News about Jobe Watson

Jobe Watson has set the date for his upcoming wedding.  The former Essendon football star proposed to his partner Virginia Slaghekke in September last year.  And now the pair are set to walk down the aisle together in March. 

Melbourne Demons defender Steven May is being accused of exaggerating an injury to earn his side a free kick during his team's thrilling three-point victory over North Melbourne. Halfway through the third term, May picked up the ball and was grabbed by Kangaroo Eddie Ford. Ford twisted May into the turf, in what seemed to be a fair tackle, but May grabbed his head after being brought to the ground.

Midway through the third quarter, Elliott leapt onto the shoulders of Ben McKay to claim the ball at full stretch in one of the greatest marks in the prestigious game's history. He timed his jump to perfection, using the 202cm Bombers star as leverage to get up and take the footy.

Jobe Watson, a former Essendon footballer, has proposed Virginia Slaghekke to his partner. On Thursday, the couple, who are parents to three children named Juniper, Wolf, and Lilou, delightedly revealed news of their engagement, showing Virginia's stunning engagement ring. When they first crossed paths in a New York cafe in 2016, they began to fall in love.

New and former AFL players, as well as senior ones, had been coached on the dangers of posting intimate photographs online. Jobe Watson, a former Essendon defender, and others were warned they could 'lose sight' of their private photos,' according to channel 7 commentator and former Essendon player Jobe Watson. 'We were told that even if you believe it is to a private message,' he told Sunrise on Thursday.' "There was a real education piece on how to do it better and to be cautious about what you do provide to others." After the league and the police began circulating on social media, a Google drive file containing photos, videos, and screenshots reportedly starring more than 45 people, including Brownlow medalists, is being investigated by the league and the police.

Mark Williams, Port Adelaide's youngest AFL premiership coach, has campaigned for Indigenous footballers and won a 'Yes' vote in the Voice referendum. The life-long football champion's vivacious and wide-ranging address at Melbourne's Crown Casino brought the evening's vibrant and varied message. As he gave a moving acceptance address, Joking was given the daunting challenge of following legendary broadcaster Bruce McAvaney.

After two AFL clubs barred Collingwood from their dressing rooms, Collingwood's Daisy Pearce says she's welcome to their sheds "whenever she wishes" in their role as an analyst for Channel 7. Since joining the club as part of the AFL's Women's Coach Acceleration Service, the former AFLW star appears in the network's coverage for Thursday night games, but he also serves as an assistant coach for the Cats.

Graham Arnold has refuted the most bizarre question of the Socceroos World Cup campaign so far: have 34 Aussie players failed drug tests? Not only was it inaccurate, but the Tunisian journalist who questioned the question received his mail from the Essendon drug scandal, which was a decade ago.

As he opened up about his involvement in Essendon's infamous drug scandal, which resulted in the deaths of 34 people and their families, Jim Hird admitted to being nave and trusting "bad" people. During the 2012 season, the Bombers were at the center of one of Australia's biggest stories, with 34 players found guilty of taking performance-enhancing drugs during the trial. The AFL has suspended the players involved in the investigation for a year, although 2012 Brownlow medalist Jobe Watson had to return his medal four years later.