Team to save your life (All Time Edition)

[@jkitn8900]

My 17 to save my life - (born in 04 don’t shoot me) 1. Slater 2. Brett Morris 3. GI 4. Mal Meninga 5. Falou 6. Thurston 7. Andrew Johns 8. Beetson 9. Smith 10. Haas 11. Willie Mason 12. Gordon Tallis 13. Jason Taumalolo 14. Wally Lewis 15. Sam Burgess 16. SBW 17. Petero

[@GodlyCarnage]

The player cards were sick. Thanks boys that was fun to watch.

[@BackstagewithCooperMattyJohns]

@@GodlyCarnage Cheers mate 👍

[@CJH94]

If we’re being realistic, Matty picking 80kg backrowers from way back would be detrimental.

[@Crim_tams]

Really enjoyed hearing both of you blokes go through your teams particularly Matty with his historic yarns, great poddy fellas 👏

[@danmcinerney3594]

Great episode. I got into rugby league from 1987 as a young kid so my team covers 87 upwards. 1. Billy slater 2. Andrew Ettingshausen 3. Mal Meninga 4. Laurie Daley 5. Greg Inglis 6. Darren Lockyer 7. Andrew Johns 8. Glenn Lazarus 9. Cameron Smith 10. Sam Burgess 11. Bob Lindner 12. Bradley Clyde 13. Brad Fitler 14. Wally Lewis 15. Shane Webecke 16. Gordon Tallis 17. SBW 18. Dale Shearer Coach: Wayne Bennett

[@kerryobrien71]

Great pod/vodcast thanks Cooper and Matt, so many great players over the decades. Never saw Arthur Beetson play or Steve Rogers, but consistently hear how brilliant.

[@DOX83UK]

1. Jarrad Hayne 2. Semi Radradra 3. Mal Meninga 4. Brad Fittler 5. Greg Inglis 6. Darren Lockyer 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Glen Lazarus 9. Andrew Johns 10. Sam Burgess 11. SBW 12. Gordon Tallis 13. Cliff Lyons 14. Terry Lamb 15. Olsen Filipana 16. Jason Taumalolo 17. Benji Marshall Coach. Phil Gould

[@Kepairof]

Glenn Lazarus Cameron Smith Kevin Ward Gorden Tallis Arthur Beetson (C) Wally Lewis (VC) Andrew Johns Brett Kenny Len Killeen (GK) Mal Meninga Reg Gasnier Martin Offiah Clive Churchill Paul Sironen Billy Boston Jason Robinson Alex Murphy Terry Lamb Coach Jack Gibson Winning the arm wrestle then clinical attack. Each substitution, reshuffle elevates the team to almost certain victory. I'd be safe with this lot.

[@Matt.E9480]

1. Potter 2. Sailor 3. Renouf 4. M. Gasnier 5. Hayne 6. Lockyer 7. Johns 8. Lazarus 9. Smith 10. Hass 11. Menzies 12. Clyde 13. Fittler 14. Thurston 15. Kennedy 16. Graham 17. Webke

[@izzywaea4972]

this would be mine 1. Billy Slater 2. Hazem El Masri 3. Steven Crichton 4. Greg Inglis 5. Wendell Sailor 6. Darren Lockyer 7. Andrew Johns 8. James Fisher Harris 9. Cameron Smith 10. Willie Mason 11. SBW 12. Steve Menzies 13. Sam Burgess 14. Luke Lewis 15. Mark O Meley 16. Rueben Wiki 17. Shane Webcke

[@WTC-1990]

I thought you forgot about Semi. He was the most dominant winger I've ever seen in my life

[@patrickjohnson1309]

My team to save my life would be 1. Darren Lockyer 2. Wendell Sailor 3. Mark Gasnier 4. G.I 5. Semi Radradra 6. Brett Kenny 7. Andrew Johns 8. Glenn Lazarus 9. Cameron Smith 10. Paul Gallen 11. Gordon Tallis 12. Sam Burgess 13. B. Fittler 14. Ben Hunt 15. Petro Civenoceva 16. Luke Lewis 17. Kayln Ponga

[@leong3760]

Cooper John’s team 13+

[@lukeharkin7]

Please keep doing these. Maybe next one do best underrated teams

[@taniapreston]

Mattys team. Ray Price 🙌

[@michaelperry-r7e]

Joeys team wins by a mile just with him it ??? 👌

[@coreyr21]

My left overs 1. Darren Lockyer 2. Brett morris 3. Andrew Ettingshausen 4. Latrell mitchell 5. Jarryd Hayne 6. Jonathon Thurston 7. Peter Sterling 8. Steve roach 9. Danny Buderus 10. Adrian Morley 11. Willie mason 12. Gordon Tallis 13. Wayne Pearce 14. Cooper Cronk 15. David Fifita 16. Paul Gallen 17. Payne haas Coach: Wayne Bennett Hard choices but wanted a team with X factor names and then big boys that you know won’t let you down.

[@BackstagewithCooperMattyJohns]

Can't argue here. How would you use Cooper Cronk?

[@coreyr21]

@@BackstagewithCooperMattyJohns have him to cover any injuries to halves or centres but other then that bring him on 55th-60th minute to get some speed through the ruck

[@Blockstar_85]

@@BackstagewithCooperMattyJohns i'd make peel the oranges and run the water... then bring him on with 20 to go and clutch the game

[@naraboy99]

Brett Kenny, the only player to dominate Wally Lewis? I think Olsen Filipaina would have something to say about that.

[@barrycharlesfootyshow]

I’m going for cooper side. Could pick 3 teams I had to put Lockyer in the team somewhere My team 1. billy slater 2. Darren lockyer 3. Greg Inglis 4. Justin Hodges 5. Wendell Sailor 6. Johnathan Thurston 7. Andrew Johns 8. Ruben Wiki 9. Cameron Smith 10. Petero civonceiva 11 Steve Menzies 12. Sam burgess 13. Bradley Clyde 14. Nathan Cleary 15. Cooper Cronk 16. Glenn Lazarus 17. Simon mannering

[@BackstagewithCooperMattyJohns]

Love to see a different take. Would enjoy a take on your bench and approach.

[@LukeXiberras]

I’ll go with a team different to both of yours. 1. Graeme Langlands 2. Brett Morris 3. Reg Gasnier 4. Steve Renouf 5. Wendell Sailor 6. Darren Lockyer 7. Johnathon Thurston 8. Jason Taumalolo 9. Danny Buderus 10. John Sattler 11. Steve Menzies 12. Bob McCarthy 13. John Raper 14. Cooper Cronk 15. Adrian Morley 16. Gordon Tallis 17. Nathan Hindmarsh Coach. Wayne Bennett

[@andyr1l3y25]

Wild picking cleary over cronk for a controlling half Cronk still more premierships and dominated origin and international which cleary still hasn’t achieved

[@DayDotSports]

Quality teams, Matty really missed the chance to grab the GOAT Johns in the halves Cooper.

[@MattJM98]

My Leftovers Team 1 - Lockyer 2 - Growthe Sr 3 - Langlands 4 - Gaznier 5 - Wendell 6 - Thurston 7 - Cronk 8 - M. Scott 9 - Buderus 10 - JFH 11 - Raging Bull 12 - Beaver Menzies 13 - Taumalolo 14 - Cliffy Lyons 15 - JWH 16 - Hindy 17 - Hayne Coach - Bennett Quite tricky in some spots. Had to get the immortals in. Went for the big, steam rolling forwards of the modern era. Taumalolo to start at lock and become the 4th forward interchange after you bring Cliffy on at 20 minutes. Not as talented as the two John’s boys sides, but with Cronk, Thurston, Lockyer, Cliffy sniffing around the ruck with that modern, mobile forward pack, Bennett would judge that interchange perfectly and crack the game open.

[@BackstagewithCooperMattyJohns]

Love this take mate. This is what it's all about.

[@MattJM98]

⁠Love the poddy lads. Enjoy these type of videos, another possible one could be a ‘non-Australian players draft’. Would get some new names mentioned, I’m sure Matty has a thousand stories about great international players too. Big call from Coop going into media but killing it like his father. Shoutout Kurt Gidley!

[@lachlanhewitt6354]

I thinks coops team wins here is my all time team 1. Billy slater 2. Hazem el mazri 3. Greg inglis 4. Mal meninga 5. Semi Radradra 6. Johnathon thurston 7. Nathan cleary 8. Arthur beetson 9. Cam smith 10. Payne haas 11. Gordan tallis 12. Steve menzies 13. Sam burgess 14. Darryn lockyer 15. Reuben wiki 16. Glenn lazarus 17. Nathan hindmarsh

[@briankennedy1192]

Matty gets home due to the competitors Fulton and Price...

[@sbwmakavelli3833]

Matty 13+

[@eulogist8120]

Cooper’s team are all on hgh, sorry Matthew but you’re getting flogged

[@Giveme1goodreason]

A team to save my life 1. Darren Lockyer 2. Andrew ettingshausen 3. Steve Renouf 4. Greg Inglis 5. Wendell sailor 6. Brad Fittler 7. Allan Langer 8. Arthur Beetson (C) 9. Andrew Johns. (GK) 10. Glenn Lazarus 11. Gordon Tallis 12. Brad Clyde 13. Wally Lewis 14. Shane webcke 15. Petro Civaniciva 16. Paul Gallen 17. Cameron smith.

[@mayling9799]

Coopers team beats mattys 9 times out of 10

[@ewokssfan1642]

Even though they are Immortals Artie and Clive and the Others. Wouldn't last physically. The players of today are Olympic level athletes.

[@ramstooms7147]

Matty is picking off emotion his estrogem seems high, coopers team whips the floor.. matty lift!

[@james2155]

Coppers team shits all over Mattys. 26-6

[@danielvermeer3363]

Wendell Sailor was waaayyy better then semi 😂😂😂

[@SB-lw9vd]

Semi was way better

[@stephenpearce8700]

I’d have Sam burgess and Adrian Morley in my greatest ever team . How scary both of them they don’t know what backwards is animals

[@BackstagewithCooperMattyJohns]

Hard to not agree.

[@stephenpearce8700]

One more Jason Robinson you name me one winger better than him ever ? One on one never seen anyone who could stop him

[@WAYNE101000]

In fairness I’ve named a team with players you didn’t use. 1.Darren Lockyer 2.Lote Tuqiri 3.Ryan Girdler 4.Justin Hodges 5.Wendell Sailor 6.Johnathan Thurston 7.Allan Langer 8.Willie Mason 9.Danny Buderus 10.Steve Price 11.Gorden Tallis 12.Nathan Hindmarsh 13.Ben Kennedy 14.James Fisher Harris 15.Ruben Wiki 16.Steve Menzies 17.Karmichael Hunt Coach Matt Johns 😊