# #81 | Kieran Foran | Career Highs, The Comebacks & Footy’s Toughest Battles Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/backstage-with-cooper-matty-johns-6788829/81-kieran-foran-career-highs-the-comebacks-footy-s-toughest-battles Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/backstage-with-cooper-matty-johns-6788829/81-kieran-foran-career-highs-the-comebacks-footy-s-toughest-battles.md Podcast: [Backstage with Cooper & Matty Johns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/backstage-with-cooper-matty-johns-6788829) Published: 2026-03-15T17:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/backstage-with-cooper-matty-johns/81-kieran-foran-career-highs-the-comebacks-footy-s-toughest-battles Audio file: https://p.podderapp.com/2544644999/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/d7a60aed-0ec1-4a17-9f87-b248003b7796/44b40232-3d47-40d9-88f7-b40e00b0a644/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=676e8df2-b284-47a4-9fbd-b248003b77ad Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/backstage-with-cooper-matty-johns-6788829/episodes/81-kieran-foran-career-highs-the-comebacks-footy-s-toughest-battles Duration seconds: 5113 ## Resource NRL veteran Kieran Foran joins Cooper & Matty to reflect on retirement and a career filled with huge highs and serious challenges. They revisit his early days at Manly, playing alongside the greats , and the influence of coach Des Hasler . Plus stories from the Titans years, Tom Trbojevic , David Fifita , and what coaching might look like next. Subscribe, Watch, and Follow Catch the full episode on YouTube and stay updated by following us on social media: Linktree: Backstage with Cooper & Matty Contact Us For any enquiries, email us at: contact@johnsmedia.com.au Timestamps 0:00-Retirement 5:00-DCE Wedding 9:00-Meeting Matty 14:00-Halves Training 18:20-Starting at Manly 25:00-Jamie Lyon 26:30-Des Hasler 31:20-Players Changing 39:30-Manly Drama 45:30-Physical & Mental Battles 58:30-2nd Stint at Manly 1:02:00-Tom Trbojevic 1:07:00-3 Years at Titans 1:10:00-David Fifita 1:15:00-NRL Coaching 1:19:00-Last Questions   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/backstage-with-cooper-matty-johns-6788829/episodes/81-kieran-foran-career-highs-the-comebacks-footy-s-toughest-battles/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/backstage-with-cooper-matty-johns-6788829/81-kieran-foran-career-highs-the-comebacks-footy-s-toughest-battles.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.