After an ill-fated halftime interview, Nick Watson has received support from an unlikely source in Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.
After five-straight defeats to the Hawks, the Western Bulldogs finally got one back on their nemesis when they recorded a stirring come-from-behind win last Friday night.
Watson was a central figure in proceedings, engaging in a must-watch battle with Bulldogs stopper Michael Sellwood.
After a stunning three-goal burst early in the game to get the better of Sellwood, Watson was restricted to just two possessions in the second-half.
When walking off the field at half-time, the 21-year-old had some pointed comments for his opponent: "I don't care if he (Sellwood) talks, as long as he walks the walk. I'd love to see it in the second half."
"I'd hate to think that as the weeks go on that he is reminded of that because I think it was quite an innocent sort of throwaway line," Beveridge said of the incident.