Backstage with Cooper & Matty Johns

Please note this episode was recorded before the tragic events at Bondi last Sunday.Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their loved ones, and the wider community.We stand with all those affected by this horrific and heartbreaking attack.  Merry Christmas! Good luck to our listeners throughout the holiday period heading into 2026. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The laughs, stories and chaos continue in Best of Backstage: Vol. 2. Featuring unforgettable moments with Gaz & Gayle, Drinky, Jason Ryles, Jarome Hughes, Gal, Twally, Kurt Gidkey, Jake Trbojevic and Connor Watson — this is another stacked highlight reel of classic Backstage energy. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a lot in this episode… ahead of the Grand Final Cameron Smith calls in for a big chat with Matty and the gang, also Jack is very hungover after just arriving home from the Bunnies end of season festivities, the guys talk obscure facts, politics and the greatest league players of all time. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Featuring Braith Anasta, Fletch & Hindy, Jarch, Laurie Daley, Brad Parker, Spud Carroll, Mitchell Starc, Brandon Smith (“Cheese”), Joel Caine and Fox Sports’ own “Foxy.”From wild pranks to footy tales and everything in between — it’s the ultimate Backstage rewind. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Parker & Starc 7:20-Laurie & Jarch 15:00-Fletch & Hindy 17:40-Anasta & Spudd 26:00-Cheese 31:00-Caine & The Fox  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big news as Cooper Johns makes his first grade debut for The Storm, Jack gets injured when training with The Souths… the family discuss who has been approached for reality TV and of course we've got all your favourite segments: who's most likely? Build your own concert and Jack's obscure facts. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The boys wrap up the year with chaos, laughs, and a few questionable memories.Razzman’s back with a Christmas job enquiry, Brad Parker cops a prank, and The Fray makes a surprise return. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Razzman Job Enquiry 4:00-Backstages Best 16:00-Christmas with Razzman 17:30-The Fray & Sash 22:00-The Lorax Party 27:00-Dacking 30:00-Rewind Episodes 34:30-Brad Parker PrankSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Love is in the air! Matty, Trish, Cooper & Jack play matchmaker this week — setting up blind dates for listeners, debating the art of romantic gestures, and testing each other’s best (and worst) pick-up lines. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-We’ve Started Hot 5:30-Romance & Love 15:00-Gesture 29:00-No Boyfriends? 34:00-Film, fame & Vinyl 42:00-Askin Out 44:00-Cooper’s Quiz 52:00-Christmas is ComingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicho Hynes drops by for what was meant to be a calm chat about Season 2025.Instead — we got Byron Bay Drama, prank wars, a ping pong meltdown, and a “Shoot, Shag, Marry” segment that nearly ended Cooper’s career. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Late Start 2:20-Getaway 11:00-Robert Irwin 14:00-Season 2025 22:00-Shoot, Shag & Marry 25:00-Sharkies 2026 30:00-Storm 41:15-Ping Pong Champ 43:00-Coopers First Try       44:15-Byron Bay Trip 49:00-Dale Finucane Prank War 55:00-What are they even doing? (Jack)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 years of marriage to the most awkward proposals ever. The gang revisits “The Burgheim” story, shares proposal disasters, and debates the best film romances of all time. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-30 Years of Marriage 11:15-The Berghain 15:45-Marriage & Proposals 38:00-Film, Fame & VinylSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matty welcomes his parents, Gayle and Gary Johns — Cooper’s Nan and Pop — for a hilarious, heartfelt chat about 55 years of marriage, wild Mad Mondays, junior footy memories, and the characters who shaped the Johns family legacy. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Welcome Nan & Pop 3:00-First Bikes 5:00-Emu Egg 7:00-Married 55 Years 14:00-Married Young 15:00-Wicked Sense of Humour 18:00-The Rocks 20:00-Caravan Park 28:00-Troubled they'd get into. 30:00-Mad Monday! 34:00-Herby Pearson 37:00-Disrespecful 39:00-Junior Coaches 40:30-Characters 42:00-1997 GF 45:00-Game Day Incidents 49:30-Trish 51:00-Bunk Beds 53:00-Characters 56:00-Gazzas Playing Days 1:01:00-The Modern Game 1:04:00-The MinesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Johns family bounce from honouring Remembrance Day before diving into Cooper’s rubber ducky saga, Matty’s new tattoo, and a few haunting Snapchat encounters. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Entry 3:00-Rememberance Day 9:00-Cooper’s Rubby Ducky 13:00-Snapchat Demons 15:00-Player Profiles 17:00-Your Song 23:00-In Memorium 28:00-Oasis 44:00-Film, Fame & Vinyl 49:00-Family BlueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cooper & Matty go from Britpop to backlines, unpacking Oasis mania and England’s Ashes soul-searching. They react to Daly Cherry-Evans’ Roosters switch. Plus, fresh updates on R360 and a few laughs along the way. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Oasis 11:00-The Ashes 26:00-DCE Roosters 29:40-Ryan Papenhuyzen 32:30-Eli Katoa 34:00-R360See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Johns family celebrate becoming co-owners of the Gold Coast Titans. Between talk of country songs, Halloween antics, and a family wedding, Jack wraps it up with a quiz that, as usual, goes completely off the rails. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Titans Ownership 8:30-Country Songs 15:00-Halloween 19:20-Family Wedding 23:00-Matty’s Heart Check 28:00-Family Wedding 34:00-Jack’s QuizSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cooper & Matty sit down with champion jockey Tommy Berry ahead of the Melbourne Cup, chatting form, pressure, and life inside racing’s biggest week. Tommy opens up on Hong Kong, the state of Australian jockeys, and balancing life on and off the track. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au  0:00-Tommy’s In Form 4:20-Peaking 10:00-Hong Kong 12:30-Jockeys by State 14:00-Spring Carnival 18:00-Melbourne Cup 24:00-League Chat 27:00-Bloodlines 30:20-Pressure on Track 32:00-Jockeys Say 35:00-Weight 38:00-Schedule 40:00-Business Class 42:00-Rapid FireSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What scares you? Let’s hear the untold horror story, of Matt and a few footy mates, walking into a remote Darwin pub. It’s Halloween, and we’ve got hamstring sandwiches, exorcisms, wet frankfurts and Mick Taylor. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   00:00-Costumes 7:00-Horror Franchise 20:00-Fear 25:00-Your Fears 36:00-Impersonations 39:30-Bronze, Silver, Gold 45:00-Coopers QuizSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Drinkwater joins Cooper & Matty to chat Cowboys culture, Melbourne Storm memories, and life off the field. From Oktoberfest tales to two-can screamers and that infamous Grand Final mini-bar, nothing’s off limits. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Drinking Water with Scott 6:40-Two-Can Screamer 10:00-Coast Boy 14:00-Relationships 19:00-Storage Capacity 22:00-Oktoberfest 23:30-Melbourne Storm 35:00-Attacking 38:20-GF Mini Bar 43:00-Tom Eisenhuth 45:00-Laughing Bug 48:00-Cowboys 53:00-Brodie Croft 56:00-Cowboys 1:02:30-NSW 1:03:30-Cowboys Next Level 1:05:15-Lips of an AngelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Johns family unpack a wild week — from Matty’s dab lessons and Kevin Rudd’s Trump humiliation to Cooper’s haunted ghost tour and a Louvre robbery, before it all ends with Cooper’s “jail” story and Trish’s shocking joke. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Teach Me How To Dabby 5:45-Kevin Rudd Shamed by Trump 9:00-Cooper’s Ghost Tour 13:45-The Weekend 32:00-Louvre Robbery 43:00-Coopers QuizSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Ryles joins Cooper and Matty to chat about his first days as Parramatta coach, Bellamy’s best prank, coaching the game’s greats, and how he’s shaping the Eels’ new era — plus tea parties, BBQs, and plenty of laughs. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Intro 3:30-Tea Parties at Joeys 7:00-Craig Bellamy Prank 9:30-First as NRL Coach 16:20-First Day 18:20-Recruits 20:20-Mitch Moses 23:45-De Silva’s Eyebrows 24:45-Coaching 27:30-BBQ at Rylesy’s 29:30-Rugby Union 33:30-English Media 36:45-Affects on Players 42:30-Jason The Monster 44:40-Coaching the GOAT’s 47:30-Favourite Video Session 49:00-Parra’s Happy 51:40-Dylan Brown Situation 55:40-Josh Addo Carr 57:00-Jason Ryles 1:07:00-Melbourne Round 1 1:09:00-GiftsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learn the real reason couples are having destination weddings. The tributes flow in for Jack, Cooper fumigates his grandparents and Trish has a very nasty incident. 👀 Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Birthdays & Animals Facts 11:00-Gifts 20:00-Gold Coast Porcelain 30:00-Joey’s in G Land 33:00-Hull KR & Willie Peters 35:30-The Fox Selection 36:30-Springs Cleaning 44:00-Ages 45:50-Film, Fame & VinylSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dylan Walker joins Cooper & Matty for a raw, funny chat about losing his premiership ring, life at Parra, Bozo, Russell Crowe, and NRL culture. From Souths to Manly to the Wahs! and now the Eels. Subscribe, Watch, and FollowCatch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media:Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact UsFor any enquiries, email us at:contact@johnsmedia.com.au   0:00-Welcome 3:00-DCE’s Wedding 4:20-Losing Premiership Ring 7:00-Fletcher Christian 8:20-Parramatta Eels 10:00-The Wahs! 19:00-Parramatta Eels 24:00-Road to 300 25:00-Teammates 26:30-Jason Ryles 29:00-South Sydney 32:00-Work Placement 38:30-Api Kososau 41:00-Bozo 43:00-Russell Crowe 46:00-Manly 48:00-NRL Culture 49:45-All-Star TeamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.