Corey Watts

#33

Corey Watts

height: 194cm

weight: 92kg

D.O.B: 02-02-2001

Leagues: AFL U18 Championships, Coates Talent League Boys

A best and fairest winner at Sandringham in his bottom-age year, Watts has some great traits when it comes to key defenders. He reads the ball well in the air, positions himself well and comes across to spoil or clunk an intercept mark. The concern or knock with Watts is when he does win the ball, like many taller players, he can make errors by foot. He works as hard as anyone, and while his ground balls are something he wants to continue working on - laying just 1.3 tackles per game - his aerial ability of 4.0 marks from 12.8 disposals this year is what makes him standout. He has great endurance for a tall with 21.3 on the yo-yo test at the Rookie Me Draft Combine and it helps him work over opposing defenders all game long. More readymade than most other key defenders, he has areas to build upon, but a number of traits that also catch the eye in the back half.

STRENGTHS: Intercept marking, spoiling, one-on-ones, endurance, work rate
IMPROVEMENTS: Kicking, ground balls

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DRAFT CENTRAL'S INTERVIEW WITH COREY WATTS AT THE ROOKIE ME DRAFT COMBINE:

[audio mp3="https://cdn.draftcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Corey-Watts-Sandringham-Dragons.mp3"][/audio]

AFL U18 Championships

Season	Team	K	HB	D	M	CP	UP	T	HO	CLR	I50	R50	GL	GM	K	H	D	M	HO	T	G	DC
2019	Vic Metro	13	11	24	7	10	14	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	6.5	5.5	12.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	44
Total	-	13	11	24	7	10	14	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	6.5	5.5	12.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	44

Coates Talent League Boys

Season	Team	K	HB	D	M	CP	UP	T	HO	CLR	I50	R50	GM	K	H	D	M	HO	T	DC
2018	Sandringham Dragons	123	100	223	78	81	145	30	0	6	7	51	16	7.7	6.3	13.9	4.9	0.0	1.9	55
2019	Sandringham Dragons	105	100	205	64	72	132	20	19	8	8	39	16	6.6	6.3	12.8	4.0	1.2	1.3	50
Total	-	228	200	428	142	153	277	50	19	14	15	90	32	7.1	6.3	13.4	4.4	0.6	1.6	105