Matt Watson recalls his meetings with Simon Black and reviews his career. A champion on and off the field.
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Fight animals
October 23, 2013 by 1 Comment
Matt Watson comes out swinging and lands more punches than Mundine in a month. He is sick of the charade of dodgey promoters and scam contests. See if you agree with “IronMike’s” reasons for why the sweet science is on the ropes.
Beware the autobiography
October 13, 2013 by 25 Comments
Matt Watson owns over 500 sporting books. He lists his 10 favourites, and gives his views on what makes for a worthwhile read. Read his list and share yours.
You can never be too rich
October 7, 2013 by 3 Comments
The cost of living allowance afforded to Sydney and GWS makes a mockery of equalisation measures. The AFL isn’t a fair field and it hasn’t been for years, argues Matt Watson.
AFL Grand Final: Three-time loser
October 1, 2013 by 8 Comments
Ross Lyon is a three-time loser who keeps creating unfortunate history. Matt Watson looks at why the margin flattered the Dockers.
AFL Grand Final – Preview: The Iron Mike Verdict
September 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Matt Watson is wavering. Earlier in the week he was a proud, defiant Victorian. Now he has pored over all the entrails, and the winner is ………………..
History hates Fremantle
September 24, 2013 by 8 Comments
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.)
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Reliving the pain
May 14, 2013 by 6 Comments
Matt Watson has never watched a replay of a game North Melbourne has lost. He doesn’t have the emotional stability to do it. So what happens when a mate brings a copy of the 1978 Grand Final against Hawthorn?
The goal is to get it right
April 30, 2013 by 3 Comments
Gola umpires now must get it right all the time. There are no excuses, because goal umpires are the only umpires backed up by a review system, writes Matt Watson.
Put down the poison pen
April 26, 2013 by 1 Comment
Melbourne ruined the stories and headlines of many journalists by winning their game against the Giants. Matt Watson wonders if Neeld can get a little breathing space.
Blood line supporter
April 16, 2013 by 2 Comments
After all that’s happened, what does it take to make a Melbourne supporter finally snap? Matt Watson found out.
Action Man doll versus the tattered teddy bear
February 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
In his Almanac debut, Matt Watson says the fight between Sonny Bill Williams and Frans Botha epitomised all that is wrong with boxing.
SANFL Blow-ins 1960-1990: Part 5b – Norwood
September 29, 2025 by 10 Comments
The Norwood Redlegs had a cast of interstate ‘blow-ins’ during the Alan Killigrew years and continued to attract players from outside SA’s borders. Swish looks at those that first played League football at Norwood during the 1976-1990 years (this article follows the previous article, covering those who arrived from 1960-1975). Names like Parke, Adamson, Balme (x2) come readily to mind, but there are some obscure names that are also recognised here.
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