Beau Waters
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Beau Waters is a player and the current vice-captain for the West Coast Eagles
in the Australian Football League
. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004
.
, playing for the Happy Valley Vikings who are one of the top teams in the Southern Football League
. He was a member of the 2002 AIS/AFL
program intake. He made his senior debut in the SANFL for West Adelaide
at the age of 17 in 2003, and was also named in the 2003 Under-18 All-Australian team.
Waters was recruited as the Eagles' first-round draft pick in the 2003 National Draft, being drafted with pick 11. Eagles recruiting manager Trevor Woodhouse described him as ready to immediately step into the Eagles' team: "Beau Waters, we rate him pretty high, he's a skilled left-footer. We're looking for him to step into the fore reasonably quickly, but there's no pressure on him to play next year."
He made his debut for the Eagles against at the Telstra Dome
in Round 3 of the 2004 AFL season, gathering ten possessions and four marks in a game the Eagles lost by six points. He played nine more games in his debut season, gathering 25 possessions and eight marks as the youngest player in an Eagles win against the in Round 18.
after being ruled out with osteitis pubis
. A week after he had recovered from the injury, he was hit by a taxi he was trying to flag down after a night out in Subiaco
. Rushed to Charles Gairdner Hospital, it was initially thought no damage had been done, but it was later revealed he had injured his lateral ligament, ruling him out for six weeks during the pre-season.
Waters returned to the side in 2006
as a key part of the squad, playing 23 matches throughout the season. He scored his first AFL goal in Round 3 against Richmond. He gained his first Brownlow votes
in Round 18 against St. Kilda for a 34-possession game. Waters played in every one of the Eagles' finals matches
. He gathered 26 possessions and took ten marks as the youngest member of the Eagles' premiership side in the Grand Final
win over , in the process gaining a vote in the 2006 Norm Smith Medal
.
and eight games in 2008
before suffering a season-ending elbow injury. He resumed full-training in May of 2009
but then re-injured the same elbow, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2009 season. Waters was awarded the Chris Mainwaring Award for Best Clubman in 2009 for his work for the club while off injured.
, after one-and-a-half years out due to injury. He was one of the Eagles best players in a year where the club finished last, averaging 21 possessions and seven marks in a 20 game season. Waters also captained the club for a number of games after regular captain Darren Glass
was ruled out for the season with a knee injury. Waters gathered two Brownlow votes for a 33-possession game in a loss against in Round 11, and finished third overall in the West Coast Eagles Best & Fairest
.
Waters was named the Eagles sole vice-captain for the 2011 AFL season
.
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004
2004 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2004.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Wizard Home Loans Cup:The Wizard Home Loans Cup Final saw St...
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Early career
Waters grew up in Happy Valley, South AustraliaHappy Valley, South Australia
Happy Valley is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located 20 km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide.Within the suburb is the Happy Valley Reservoir accompanied by South Australia's largest water treatment plant, responsible for supplying water to much of the...
, playing for the Happy Valley Vikings who are one of the top teams in the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (South Australia)
The Southern Football League is an amateur Australian rules football league in South Australia. The League was formed, as the Southern Football Association, in 1886....
. He was a member of the 2002 AIS/AFL
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
program intake. He made his senior debut in the SANFL for West Adelaide
West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...
at the age of 17 in 2003, and was also named in the 2003 Under-18 All-Australian team.
Waters was recruited as the Eagles' first-round draft pick in the 2003 National Draft, being drafted with pick 11. Eagles recruiting manager Trevor Woodhouse described him as ready to immediately step into the Eagles' team: "Beau Waters, we rate him pretty high, he's a skilled left-footer. We're looking for him to step into the fore reasonably quickly, but there's no pressure on him to play next year."
He made his debut for the Eagles against at the Telstra Dome
Telstra Dome
Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
in Round 3 of the 2004 AFL season, gathering ten possessions and four marks in a game the Eagles lost by six points. He played nine more games in his debut season, gathering 25 possessions and eight marks as the youngest player in an Eagles win against the in Round 18.
Injury and premiership
Waters did not play a game in the 2005 season2005 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2005.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:...
after being ruled out with osteitis pubis
Osteitis pubis
Since 1924, osteitis pubis has been known as a noninfectious inflammation of the pubis symphysis causing varying degrees of lower abdominal and pelvic pain. Osteitis pubis was first described in patients who had undergone suprapubic surgery and remains a well-known complication of invasive...
. A week after he had recovered from the injury, he was hit by a taxi he was trying to flag down after a night out in Subiaco
Subiaco, Western Australia
Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north west of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.-History:Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people....
. Rushed to Charles Gairdner Hospital, it was initially thought no damage had been done, but it was later revealed he had injured his lateral ligament, ruling him out for six weeks during the pre-season.
Waters returned to the side in 2006
2006 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final...
as a key part of the squad, playing 23 matches throughout the season. He scored his first AFL goal in Round 3 against Richmond. He gained his first Brownlow votes
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
in Round 18 against St. Kilda for a 34-possession game. Waters played in every one of the Eagles' finals matches
2006 AFL finals series
- The finals system :The system is a final eight system. This system is different to the McIntyre Final Eight System, which was previously used by the AFL, and is currently used by the National Rugby League....
. He gathered 26 possessions and took ten marks as the youngest member of the Eagles' premiership side in the Grand Final
2006 AFL Grand Final
The 2006 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 30 September 2006. It was the 110th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League, staged to...
win over , in the process gaining a vote in the 2006 Norm Smith Medal
Norm Smith Medal
The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match.-History:The Norm Smith Medal is named after former Melbourne player and coach, Norm Smith...
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Elbow injury
Waters played 20 games in 20072007 AFL season
The 2007 AFL Season was the 111th season of the Australian Football League, the highest-level professional Australian rules football league in Australia...
and eight games in 2008
2008 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6 :-Round 7:-AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match:-Round 8:...
before suffering a season-ending elbow injury. He resumed full-training in May of 2009
2009 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...
but then re-injured the same elbow, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2009 season. Waters was awarded the Chris Mainwaring Award for Best Clubman in 2009 for his work for the club while off injured.
2010
Waters made a long-awaited return in the 2010 season2010 West Coast Eagles season
The 2010 season was the West Coast Eagles' 24th season in the AFL. The Eagles finished 16th and last to record their first wooden spoon in the competition, just four years after their premiership season of 2006...
, after one-and-a-half years out due to injury. He was one of the Eagles best players in a year where the club finished last, averaging 21 possessions and seven marks in a 20 game season. Waters also captained the club for a number of games after regular captain Darren Glass
Darren Glass
Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...
was ruled out for the season with a knee injury. Waters gathered two Brownlow votes for a 33-possession game in a loss against in Round 11, and finished third overall in the West Coast Eagles Best & Fairest
Club Champion Award
The Club Champion Award is the award given to the West Coast Eagles player determined to have been the "Best and Fairest" throughout an AFL season....
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Waters was named the Eagles sole vice-captain for the 2011 AFL season
2011 AFL season
The 2011 Australian Football League season was the 115th season of the Australian rules football competition. It was the debut year for , and was scheduled to be the only season to be played with 17 teams...
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