Personal Life
During the late 1970s, Watson's older brother Larry also played at Essendon as well as Fitzroy before moving to Adelaide to play with West Adelaide in 1981, going on to win the SANFL premiership with Wests in 1983.
In 1993 Watson was named 'Victorian Father of the Year'. In the 2002 National Draft, his son, Jobe Watson, was drafted by Essendon under the father-son rule. Tim and Jobe were both coached by the same man, Kevin Sheedy.
In 2002 Watson's nephew Jake (son of Larry Watson) died at the age of 18 after an on-field collision in an Under-19s SANFL match for West Adelaide.
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