Backstage with Cooper & Matty Johns

Neighbour Marty drops in with wild stories, The boys tackle the Payne Haas-to-Souths rumours — and they’re not buying it. Plus mean tweets, Super Bowl aftermath, a new segment, and the usual life spiral.
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0:00-Meet Neighbour Marty
5:00-New Zealand Trip
8:30-English Connection
11:00-Canberra Trip
13:00-Dumb & Dumber
14:00-Payne Haas Signing
21:30-Super Bowl
24:30-Pre-season MVP
26:00-New Segment
29:00-Matty’s Meltdown
32:45-LIV Golf
34:00-Marty’s Travels
41:15-NYE
44:00-Flight Back
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Former Defensive Tackle Jesse Williams joins us to talk Alabama football, the Seattle Seahawks dynasty years, and what it’s really like getting drafted into the NFL. From Marshawn Lynch stories and Combine pressure to battling injuries and cancer. An elite athlete with an even better perspective on life after the game.
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0:00-Alabama
4:00-Newcastle
6:00-Super bowl & Seattle Seahawks
9:00-College
23:00-Johnny Football
26:30-NFL Combine
30:00-The Playbook
34:00-Bench Press
35:00-Drafted
39:00-Marshawn Lynch
40:30-Seattle’s Big Names
44:00-Injuries & Cancer Battle
53:30-Superbowl
58:00-Celebrity Fans
59:30-Youth Work & Development
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Trish brings in her best mate Leanne for moral support — and together they waste no time putting the blowtorch on the lads. We cover everything from intimacy talk and wedding night stories to raising a son in professional sport, house parties and Matty’s questionable car history.
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0:00-Meet Leanne
6:30-Intimacy
10:30-Wedding Night
14:30-Mr Inbetween
17:00-Son Playing Professional Sport
28:30-Matty’s car
32:00-Newcastle Born & Bred
38:00-House Party
42:00-White Dragon Security
47:00-Grog
50:00-Gaz & Gayle
54:00-The Bachelorette
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Brad Thorn joins us for a deep dive into winning, pressure and elite sporting culture.From the ’98 Kangaroos tour and Wayne Bennett to All Blacks standards, SBW, Carter v Lockyer and World Cup glory.A rare look at mindset, anxiety, leadership and why the job — always — is to win.
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Timestamps
0:00-Welcome Brad Thorn
5:30-Australian Tour 98’
9:00-Wayne Bennett & Craig Bellamy
14:00-Alfie Langer
16:00-Kelvin Giles
18:00-Broncos Success
25:30-High Stakes
30:00-Culture & Physical Shift
38:00-Different Games
44:00-SBW & Crusaders
46:00-Job Is To Win
49:00-All Blacks Culture
53:00-Carter v Lockyer
55:00-2011 World Cup Pressure & Success
1:01:00-Coaching
1:06:00-Anxiety
1:14:40-King Of The Ring
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Cooper's Playing in the local league in 2026? - Chimp chat, parking Ranger drama, Manly cricket and “The Orr,” and a clutch late quiz.
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