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Backstage with Cooper & Matty Johns

Matt’s Been Caught Red Handed.

16 Apr 2026

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Chapter 1: What humorous moments arise when discussing enthusiasm?

0.031 - 15.817 Cooper Johns

Welcome back to another week of the podcast. Family podcast. Family podcast. Six years on, still traveling strong. Shout out to all of our listeners. Yes. Thanks for listening. Each and every week, like and subscribe. Did you just punch the air? Yeah.

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16.338 - 17.28 Trish

Nothing wrong with that, son.

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17.3 - 19.624 Cooper Johns

Nothing wrong with punching the air. Better than punching a human.

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19.804 - 25.554 Trish

Yeah, and enthusiasm. Everyone's getting ridden these days for actually being enthusiastic about things. Who is?

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25.574 - 27.236 Jack

Who's getting ridden about being enthusiastic?

27.256 - 31.524 Trish

Well, the pessimists are trying to repress we optimists.

31.564 - 33.767 Jack

Yeah, I was asking you to be specific.

33.807 - 34.268 Cooper Johns

Suppress.

34.529 - 37.554 Trish

Oh, like repress also works, doesn't it, Matthew?

Chapter 2: How does Matt explain the significance of liver function?

107.957 - 125.982 Cooper Johns

You know what I mean? Like I can see if that came out tomorrow like in another sense that wasn't valuing something from retro, I'd be like, yuck. But the fact that it's designed and fashion doesn't really look like, the collars aren't really in at the moment. All jerseys back then were colored, so it wasn't really retro.

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126.082 - 127.384 Matty Johns

Everyone loves the collar jersey.

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127.404 - 128.225 Cooper Johns

Collar jersey is good.

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128.505 - 131.87 Jack

They're way cooler. Even looking at it back then, it looks like it was retro for that time.

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132.911 - 140.181 Trish

Yeah, you're right. I look at it and it reminds me of like an American jersey when I look at it.

140.161 - 141.405 Matty Johns

Yeah, it's got that sort of, yeah.

141.425 - 142.729 Trish

Yeah, that vibe.

142.949 - 162.177 Matty Johns

But something about the collars. It's true. Like the other night we had Isaiah Yeo on the show and he was talking about the Titans retro jersey. And he said, mate, how cool is it? And he said, mate – and he was talking about how the Panthers won World Airs a few weeks ago. He said the boys just loved it. He said particularly the collar. Yeah. They loved the collar.

162.197 - 179.483 Matty Johns

And the reason why the collars went out of style, Trish, is because, mate, it used to be – People grab it. It's what they used to do back in the – yeah, they used to grab it. So back in the day when you wore the collar, some people would do this. Tuck them in. You're always told, turn the collar in. But these days with the rules, I think if you grab someone by the collar, it's probably –

Chapter 3: What are the insights shared about retro jerseys and their popularity?

206.481 - 208.264 Trish

Oh, no, strangely enough, I do not.

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208.284 - 208.765 Cooper Johns

You actually don't?

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209.005 - 216.801 Trish

No. No, no, no, I don't. Although vaguely in my memory there is an image of a highlight, whatever.

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216.821 - 217.502 Cooper Johns

How can she not?

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217.662 - 228.678 Jack

Like what am I doing? In fairness, Brett Hodgson was the sex symbol of his time, so I can understand why she does have some sort of memory of, you know, Can we just – Jack's tired this morning.

228.978 - 232.483 Matty Johns

He's so tired. He's fatigued.

232.523 - 233.484 Trish

Doesn't he look darling?

233.824 - 240.453 Matty Johns

He does. People love nostalgia. That's what I say about retro jerseys. Now, speaking of which, Jack, the jersey you're sporting at the moment.

240.473 - 258.135 Jack

Yeah, this is our – it dropped on Wednesday, just gone. I'm hoping we see a lot of them at Magic Round. It'll be unreal. Reggie. Yeah, the Matty Johns Cup. So obviously this year we got in early and noticed that the Titans versus Knights game is on Magic Round. And everyone wears their jerseys and kit up there. It's awesome.

Chapter 4: How do personal anecdotes shape the conversation about family dynamics?

305.306 - 322.081 Matty Johns

To say the least, go off. Exuberant. Anyway, he – He just brought out these outrageous jerseys, which become the most popular jerseys in world sport, including the one it's based off, and Cooper's got one. It is actually designed by Andy Warhol. It's got Joan of Arc on the front.

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322.361 - 325.228 Cooper Johns

I've got one, and it's actually signed by Mark Gadsden. Mark Gadsden.

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325.248 - 326.751 Trish

Remember that? Because he was playing for them.

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326.731 - 334.058 Cooper Johns

Yeah, but remember we were at our old house that we grew up in just around the corner. He was just peering over the back fence. Do you remember that?

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334.078 - 336.84 Trish

That's right. What was that? Did your sister live behind there or something?

336.86 - 338.702 Cooper Johns

I don't know. We saw just this big.

340.163 - 340.443 Matty Johns

Big chin.

340.664 - 351.794 Cooper Johns

This massive X centre just staring over the back where Jack and I were sort of skinny dipping in the pool and Dad said, hey, hey, Mark Gassner, stop perving on my kids.

352.394 - 356.738 Matty Johns

And he said, I've come all the way from Wollongong, just another 10 minutes, man.

Chapter 5: What are the health discussions surrounding ringworm and boils?

426.512 - 432.444 Matty Johns

Mate, the other day, every time Keanu got the ball, holy dooly. Yeah, it was good.

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432.645 - 433.385 Trish

They all played well.

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433.846 - 438.73 Matty Johns

They did. Curtis Moran, is it? Curtis Moran is the Mickey. Throat goat.

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438.99 - 442.033 Trish

Yeah, no, I was very impressed. They all played really well.

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442.153 - 443.294 Jack

That's enough Titans time.

443.394 - 447.458 Cooper Johns

I know, I know. That was Titans time. Because you were there, Trish.

447.598 - 447.998 Trish

I was there.

448.018 - 450.16 Cooper Johns

We'll give you maybe a minute more excitement.

450.18 - 459.629 Trish

No, it's fine. You happy? I was in the sheds after the game again and had my friend Tash there. She's never been in an NRL shed after a game. Oh, yeah. I wonder what's that like.

Chapter 6: How do the hosts navigate the topic of comedy and humor in their lives?

504.531 - 511.462 Cooper Johns

I know. Dad affiliates a story and he's got it in there, but that was a story he told. You almost had it.

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511.662 - 512.383 Trish

From a while ago.

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512.544 - 514.366 Cooper Johns

Damn close. You were so close.

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514.487 - 515.989 Trish

Boyles are nasty. Have you ever had one?

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516.189 - 517.852 Matty Johns

I did. He used to have one when I was a kid quite a bit.

517.932 - 524.605 Trish

Me too. Once it's in your blood system, they sort of come. I had one on my – And I didn't know what it was, and it was a monster.

524.645 - 526.069 Matty Johns

Well, you have to get the core out.

526.109 - 537.621 Cooper Johns

Yeah, oh, my God, it's so disgusting. Some boys had boils on their legs, and they literally couldn't, like, walk or run with it. Oh, yeah. You had a big one, Jack Attack. Was it on your thigh? No.

537.601 - 552.96 Jack

Thigh, yeah, when I was – this was like 10 years ago when I was playing Sydney Shield with the Peninsula Seagulls. I had one on my thigh when I was working and then the girls saw it and they were just rattled by the size of it. Yeah, they can almost like – if they're swollen enough, they can almost like make you start limping.

Chapter 7: What are the memorable quotes shared during the episode?

624.942 - 643.5 Cooper Johns

Piper had never met you two, so she wanted to sort of meet you guys. I met Piper's mum. You've met Piper's mum. Half-pied mad, but that's all right. But I suppose a first impression for the ages, I suppose, for Piper, there was no sort of – you didn't ease her in.

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643.7 - 644.3 Trish

No, he didn't.

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644.44 - 651.371 Cooper Johns

Dad did not ease her in. There was some – horrendously inappropriate jokes that were being told at the dinner table.

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651.432 - 654.959 Trish

Oh, I've never seen Nico laugh so much. Yeah. He couldn't control himself.

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655.059 - 664.217 Matty Johns

When Piper left the front door, she was crying with laughter. I reckon they would hop in the car. It was one or two things. Now, that's a fun family. Or what the fuck just happened to this? Yeah.

664.197 - 678.171 Cooper Johns

I think it was the second one because Piper was laughing. I've seen Piper laugh out of genuine humour, and then what I saw last night was nervous, uncomfortable laughter, which she felt like she just had to laugh at anything she said.

678.271 - 682.756 Matty Johns

Now, Jack might beat this up, but I'm going to run past one more time what I said.

683.036 - 687.421 Trish

I like that one. That was a good joke. I liked it. And I came in with something even better.

687.441 - 691.264 Matty Johns

Let's just see if I can manufacture the same reaction.

Chapter 8: How do the hosts engage in their weekly sports tips and predictions?

811.685 - 819.613 Cooper Johns

Yeah, the one that Dad – remember Dad used to show it all? It was like his party trick for a bit. He'd pull, like, everyone in and go, have a look at this photo of Trish and just make everyone laugh at it. It is.

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820.013 - 821.094 Trish

Is it me sitting on a rock?

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822.555 - 827.78 Matty Johns

No. I think not. No, it's not. You know what, guys? I'll find it later.

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827.8 - 827.98 Trish

Fabulous.

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828 - 837.79 Matty Johns

And we'll put it on our social. I'm sure we'd love to see it. There's two ones we use. One is you look like Dave Gleeson. You and Gleeson. Because you went to school together. And the other one is you do look like a joker.

838.03 - 849.016 Trish

I'm going to bring something up about little Luigi's here. sleep in my lap with little Luigi, the Mario Brothers thing. But Luigi's brother has become available.

849.317 - 849.617 Unknown

Yeah.

850.238 - 857.589 Trish

And the breeders reached out to me and there was a contemplation that maybe we'd get Luigi's brother, which would be lovely in theory.

857.609 - 858.55 Matty Johns

I'm still keen.

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