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Backstage with Cooper & Matty Johns — 246 episodes

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"I Was Born Upside Down"

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#91 | Hudson Young On Origin Glory | Plus, Luai To Eels, Dogs or Panthers?

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DOUBLE BUBBLE THROAT GOAT

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Origin 3 REACTION | NSW SHOCKS QLD, TRY CONTROVERSY ERUPTS & CLEARY STEALS THE SHOW!

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HUGE CALLS! Teddy Ball or Cleary Ball? | Origin 3 Preview

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The Grand Jester, Matty's PNG Reaction & No Man's Land

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Blues Teamlist REACTION + The $5 Billion Deal That Changes Everything

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Birds of Paradise

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#90 | Josh Morris | Part 2 | Pranks, Grand Finals & Des Hasler

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#90 | Josh Morris | Part 1 | State of Origin, Twin Dynamic & Media World

11

The MISSION to Make a Lock the Most Followed Player in the NRL

12

Origin 2 REACTION! | NSW Defensive Collapse, QLD Blueprint & Cobbo Magic!

13

Washington Calling | UFC at the White House, Origin Game II Preview & Cam Murray to Start?

14

The Return of Producer Gav!

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#89 | Willie Mason | Part 2 | Reg Reagan, State of Origin & Acting

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#89 | Willie Mason | Part 1 | Novocastrians, Bulldogs & Super League War

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Jack & The Einstein of Gerringong

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#88 | Steve 'Blocker' Roach | Origin Battles, Unwritten Rules & Balmain's Greatest Run

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Beef Week, Gerringong Backfencers & Beyond

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Origin 1 REACTION! Ponga Send Off, NSW Steal It & Will There be CHANGES?

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Both Coaches Are GAMBLING With Game 1 — State of Origin Preview

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Magic Round Hangover: Trish's Stand Up Review & Cooper's Wilful Ignorance

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Craig Bellamy | Matty's First Ever Podcast!

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#87 | Jamal Fogarty | The NRL Dream, Manly Resurgence & FOZBALL!

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"That’s a Kill Shot...Mum" 👏

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EMERGENCY POD: Ivan Cleary to Leave Penrith 2027!

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Origin Teams Locked In? Our Picks, Big Calls & Metcalfe Release News

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#86 | Gaz & Gayle Return | From Cessnock

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Just a Little Stern Talking To…

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Roadtrip to Cessnock

31

Warriors Handed Massive Edge? Razzman’s Emotional Farewell & Bellamy Tribute

32

Matty’s Had His Back Blown Out!

33

Jarome Luai to PNG?! Storm in Freefall – 6 Straight Losses 😳

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LONG LIVE FOZBALL!

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#85 | Luisa Dal Din | Making New Friends, All Blacks & Piss Tray Reviews | Part 2

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#85 | Luisa Dal Din | We Mean Well, Radio Life & Letterbox Bashing | Part 1

37

Matt’s Been Caught Red Handed.

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#84 | Daly Cherry-Evans | The 10 Year Deal, His Future & Return to Brookvale

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That's My Man!

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#83 | Keegan Hipgrave | Mindset, Miles & Meaning

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How Tinny's The Easter Bunny?

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Manly Fallout | Seibold Gone, DCE's Return & Willie Peters to PNG

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Matty's Going To The White House 🇺🇸

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#82 | Tom Slingsby | The Hidden Mindset Behind The Broncos 2025 Success

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Hollywood Has Lost It

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#81 | Kieran Foran | Career Highs, The Comebacks & Footy’s Toughest Battles

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If you don’t Score here… you’ll never Score!

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FULL ROUND 1 REVIEW | Wayne Hates Streakers? Panthers/Storm DOMINANCE & Raiders’ New Halfback

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Where's Jack?... and Jackie O

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#80 | Matthew Gidley | McDonald’s Owner, Newcastle Knights Legend & Vegas

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LIVE FROM Allegiant Stadium | NRL in Las Vegas

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#79 | Willie Peters | Vegas, Beating the Broncos & Next NRL Coach?

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#78 | Pre-Drinks in Vegas with Brian Carney

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NRL 2026 Season Preview: Vegas Chaos, Origin Eligibility Battles & Bold Predictions

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Kama Sutra Breakdown

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#77 | Bronson Garlick | Storm to Rabbitohs, Bennett’s Training Shift & Bellamy’s Army Camps

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Meet Our Neighbour Marty… + Haas to Souths? We’re Not Buying It

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#76 | Jesse Williams | The Super Bowl 🏆, Alabama University & Adversity💥

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Trish Brought Backup… The Boys Are Cooked

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#75 | Brad Thorn | All Blacks Culture, 4x NRL Premierships & World Cup Pressure

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Nasty Parking Rangers

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#74 | Peter Powers | Hypnosis, Footy Show Fame & Celebrity Stories

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Salmon Spunk, Beckham Feuds & Cooper Quits Radio?!

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#73 | Reuben Garrick

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Matty Johns Meets YUNGBLUD

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NRL 2026 SHOCKS: New Rule Changes, Zac Lomax to Melbourne Storm? & Travis Head Goes Bang

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Matty's Flashback Pick: It's So Weird...But It's So Funny

68

Our Best Prank Calls of 2025

69

Christmas Special 🎄

70

BEST OF BACKSTAGE: VOL. 2

71

Cooper's Flashback Pick: Cameron Smith Joins Us Before His Last Ever Game.

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BEST OF BACKSTAGE: VOL. 1

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Trish's Flashback Pick: Cooper's NRL Debut 2020

74

The Last Laugh - Razzman is Back! & The Lomax Party

75

Swipe Right on the Johns 📱💘

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#72 | Nicho Hynes

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“30 Years, The Berghain & a Bad Proposal 💍”

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#71 | Gary & Gayle Johns

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Cooper’s Rubber Ducky 🦆

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From Oasis to The Ashes, DCE’s a Rooster & R360 Update

81

Honey… We Own the Titans

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#70 | Tommy Berry: Melbourne Cup Mindset🏆

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Halloween Special! 🎃

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#69 | Scott Drinkwater

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Kevin Rudd vs. Trump, Ghosts Tours & Louvre Robbery 🇫🇷💰

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#68 | Jason Ryles

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“The Monkeys Are Teaming Up Against Uncle Joey”

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#67 | Dylan Walker

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Jack Johns, take a bow!

90

Walsh, Haas & The GF Madness — Brisbane’s Big Night! Plus International Selections & R360 👀

91

“Walkouts & Grand Finals”

92

Grand Final Fever: Broncos v Storm Preview

93

Broncos End the Dynasty! Storm Survive Sharks | Finals Prelim Review

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"This has to be our WORST episode ever!"

95

DO or DIE: Can Sharks Stun? Can Broncos Break the Dynasty? | Finals Week 3 Preview

96

Sharks Sink Raiders & Panthers Maul the Dogs | Finals Week 2 Review + Fletch & Hindy

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“This Curry Nearly KILLED the Johns Family ”

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Sexton THE MAN! Finals Week 2 Preview

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“Reece Walsh: Best 15 Minutes Ever? & Will He Be Suspended?" | Finals Week 1 Review

100

“Darling, You Weren’t Building an Ark” 🌊🐐

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“Is Reece Walsh Really OUT?!" Finals Bombshells

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#66 | Jahrome Hughes

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Enter the Razzman & Reece Walsh’s Flushie Celebration

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#65 | Ray Hadley | Part 2

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#65 | Ray Hadley | Part 1

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“Nothing Says Prime Evil Like a Cat In a Lap”

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Ray Hadley & the Johns Boys Stitch Up Bulldog Ritchie over Joey - Ryles–Eels Feud

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#64 | Player Manager: Steve 'Chimes' Gillis

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A Few Beers With Some Wallabies🦘 👀

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#63 | Alex Twal

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Matty & Joey’s Homeland Insecurity

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#62 | Tim Blackwell

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The Game Explodes. Matt Crosses the Line.

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#61 | Kurt Gidley | Part 2

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#61 | Kurt Gidley | Part 1

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Jack’s Leaving Us? Find Out Who’d Get Laughed Off the Worksite!

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#60 | Jake Trbojevic

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Des Goes Boom 💣, Farewell Ozzy 🦇 & Animation Domination!

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#59 | Tom Starling | Part 2

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#59 | Tom Starling | Part 1

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Kiwi Matty 🇳🇿, Kalyn’s Call & The C*ckhead Cup 🏆🤬

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#58 | Tim Tszyu

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“Umm... This is the Mad Cow Sir” 😡🐄 🍻

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Game 3 REACTION! Munster's Heroics and Dearden's Brilliance Seal Maroons' Victory

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QLD’S MASTERSTROKE? Shibasaki, Hammer & Big Papa Unleashed!

126

🧽 SpongeBob, Matty Johns & The Power of YET?!

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#57 | Connor Watson | Part 2

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#57 | Connor Watson | Part 1

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"WTF JACK!" 😂 Matty’s Had a Massive Change of Heart!"

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#56 | Mark Hughes

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#55 | Paul Gallen

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Bruiser’s like an STI.

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ORIGIN II REACTION! Munster Madness, Cleary Injury & Penalties Galore

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Cleary x Luai: This Is WAR!

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Matty Goes VEGAN?! And AI Dishes Out Marriage Advice 🤖💍

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#54 | Jacob Preston

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“Stop Looking at Yourself you Narcissistic WANKER Johns!”

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#53 | Ash Wicks

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Which NRL Coach Is a Fan of the Reverse Kangaroo?

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ORIGIN I REACTION! Nathan's Back, Spencer's Filthy & Bellamy in the Coaches Box...

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It's Cleary's Time

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Trish Shares Her Night at a Strip Joint.

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#52 | Josh Addo-Carr | Part 2

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#52 | Josh Addo-Carr | Part 1

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He’s Going, She’s Staying, Crichton’s Slaying!

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Our 2025 State of Origin Teams!

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#51 | Ant Middleton

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"Still Haven't Heard From Craig Bellamy"

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#50 | Joel 'Sugar' Caine

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Throw out the Mattress! There's a Snake in the Bed!

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#49 | Justin 'Scope' Horo | Part 2

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#49 | Justin 'Scope' Horo | Part 1

153

The Tall Tales of Gary Johns

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#1 | Popping Off Moments! 🔥📱

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#48 | Jamie Humphreys

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Ankle Deep In Scandal

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#47 | Hello Sport | Part 2

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#47 | Hello Sport | Part 1

159

BRING BACK THE TRISH

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#46 | Brandon "Cheese" Smith

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"Where's Trish?"

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DCE's Shock Move! Latrell to Centre, Plus Cooper Calls NBA Star Josh Giddey!

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#45 | Daniel Patrick

164

"He Almost Got The Cessnock Slam"

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#44 | Mark "Spudd" Carroll

166

The Old Rusty Trombone

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#43 | Braith Anasta

168

"You Either Win or You Learn"

169

Breaking! Dylan Brown Signs the Richest Deal in NRL History

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#42 | Lachlan Croker

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"A Sticky Situation"

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#41 | Martin "Chariots" Offiah

173

Vegas with the Family!

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#40 | Vegas with Hindy!

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#39 | Vegas with Fletch!

176

NRL Season Preview 🏉 + Christian Welch

177

"Some D*cks make ours look like the Mona Lisa"

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#38 | Jarchy

179

"The Guys Are All Backstabbing Each Other"

180

Matty on Coaching Approach

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#37 | Angus Crichton

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"Are you Nathan Cleary?"

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#36 | Laurie Daley

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Our first storm out of the year!

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#35 | Mitchell Starc

186

"Matt Thought He Was Going to Die"

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#34 | Brad Parker

188

Family Podcast: Fiji, Fun & Foot Massages 🌴🦶

189

The Best of 2024 | Final

190

The Johns Family Podcast: Matty's Pick

191

NRL 2024 Season Quiz 🏉📝

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The Best of 2024 | Part 4

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Best of 2024 | Part 3

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The Best of 2024 | Part 2

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NRL Stars | The Best of 2024 | Part 1

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#33 | LIVE SHOW with Adam Spencer

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#32 | Aaron Woods

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#31 | Kalyn Ponga

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#30 | Sam Verrills

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#29 | Denan Kemp

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"Is Nathan The Best Ever?"

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Matty's Grand Final Quiz

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"Matty Johns Blues Coach?"

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"The Next Broncos Coach?"

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Finals Preview Week 3 2024

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Finals Week 2 Recovery 2024

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Finals Preview Week 2 2024

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Finals Presser Week 1 2024

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#28 | Gorden Tallis

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Finals Preview: Week 1 2024

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#27 | Michael Maguire

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#26 | Cameron Ciraldo

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#25 | Angus Sampson

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Team to save your life (All Time Edition)

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Fatso Returns

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#24 | Tommy Berry

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#23 | Amy Shark

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#22 | Robbie Slater

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#21 | NSW Premier Chris Minns

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#20 | Tom Trbojevic

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#19 | Chance Burns

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#18 | Brian Carney

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Origin II Review 2024

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#17 | Mitchell Pearce

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#16 | Brendan Cowell

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#15 | Nat & Garth Wood

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Origin I Review 2024

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#14 | Matt Nable

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#13 | Campbell Graham

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Team To Save Your Life (Current Player Edition)

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#12 | Dale Finucane

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#11 | Jana Hocking

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#10 | Jackie O

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#9 | Andrew Webster

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#8 | Gus Worland

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Rabbitohs "What’s Going On?"

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#7 | Guy Sebastian & Sam Fischer

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#6 | Shannon Noll

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#5 | Mark Bouris

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#4 | David & Candice Warner

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#3 | Nathan Cleary

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VIVA FEVER

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#2 | James Magnussen

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#1 | Luke Brooks

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Pre-Series Welcome

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Backstage Teaser