Matt Watson’s Victorian stay continues with a day well spent watching the Greensborough Superules team play 5 fifteen minute quarters of practice matches. A fantastic behind the scenes look at veterans footy.
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ICC World Cup Final: Part two – The Inevitable
April 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Matt Watson wraps up his weekend in Melbourne for the World Cup Cricket final. You can’t fake passion.
ICC World Cup Final: Part 1 – the pay TV fiasco
March 28, 2015 by 10 Comments
Matt Watson is in chilly Melbourne for the World Cup Final. Here he considers the tournaments impact in Australia, meets Warnie, and considers his relationship with some of the teams – especially New Zealand.
The Bloody Brutality of Boxing – Brayden Smith
March 21, 2015 by 7 Comments
Matt Watson’s passion for the sweet science comes to the fore in this considered piece on what the future holds for Boxing in the wake of Queensland boxer Brayden Smith’s untimely – and shocking – death earlier this month.
Bricks in the Back
January 30, 2015 by 4 Comments
Hands up who hasn’t felt the debilitating effects of a serious back injury? Matt Watson argues why Michael Clarke should do the right thing by his long-term health and Australia’s World Cup squad and rule himself out of the up-coming ICC World Cup.
It Used to Move
January 16, 2015 by 10 Comments
Matt Watson remembers when cricket pitches had grass and the ball used to move and seam and spin. Has cricket become a batsman’s game or a 5 day promoter’s benefit?
Sydney, don’t think
October 27, 2014 by 9 Comments
Matt Watson consults a leading sports psychologist to explore the mental side of Hawthorn’s domination and Sydney’s capitulation in the 2014 AFL Grand Final.
Speed, racer
October 9, 2014 by 4 Comments
The serious injury to F1 driver Jacques Bianchi has Matt Watson wondering about the role of speed and danger in our love of motor racing.
AFL Grand Final-Sydney v Hawthorn: Sydney Manifestly Flawed
October 2, 2014 by 7 Comments
Matt Watson asks “How could Sydney play like that??” as he cleans up after his Grand Final day with his mates in the garage.
Back-to-back – under controversial circumstances
September 26, 2014 by 2 Comments
If the Swans salute on Saturday, Buddy will be just the third player on AFL/VFL history to go back-to-back with different clubs. Matt Watson provides us with some insight into the previous two.
AFL Preliminary Final – Sydney v North Melbourne: up against the Extra$
September 23, 2014 by 8 Comments
‘I hoped for something to ease the angst that filled the garage. My heart was yammering.’ In his man-cave with his mates, Matt Watson endures the Roos prelim-final loss to the Swans.
Sydney v North Melbourne – akin to what cliché for the Roos?
September 18, 2014 by 4 Comments
In looking at North Melbourne’s chances against Sydney, Kangaroos fan Matt Watson draws inspiration from boxer Buster Douglas, singer Kenny Rogers and Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, among others.
Your first final?
September 11, 2014 by 23 Comments
Matt Watson remembers the first final that he went to, and asks if you remember the teams you saw and the people you went with for your first.
AFL Elimination Final: North Melbourne v Essendon – two mates in a garage
September 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
The garage is home to a lot of tools. During the elimination final, no one went for a hammer as Matt Watson and his mate AJ watched their teams battle it out.
A wee deoch an doris – join in the chorus
September 4, 2014 by 4 Comments
Matt Watson is worried about the lyrics in North Melbourne’s theme song. As well as the Kangaroos recent finals record. At least their opponents in the Elimination Final this Saturday, Essendon, have just as poor a recent finals record. Just for recreation sake.
Richmond – Missed it by that much
August 28, 2014 by 17 Comments
Matt Watson rates the Tigers season and their history, and finds them wanting.
Anthony Rock could’ve been rolled
August 18, 2014 by 3 Comments
Matt Watson remembers a sliding-doors moment for a young Anthony Rock (and for himself). Let us give thanks for prudent behaviours.
Hopeless on the punt – part 2
August 7, 2014 by 4 Comments
Ever heard the phrase ‘scared money’? Matt Watson has been stringing out a small stake all season. It’s death or glory this weekend. Tips please.
Big Nick’s blazer
August 4, 2014 by 1 Comment
Matt Watson tells a yarn about a kid who stole Big Nick’s blazer, and wonders about the reasons behind the theft and return of other important footy memorabilia.
Bloody brutality of boxing – mean intentions
July 30, 2014 by 4 Comments
According to Matt Watson, no man is built for boxing. Here’s his take on Golovkin v Geale.
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