An unapologetic Matt Watson is unashamedly biased towards Victorian teams, so he wants Fremantle to lose the grand final. (He hopes Hawthorn doesn’t botch their chance but won’t be surprised if they do.)
Writers block during the finals: I blame KISS
September 18, 2013 by 11 Comments
Much to ponder – Chappy and the MRP, the Alvarez-Mayweather fight, the Kennett Curse – but an inability to put those thoughts on paper. KISS made a fortune out of writers block, why can’t Iron Mike?
AFL Finals Week 1 – Richmond v Carlton: The port stays sealed
September 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
Matt Watson inherited a bottle of Richmond’s 1980 premiership port, to be opened when the Tigers win another grand final. He’s not hopeful.
Flirting with form
September 6, 2013 by 8 Comments
Flirting with form, particularly so close to finals, is fraught with danger. Ross Lyon should know this more than most, he did it in 2009 with St.Kilda too.
War and peace – Essendon vs the AFL
August 30, 2013 by 3 Comments
(note to editor – War and Peace was written by Leo Tolstoy in the 1800s. If Tolstoy wrote War and Peace in 2013, this would be his story…) The AFL was thrust into war in February, 2013. As Colonel James Hird oversaw Essendon’s preseason training and plotted his conquest of the premiership, the AFL was beginning [Read more]
AFL Round 21 – Essendon v North Melbourne: Loss, what loss?
August 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
Essendon is under pressure like no club in the history of the game. It has affected the psyche of all involved.
Coburg: An oval for old men
August 16, 2013 by 5 Comments
Matt Watson joins Coburg for their final game of the season. A familiar story to all that have played (and wish they still were).
James Hird: Uber-cool
August 9, 2013 by 13 Comments
Have James Hird’s media performances this season been more Doc McCoy or Michael Corleone?
Michael Clarke: The averages are average
August 5, 2013 by 6 Comments
Michael Clarke is Australia’s luckiest captain since Graham Yallop. In any other era, it is doubtful he would be Australia’s captain.
To the father and the son
July 30, 2013 by 15 Comments
Which Ablett is better? Like all hypothetical questions, this one should be difficult to answer but Matt Watson says it isn’t.
Obituary: Season 2013
July 23, 2013 by 6 Comments
The Shinbone Spirit carried North Melbourne through pitiful decades and into defining eras. Matt Watson says Brad Scott has tried to kill it.
To walk or not to walk
July 18, 2013 by 43 Comments
Stuart Broad is a cheat. No argument can deny that fact. After cutting a ball to first slip in the first Ashes Test, Broad refused to walk. He failed in his duty of care to the game, his supporters and his legacy. But he is not alone.
Beating the curse
July 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Those buying into the Kennett Curse have been duped. Those acknowledging the curse give it credibility. Hawthorn players and officials don’t buy into it. Nor do their Geelong counterparts.
Just me and footy
July 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
Matt Watson sits alone on the couch, wearing headphones and watching a recorded game, oblivious to the result. His thoughts drift to his childhood in Queensland and how changing priorities affect how you receive your footy fix.
Year of the farce
July 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
The doc gets to the root of Andrew Demetriou, sorry, the cappo di tutti capi’s problems. It’s not pretty.
Application for coach of Melbourne
June 21, 2013 by 4 Comments
Morayfield Might coach (and club legend) Linday Guinn has thrown his hat into the Melbourne coaching ring with this impressive letter to Peter Jackson. His resume speaks for itself.
Gary Ablett: Untouchable intimidation
June 11, 2013 by 3 Comments
Gary Ablett’s brilliance extends far beyond natural ability. He has an aura no one else has. It creates fear and uncertainty whenever the ball is close.
Hypocritical racism
May 31, 2013 by 4 Comments
Matt Watson recalls his first introduction to racism when, as an 11-year-old kid, he watched North fans abuse Rioli and Richmond fans abuse the Krakouer brothers. It made no sense to him. It still doesn’t.
Mental disintegration (or How to blow an unloseable lead)
May 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
There is a fine line between giving up and giving in. North Melbourne seems to have found it. It is the line that separates good sides from chokers.
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