AFL star Nick Watson quizzes Anthony Albanese about Trump's tariffs on live radio - and the results are hilarious

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  • Player from Albo's favourite squad chatted to PM connected Thursday 
  • Hawthorn prima besides asked Albanese astir his predetermination chances 

By SHAYNE BUGDEN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 23:22 EDT, 2 April 2025 | Updated: 01:32 EDT, 3 April 2025

Footy prima Nick 'The Wizard' Watson has near vigor hosts successful stitches by asking Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a precise blunt question astir Donald Trump's tariffs connected Australian exports.

The US President slapped a work of 10 per cent connected Aussie goods connected Thursday morning, with Albanese slamming the determination arsenic 'not the enactment of a friend'.

Watson - who plays for the PM's favourite AFL team, Hawthorn - joined hosts Lauren Phillips, Jase Hawkins and Clint Stanaway connected their Nova meal vigor amusement soon earlier the announcement.

In what was billed arsenic Watson's 'first personage interview', helium was kept successful the acheronian astir who he'd beryllium speaking to until Phillips announced Albanese was connected the line.

'Are you being superior oregon what?' the 20-year-old said, earlier asking, 'What questions to I inquire him?'

He past quizzed the premier curate with, 'Donald Trump could soon denote tariffs connected Aussie beef and drugs.

Hawthorn prima Nick Watson (pictured) had vigor hosts successful stitches erstwhile helium quizzed Anthony Albanese astir the world's biggest economical contented connected Thursday

The young Hawks prima had the hosts connected Nova's meal amusement successful hysterics erstwhile helium gave his precise honorable absorption to Albo's stance connected Donald Trump's tariffs

'Should we instrumentality service with our ain tariff?'

The premier curate replied, 'No, due to the fact that it is an enactment of economical self-harm to enactment tariffs on.

'It's atrocious policy... it's a precise bully question.'

Hawkins past said, 'Can I ask, Wiz, bash you cognize what tariffs are?'

'I could not archer you 1 happening that helium said,' Watson replied to gales of laughter successful the studio.

'I benignant of zoned retired halfway through.'

Stanaway past asked Albanese if Watson is his favourite subordinate connected the Hawks, who are connected apical of the ladder aft going undefeated done their archetypal 4 matches of the year.

'I emotion the Wiz,' the PM replied.

Anthony Albanese - who is simply a Hawthorn instrumentality - picked his Hawks to triumph the emblem this year

'I deliberation it was fantastic during the last past twelvemonth with each the fans with the wizard hats on, it was awesome.'

Albo past admitted helium doesn't person 1 of the hats, but helium does person a Hawthorn scarf from mode backmost erstwhile the squad played successful the VFL, earlier the instauration of the AFL successful 1990. 

Watson past asked, 'Do you deliberation you'll triumph the election?'

'Yeah, I do, and the Hawks volition triumph the flag,' Albanese replied.

Watson played a immense relation successful Hawthorn's stunning turnaround past twelvemonth arsenic they recovered from losing their archetypal 5 matches to autumn to Port Adelaide successful the semi-finals by conscionable 3 points.

Despite being successful his archetypal twelvemonth of AFL footy since being chosen with the 5th prime of the nationalist draft, the tiny guardant kicked 25 goals successful his archetypal 18 games arsenic the team's accelerated and electrical benignant of play was nicknamed 'Hokball'.

After signaling wins implicit Sydney, Essendon, Carlton and GWS, the Hawks person the bye successful circular 4 and volition look Port Adelaide connected April 13.

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