The feud between the Johns brothers has escalated with Andrew snubbing an appearance alongside Matty on Sydney radio on Friday morning.
They were both due to be on SEN but Andrew was a no-show after he and his brother had an on-air argument a couple of weeks ago over Matty’s supposed infatuation with the Queensland Origin team.
“Houston, we have a problem,” Matty joked when the segment began a Johns brother short.
“It’s official, Andrew Johns, my brother, is completely off me.
“There were rumours he may not have come in. I thought the last three weeks of not returning phone calls, I thought it was laziness. Obviously not. I will say this, and I’ll defend my brother here, this morning him not coming here has nothing to do with State of Origin.
“I thought his comments after the game were very strong and up front and honest.
“The bottom line is he’s off me. It’s nothing new for me and Joey. We were forced to share a bedroom for 19 years. Every six months we have a blue like this, and it gives us a break from each other.”
Matty went on to say they had a two-year period previously where they were not on speaking terms, well after their playing days together at Newcastle.
Andrew launched into the Blues after they collapsed in the final 10 minutes of the Origin series opener, conceding two late tries to a 12-man Maroons line-up to lose 26-18 at Adelaide Oval.
“I thought NSW were really poor,” said Immortal halfback Andrew Johns in a post-match blast on Nine. “The attack was terrible, they had so much possession, so much momentum. You’ve just got to be better.”
The initial on-air flare-up between the brothers kicked off when Matty was full of admiration for Queensland coach Billy Slater.
“You just know how he explains, how he coaches, the intricacies, the players absolutely love him. Queensland know exactly how they’re going to play and who they need to pick to make that happen.”
Andrew retaliated with: “And NSW don’t know how they’re going to play? Mate, I’m sick of you rapping Queensland, that’s what I’m sick of. You’re blowing smoke up their backsides, I couldn’t care less about Queensland.
“They’re the enemy. We grew up hating them, we grew up watching The King (Wally Lewis) absolutely kill us.”
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