Tony Jones reignites long-running feud with AFL great Tim Watson

A long-running feud between an AFL great and a veteran broadcaster has erupted after an on air remark reignited the flame.

Tony Jones vs Tim Watson

Tony Jones and Tim Watson are at it again.

Jones, the veteran broadcaster for Channel 9, reignited their long-running feud with an on air remark during the Sunday Footy Show.

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As they often do, the panel pulled up old clips to poke fun at one another, but it was a clip of Watson that stirred the pot.

The footage showed Watson hosting on Channel 7 and completely blanking on the name of Melbourne coach Greg Hutchinson.

“Well coming up after the break we’ll catch up with Demons coach....,” Watson says as he struggles to recall the name before looking down at his paperwork which provides no assistance. The program then plays the outro banner before going to a commercial break.

The footage was replayed on the program as part of Nathan Brown’s weekly quiz and Jones didn’t miss an opportunity to deliver a jab to Watson.

"Tim, I'm sorry, my answer was categorically wrong." 👀

The shade from TJ 😅#9AFLSFS | Watch on @Channel9pic.twitter.com/8AFFTyxYov

— Footy on Nine (@FootyonNine) August 21, 2022

The feud between the pair kicked off last year when Jones was shown a photo of Watson before remarking “who is it?”.

That quip made its way to Watson who sneakily implied that Jones, known more commonly around AFL circles as “chompers”, had hair plugs.

Watson, who works on SEN alongside Garry Lyon was alerted to the footage by his co-host and came out swinging.

“What toupee Tony did? Did he play that did he?” Watson said.

Jones wasn’t happy with Watson’s retort and quickly fired back at the former Essendon superstar.

“The teeth might have had a bit of work but not the hair … if that’s a toupee then I want my money back.’’ he said.

“Garry Lyon has got to be the biggest (s***) stirrer going around at the moment. The tape that we played, which we’re not playing again by the way.”

TJ isn’t afraid to return serve. Picture: Fiona Hamilton Photography/Supplied

Over to you, Tim.