Episodes
Matty Johns is joined by Paul Kent and Brett Finch for the Matty Johns Podcast. - Bob Hawke's global impact - Are the Panthers rebuilding? - Video sessions at Finchy's house - 'Walker is built for Origin' - The passing of NRL great Quentin Pongia - Tips for the day?
Published 05/22/19
Matty Johns is joined by Paul Kent and for the first time Brett Finch! Here are some of the details: -Wayne's pitch for Matty's Show (7") -Matty pinpoints the issue with some of the young halves (8") -Craig Bellamy's unbelievable coaching performance (11") -Finchy: 'One of my greatest achievements was being accepted as a Storm player by Bellamy' (16") -'They looked rattled' - Matty on the Panthers -Kenty: 'Something's going on with RCG' -'Like buying a boat': the harsh Maloney reality...
Published 05/15/19
Matty Johns, James Hooper and Paul Kent catch up ahead of Magic Round in the NRL. Here's some of what they covered: Latrell Mitchell love (4:30) Latrell's fullback claims (7:00) The boys top five players in the game right now (10:30) How the Knights missed Latrell when he trialled at 16 (12:00) Matty's Latrell positioning solution (13:00) The 'crime' surrounding Villiame Kikau's positioning (21:00) Cooper Cronk's All Blacks moment (22:00) Bringing 'respect' to football - one of the habits...
Published 05/08/19
Matty Johns, James Hooper and Paul Kent tell stories, talk rugby league issues and preview Round 8. Here's more detail: Who's received hate mail? (1:00) Players that have changed their name (4:00) The feeling Penrith 'had' turned a corner (7:00) The feeling in the sheds after winning vs. losing (12:00) Boys' best ever video session (14:00) 'I'm half skinned on the bench of first grade' (17:00) 'He's been contacted, ball's in his court' (20:00) 'I think Cameron Smith is the greatest of all...
Published 05/01/19
Matty Johns, Paul Kent and James Hooper return on ANZAC Day eve. They tell some of their favourite Gus stories and then tell some other stories. Here's more information: -When Gus first fired Ivan... in a cafe (2:00) -Discussing whether Anthony Griffin was a good appointment (4:00) -Kenty compares Gus' hirings and firings to getting a new girlfriend (7:00) -Gus' reasoning to bring Hook in originally (9:00) -Kenty's first blue with Gus - back to 90's and Ronnie Palmer: 'You're a smart ass'...
Published 04/24/19
Another huge show with Matty Johns, James Hooper and Paul Kent! -Matty's favourite RL books (2:30) -Matty's GI memories (8:30) -Hoops: GI was telling team mates 'I'm done' pre-season (10:00) -Matty re-living the painful but relieving end to his career (13:30) -How Matty's sudden interest in photography helped him realise he was 'done' (14:00) -The three sixes dominating and their refreshing similarity: Keary, Munster, Walker (14:30) -Matty's left-field Blues halves combination that 'could...
Published 04/17/19
Matty Johns, James Hooper and Paul Kent rip through another full rundown. They compare coaching in today's day and age, up against the glory days, look at Valentine Holmes signing with the Jets, what's going wrong at both big Queensland clubs and look at some of the greatest halves the game has ever seen. Here's the timeline: -Valentine Holmes detail (3:00) -The Cowboys' Holmes plans dashed (9:00) -'"It's worrying that your confidence player is a 'worrier'" - Michael Morgan and North...
Published 04/10/19
Matty Johns, Paul Kent and James Hooper ahead of Round 4. The boys look over the burning topics of the week and look back on some ridiculous stories of yesteryear. Here's a lot of what they covered: Tevita Pangai's April Fools joke (7:00) Bulldogs' minimal faith shown in Dean Pay (8:30) How the Dogs impressed (9:00) Kenty's number one marquee target(s) (10:00) Cool the jets on Fergo's Origin campaign (13:00) 'There's no go-forward', 'there's no spark' - thoughts on Penrith (15:30) Kenty...
Published 04/03/19
Matty goes on a deep dive into the Tigers' era under coach Warren Ryan at the back end of the 80s. Here are some highlights: The announcement of Warren Ryan coming to the club (3:00) The 'specimen' Ellery Hanley arrives (6:00) When Blocka clocked Chris Mortimer and got suspended for the GF (8:00) Advice for Tim Brasher to bring down Mal Meninga (15:30) When Blocka got pulled off (20:30) The team mate Benny Elias was (31:00)
Published 03/27/19
Matty Johns joins James Hooper and Paul Kent for their weekly look at the NRL. Then, after the main body of the show (at 55:00), Matty brings in Steve Blocker Roach to talk about the Warren Ryan years at the Tigers. MORE FOX SPORTS PODCASTS Here's the full rundown: Why Madge's Tigers are tougher: Training 'above game speed' (5:00) The astonishing amount Benji has learnt this off season (7:00) How Parra has filled the Semi-large hole (10:30) Fergo's muscle memory (13:30) Shaun Lane's...
Published 03/27/19
Matty Johns, Paul Kent and James Hooper speak about all this: No team knows wet weather football anymore (3:00) Michael Maguire's halftime masterclass (4:30) Melbourne Storm's 'exact science' (5:30) Brodie Croft's 'insecurity' (9:00) The challenges facing Siebold's Broncos (11:00) 'Sticky' calls Kenty at the perfect time (14:00) Darius Boyd's '6 week' plan (15:00) Kalyn Ponga's team sacrifice (16:00) Kenty's enemies (20:00) Adam Reynolds' personal body guard - Wayne's subtle changes...
Published 03/20/19