He was a member of the 1985 Teal Cup winning side, the first year that Western Australia had won the national championships.
Watters then became the senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club, following Ross Lyon's departure, for two seasons from 2012 to 2013.
[3] He continued to play for South Fremantle until the 1998 season, when he retired with a total of 207 senior games, 109 in the AFL, 92 in the WAFL and six for Western Australia.
[8] At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Watters was appointed the senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club, following the resignation of Ross Lyon.
But the Saints under Watters endured a miserable 2013 season to finish in sixteenth (third-last) place on the ladder with only five wins.
[14] Watters was sacked as St Kilda Football Club senior coach on 1 November 2013, at the end of the 2013 season.