Serene Watson


Serene Watson is an Australian rules footballer playing for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition.

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 Cats. She later switched to play for the Bond University and became a dual All-Australian at the under-18 level in 2018 and 2019.

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 in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season.
Watson's partner Madison Prespakis also plays in the AFLW, for Carlton Football Club.

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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