players in the fifty-four point loss to West Coast at Patersons Stadium in round six, he was praised for his decision making and was one of teams' positive sparks according to The Age reporter, Simon White. The 29-year-old came to Alberton in the 2017 trade period from Melbourne and played 21 games before suffering a serious leg injury early last year. Jack Watts apologises for his actions over a shocking video that shows him snorting white powder off a woman's chest. Watts finished the season playing twenty matches in total. Also, no insight about Jack Watts dating any girlfriend has surfaced up until now.
Catchup on all the latest action from the, Jack Watts during Port Adelaide's official team photo shoot at Alberton Oval in February, 2020. "Speaking with Ken (Hinkley) and Chris (Davies) and my manager in the last few weeks, it feels like the right decision for me to step away and look for new challenges in the next phase of my life. [226], Parts of this article (those related to Watts' career at, Watts playing for Port Adelaide in June 2018. Stillwater, OK 74078, Phone:(405)744-6055Fax:(405)744-4654iem@okstate.edu. A utility, 1.96 metres (6 ft 5 in) tall and weighing 93 kilograms (205 lb), Watts had the ability to play in any position on the ground and has played for extended periods of time as a forward, defender, wingman and back-up ruckman. [155] With the late withdrawal of Cameron Pedersen from the team in the sixty-three point victory over Brisbane at the MCG in round nine, Watts was forced to play as the back-up ruckman, which further proved his versatility; the move surprised onlookers, but he was praised by the media, particularly by Fox Sports Australia journalist, Sarah Olle, who noted his athleticism led to a "surprisingly good" result.
Watts was a lightning rod for criticism from the start, with the Demons' decision to select him for his senior debut in the 2009 Queen's Birthday game against Collingwood haunting him forever. [74] He struggled for form during the 2012 NAB Cup where he had just three combined possessions in the first two matches against Brisbane and Gold Coast,[75] before he was substituted out of the match against Collingwood the next week where he managed just seven disposals, which drew the ire of former Collingwood coach, Mick Malthouse, who said he lacked ambition when playing. US Navy SEALs go gender neutral: References to 'brotherhood' and 'man' are removed from its official ethos... 'Unspeakable and unimaginable' tragedy as girl, 12, dies in house fire in Ballymena. [21] Completing year twelve in 2009, the need to manage school with football[2] saw the club electing to not play him in pre-season matches during the NAB Cup. As a junior, Watts played in the forward line as a strong-marking tall and was an accurate shot on goal. [93] After playing every match from rounds eight to fifteen, he was forced to miss five weeks of football due to an ankle injury;[94] he returned for the twenty-five point win against Greater Western Sydney at Manuka Oval in round twenty-one,[95] to play the remainder of the season and finish with fifteen games in total. Online tool lets parents check how close their children could be to nearest outbreaks in the area, STEPHEN GLOVER: Thank God, for all their faults, that our leaders have not descended into the gutter like America's, Seven ways the Prime Minister can win back the country: JAMES FRAYNE, a despairing former ally of Dominic Cummings, argues there is a way out of the coronavirus crisis for Boris Johnson, Why Professor Chris Whitty's pessimism isn't the full picture: BEN SPENCER presents the good news graphs the experts DIDN'T show you, 'Stop being such Chicken Lickens': Bank of England chief economist says people must stop catastrophizing Covid-19 after GDP fall as he predicts 20% GROWTH in next quarter, Amazon vows to remove 'hugely distasteful' coronavirus-themed Halloween masks from sale - as UK police chiefs warn trick-and-treating and bonfire night will both need to be CANCELLED, So much for the rule of six! In one text message sent from Watts' phone, the sender writes: 'I just want to do lines off t*** and then I'll be happy xoxox', Port Adelaide FC confirmed they were aware of the messages and are currently investigating, At the time the text messages were sent Watts (right) is believed to have been in a relationship with Sophie Hunt (left). [197] The fanfare and expectation the club placed on him for his debut has led to long-term criticism of the club about how they mismanaged his first match; five years after his debut, Paul Roos said he was appalled at how the club handled him for his debut. For now, Jack Watts girlfriend list and dating history are empty and he is officially single. Previous text conversations indicate that the same woman had visited the sender's home late at night. EXPLORE His Wiki, Bio, Age, Height, Wife, and Net Worth 2020. Who is Amber Soulds (Marcus Morris’ Wife)? [47] Shane Crawford, the 1999 Brownlow Medallist, noted he had improved that year and showed enough glimpses to predict he would be a top ten player in the competition in the next few years. [36], A quad strain in February 2010 curtailed Watts' pre-season,[37] and a subsequent back injury further slowed down his preparation for the season. Watts made 19 appearances for Port Adelaide in his first season there, but found trouble at the start of the 2019 season, when a video of him snorting a legal substance off a woman's chest circulated on social media. Jack Watts has called time on his AFL career after 12 years at the elite level, effective immediately. [105] This was his last match before straining his hamstring and subsequently missing three weeks of football;[106] he returned for the ninety point loss against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium in round nine. Former player and The Age journalist, Matthew Lloyd, described his season as "disappointing",[126] former Melbourne player and SEN reporter, David Schwarz, noted he was "treading water" and said that his season had been "underwhelming",[127] and Leigh Matthews and Lloyd questioned his commitment to the sport.
Melbourne has nothing on these Adelaide beaches. [55] He started the home and away season slowly, struggling to make an impact during matches, and during the round three and four wins against Brisbane and Gold Coast respectively, he was the substitute in both matches—substituted off in round three and starting substitute in round four—to finish with six disposals in each of the matches.
Whatsoever, as of now, he is being subjected to a threat of early retirement. From 2019, fans will no longer be able to subscribe to AFL Live Pass through the AFL website. [46] He played fifteen games in his second season, kicking ten goals, with former Essendon forward and three-time Coleman Medallist, Matthew Lloyd, stating Watts would be "ecstatic" with his season and he "presented across half-forward so well and is building his body and engine to hold down that position for a sustained period for Melbourne". As of now, Jack Watts is not married. [41] His performance in the match saw him called up to the AFL side the next week for the round eight match against West Coast at the MCG. Instead, Watts was used as a promotional tool to create a sense of hope for long-suffering fans. “I’m not sure what the future holds just yet but I’m looking forward to some time away from the limelight.”. Watts' player manager Paul Connors also refused to comment at this time. [7], At seventeen years of age, Watts entered the 2008 season primarily playing school football with Brighton Grammar in the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) competition, instead of under-18 level in the TAC Cup with the Sandringham Dragons.
[131][132] He had a strong start to the season recording seventeen disposals, seven marks and three goals in the club's twenty-six point win against Gold Coast at the MCG in round one and was named in Melbourne's best players by AFL Media. [29] His first touch saw him gang tackled by three Collingwood players,[30] another contest saw him beaten by Martin Clarke, which led to a Collingwood goal; Collingwood captain, Nick Maxwell, gestured to Watts "that's your goal, mate! [177] Furthermore, Watts acknowledged that he modelled his playing style on Hawthorn's Jack Gunston, who is regarded as one of the most damaging forwards in the league.
The 29-year-old was the No.1 draft pick in 2008 and played 174 games in total, but only two since the end of the 2018 season and none post-injury. [8] He was completing year eleven and could choose to nominate for the AFL draft in either 2008 or 2009; touted as a likely early draft pick despite being a year younger than most of his fellow draft prospects, he spent the majority of the season undecided on whether he would nominate for the 2008 draft.
Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. [72], With the off-season acquisition of Mitch Clark in the 2011 trade period, who was projected to be the number one forward in the team, the forward load was expected to be relieved off of Watts,[73] who new coach, Mark Neeld, stated would play primarily as a forward alongside Clark, rather than as both a forward and back as was the case the previous season. Oklahoma State University Watts, 29, hasn't played for Port Adelaide since round two last season due to … That romance is believed to have ended in recent weeks and Watts is understood to currently be on leave following the end of the footy season.