Get to know Matt Shannon

ByChris Nanni

Get to know first-year Box Hill Hawk, Matt Shannon!

Nickname: Flash, Mitch

Age: 21

AFL club supported as a kid: North Melbourne

Best moment in junior footy: Winning Under17’s Grand Final

Funniest teammate: Liam Mackie

Player from another club you’d like to watch: Luke Smith (Geelong VFL)

Favourite AFL player of all time: Shane Crawford

What singer/band would you like to be played at the Grand Final: John Denver – Take me home

If you could swap jobs with someone who would it be: Luke Meadows because all he does is make phone calls

Pre-match superstitions: Wear the same pair of jocks every week

Favourite meal before a game: Mum’s lasagne

Favourite thing to do outside footy: Water-skiing

If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you’d buy: Another lottery ticket

Next on your travel bucket list: Bali

Most treasured possession: My footy boots

Favourite movie: Baywatch

Favourite TV show: Home and Away

Best concert attended: Never attended one

What would you like to do after your footy career: Own a coffee shop

As a footballer, how would you like to be remembered: By remembering everyone’s football boots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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