Speaking on the Neil Mitchell Asks Why podcast, Matthews says “I look back on it with some regret.”
“My two daughters, who are both 50 years old now … They’re not really into football in a big way. They would’ve almost regarded football as the enemy,” he stated.
“That was the thing that took their dad away from them.”
Matthews claimed 4 Premiership flags throughout his 16-year taking part in profession with Hawthorn, and one other 4 as coach at Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions.
But Matthews says it got here at a value.
“I often think about our family … I was a very young father. I was a teenage father,” he stated.
“But I was so focused on my success and my career that you … look back on it, and you just didn’t spend enough quality time or quality concentration on your family.”
Reflecting on his profession, Matthew’s describes himself as a “callously brutal” participant, saying he would’ve reasonably kicked “eight goals in the losing side” over zero targets in a successful aspect.
“I would say not in finals, but in normal games … Wanting to be the best player on the ground is one of the driving factors for a lot of players once you get to a certain level.”
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But he says he is “a very different person now in my 70’s than I was in my 20’s.”
Matthews was inducted to the AFL Hall of Fame in 1965, and is extensively recognised as among the best gamers of the twentieth Century.
He is now an AFL commentator.
Source: www.9news.com.au
