Waters made his senior debut in 2004, and has played a total of 120 games for the club, mainly as a defender, including the 2006 premiership.
Waters' career was plagued by injury but he is viewed as a cult hero among West Coast Eagles supporters due to his hard work ethic and “tough as nails” play style.
[1] 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.
[3] 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 Western Bulldogs in Round 18.
He gathered 26 possessions and took ten marks as the youngest member of the Eagles' premiership side in the Grand Final win over Sydney, in the process gaining a vote in the 2006 Norm Smith Medal.
Waters gathered two Brownlow votes for a 33-possession game in a loss against Geelong in Round 11, and finished third overall in the West Coast Eagles Best & Fairest.