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Gordon Waters
Personal information
Full name Gordon Waters
Date of birth (1914-01-27)27 January 1914
Place of birth Wedderburn, Victoria
Date of death 15 May 1983(1983-05-15) (aged 69)
Place of death Kew, Victoria
Original team(s) Wedderburn, Melbourne reserves
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s) Backman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937–41 Hawthorn 32 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gordon Waters (27 January 1914 – 15 May 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Initially from Wedderburn, Waters was signed [2] He tried out at Footscray and played in some trial games before being offered a place on the Melbourne reserves list.[3] Waters and fellow teammate Ken Feltscheer were part of a player swap for Bert Chandler in 1937.

The rugged defender was give 3 votes by the Argus sportswriter for his game against Essendon in 1938.[4]

1937 Best First-Year Players

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In September 1937, The Argus selected Waters in its team of 1937's first-year players.[5]

Best First-Year Players (1937)
Backs Bernie Treweek
(Fitzroy)
Reg Henderson
(Richmond)
Lawrence Morgan
(Fitzroy)
H/Backs Gordon Waters
(Hawthorn)
Bill Cahill
(Essendon)
Eddie Morcom
(North Melbourne)
Centre Line Ted Buckley
(Melbourne)
George Bates
(Richmond)
Jack Kelly
(St Kilda)
H/Forwards Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Ray Watts
(Essendon)
Don Dilks
(Footscray)
Forwards Lou Sleeth
(Richmond)
Sel Murray
(North Melbourne)
Charlie Pierce
(Hawthorn)
Rucks/Rover Reg Garvin
(St Kilda)
Sandy Patterson
(South Melbourne)
Des Fothergill
(Collingwood)
Second Ruck Lawrence Morgan Col Williamson Lou Sleeth

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 927. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Jack Baggott's Football Future". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 18 January 1935. p. 13.
  3. ^ "League Football Training Starts Tomorrow". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 11 March 1935. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Notes from League Training-Rooms". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 6 June 1938. p. 16.
  5. ^ Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.
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