| Chris Waterman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Chris Waterman | ||
| Nickname(s) | Muddy | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-09-19)19 September 1968 (age 56) | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–1998 | East Fremantle | 61 (42) | |
| 1988–1998 | West Coast Eagles | 177 (75) | |
| Total | 238 (117) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2006–2009 | Peel Thunder | 80 (24–56–0) | |
| 2010–2012 | Subiaco | 63 (31–32–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Chris Waterman (born 19 September 1968) is a formerAustralian rules football player and coach. Waterman's playing career started in Rossmoyne's junior football zone where he was eventually recruited by theEast Fremantle Football Club at the age of fifteen. He played in the club's Colts, Reserves and Senior line-up and finished with a total of 61 senior games.In 1988 Waterman made his AFL debut wearing aWest Coast Eagles guernsey, and under the guidance of coaches John Todd and Mick Malthouse, went on to play a total of 177 matches (including 22 AFL finals, 3 Grand Finals and 2 Premierships) for the club and earned "Player Life Member" status. Chris retired in 1998.
In 1999 Waterman began his coaching career, taking the role of defensive coach for his former club, theWest Coast Eagles. in 2001, he was appointed defensive coach of theFremantle Dockers until the end of 2005. Waterman also coached both the 2004 and 2005 Western Australian State teams and was assistant coach for the 2007 and 2008 State Team.
In 2006, Chris Waterman became the Senior Coach of thePeel Thunder Football Club and in 2008 signed a 3-year contract which would see him remain at the club until 2010.[1]
At the end of the2009 WAFL season, Chris Waterman resigned as head coach of Peel Thunder and is currently looking to get back into the coaching at AFL level.[2]
Waterman's sons,Alec andJake were both drafted by theWest Coast under theFather–son rule, although Alec played for Essendon for the 2021 and 2022 seasons before returning to West Coast into a dual roal as development coach and as a player in the WAFL side
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 1988 | West Coast | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 18 | 107 | 27 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 15.3 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 1989 | West Coast | 31 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 110 | 38 | 148 | 42 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1990 | West Coast | 31 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 16 | 65 | 25 | 10 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 1991 | West Coast | 39 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 308 | 127 | 435 | 65 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 16.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 1992† | West Coast | 39 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 287 | 118 | 405 | 98 | 48 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 4.9 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 1993 | West Coast | 39 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 224 | 108 | 332 | 92 | 28 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 5.4 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 1994† | West Coast | 39 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 127 | 56 | 183 | 54 | 17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 1995 | West Coast | 39 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 243 | 120 | 363 | 103 | 28 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12.2 | 6.0 | 18.2 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1996 | West Coast | 39 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 161 | 55 | 216 | 55 | 19 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 4.6 | 18.0 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 1997 | West Coast | 39 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 68 | 182 | 41 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1998 | West Coast | 39 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 265 | 146 | 411 | 112 | 30 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 18.7 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Career | 177 | 75 | 72 | 1977 | 870 | 2847 | 714 | 243 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 15 | ||
