- Player from Albo’s favourite team chatted to PM on Thursday
- Hawthorn star also asked Albanese about his election chances
Footy star Nick ‘The Wizard’ Watson has left radio hosts in stitches by asking Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a very blunt question about Donald Trump’s tariffs on Australian exports.
The US President slapped a duty of 10 per cent on Aussie goods on Thursday morning, with Albanese slamming the move as ‘not the act of a friend’.
Watson – who plays for the PM’s favourite AFL team, Hawthorn – joined hosts Lauren Phillips, Jase Hawkins and Clint Stanaway on their Nova breakfast radio show shortly before the announcement.
In what was billed as Watson’s ‘first celebrity interview’, he was kept in the dark about who he’d be speaking to until Phillips announced Albanese was on the line.
‘Are you being serious or what?’ the 20-year-old said, before asking, ‘What questions to I ask him?’
He then quizzed the prime minister with, ‘Donald Trump could soon announce tariffs on Aussie beef and drugs.
Hawthorn star Nick Watson (pictured) had radio hosts in stitches when he quizzed Anthony Albanese about the world’s biggest economic issue on Thursday
The young Hawks star had the hosts on Nova’s breakfast show in hysterics when he gave his very honest reaction to Albo’s stance on Donald Trump’s tariffs
‘Should we return serve with our own tariff?’
The prime minister replied, ‘No, because it is an act of economic self-harm to put tariffs on.
‘It’s bad policy… it’s a very good question.’
Hawkins then said, ‘Can I ask, Wiz, do you know what tariffs are?’
‘I could not tell you one thing that he said,’ Watson replied to gales of laughter in the studio.
‘I sort of zoned out halfway through.’
Stanaway then asked Albanese if Watson is his favourite player on the Hawks, who are on top of the ladder after going undefeated through their first four matches of the year.
‘I love the Wiz,’ the PM replied.
Anthony Albanese – who is a Hawthorn fan – picked his Hawks to win the flag this year
‘I think it was fantastic during the final last year with all the fans with the wizard hats on, it was awesome.’
Albo then admitted he doesn’t have one of the hats, but he does have a Hawthorn scarf from way back when the team played in the VFL, before the creation of the AFL in 1990.
Watson then asked, ‘Do you think you’ll win the election?’
‘Yeah, I do, and the Hawks will win the flag,’ Albanese replied.
Watson played a huge role in Hawthorn’s stunning turnaround last year as they recovered from losing their first five matches to fall to Port Adelaide in the semi-finals by just three points.
Despite being in his first year of AFL footy since being chosen with the fifth pick of the national draft, the small forward kicked 25 goals in his first 18 games as the team’s fast and electric style of play was nicknamed ‘Hokball’.
After recording wins over Sydney, Essendon, Carlton and GWS, the Hawks have the bye in round four and will face Port Adelaide on April 13.
