Colin Campbell Watson (12 October 1900 – 20 October 1970) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Watson was best on ground for South Warrnambool in the 1918 Warrnambool District Football Association grand final and was enticed down to Melbourne in 1919 where he played seven consecutive games from rounds three to nine with VFA side Port Melbourne, when a bout of influenza at the height of the 1919 Influenza pandemic forced him home to Warrnambool, where he finished off the season with South Warrnambool. Roy Cazaly went down to coach South Warrnambool during the 1919, 1920 and 1921 finals series and coached Colin Watson and immediately saw an immensely talented footballer, who was then invited to play with St. Kilda in 1920. He played four games for St Kilda in 1920 (rounds 1, 3, 5 & 7) before deciding to stay at home in Warrnambool and in 1921 he played in South Warrnambool's Western District Football Association premiership, coached by Roy Cazaly. Watson then returned to St Kilda in June, 1922, where his career finally took off. Watson played with St Kilda in various positions, predominantly on the half back line or across the centre. Watson represented Victoria for the first time against South Australia on the MCG in 1923, with a near best on ground performance! Watson played against South Australia at the MCG in August, 1925 on the wing. He was outstanding in the 1924 interstate carnival, representing Victoria in each of their five games. Watson won the Brownlow medal in 1925 and was regarded as the best footballer in the VFL. In October, 1925, only days after winning the Brownlow Medal, Watson accepted a job in Stawell as an Inspector with Equitable Life Assurance Company, then in early 1926, he accepted the position of captain-coach of Stawell, but St Kilda, perhaps not surprisingly, refused to clear him. After standing out of football during the 1926 season, Watson was appointed as captain / coach of country club, Maryborough in 1927 without a clearance, and the Ballarat Football League was disqualified by the VFL as a consequence. Watson played and coached Maryborough to the 1927 Ballarat Football League premiership., but resigned in February 1928. Watson was disqualified by the VFL for three years and did not play any football in 1928 and 1929, due to his clearance dispute with St. Kilda and his disqualification imposed