IT’S ‘Not the NRL news’ on steroids.

Have I got your attention yet? I bet I’ve got Jarrod Mullen’s.

If you’re a fan of that segment from Monday night with Matty Johns, then you’ll love The Professor’s Second Year Syndrome.

Let’s be honest. Rugby league is the gift that keeps on giving.

There’s never a dull moment, no matter the time of the year and I was finding more often than not, I’d have to leave material out of my segment on the ‘Monday Night’ show which sparked the idea to do this variety style show.

Rather than cut out jokes, I realised I could very easily do a full half-hour of jokes on rugby league.

With legendary NSW Origin star Brett Finch and former supermodel (that may or may not be true) Pagey, from the Grill Team by my side, we’ll take a look at the lighter side of the game each week.

Former NRL player Brett Finch Source: News Limited

I really wanted to get a brilliant rugby league mind on the show so Pagey was a logical choice.

Actually, it was Matt Johns who got him the gig. Pagey knows a lot of secrets about Matty from working with him over the years so that got him a start.

We’ll be following the last game on Saturday night so having Finchy on board gives us that expert voice if anything controversial happens in the game and we need to discuss it.

Finchy’s main role will be to answer any important questions but Pagey has a few duties.

Firstly, he’s audience liaison officer and he’s our barman. He’ll keep our audience and guests well hydrated and lubricated. We’ll also have a guest player who’ll hang with Pagey at the bar.

He’s also responsible for our merchandise stand. Each week he’ll be selling NRL items. That’s how we’ll make our money.

But it gets better.

The Matty Johns Show comedian James Rochford. Source: Supplied

We have a special Melbourne based correspondent — ‘Mighty’ Mick Matheson.

He actually shares a striking resemblance to Matty Johns. He’s a passionate fan of the Storm ‘rugby’ side. Cameron Cronk is his favourite player.

Hopefully you’ve now got a feel for the show.

Its 22 minutes of issue based rugby league fun.

The best way to describe it is — late night irreverence about rugby league high jinks. Have I sold you on it yet?

It’s a show for the fans who don’t want to watch a Steven Seagal movie after two games on a Friday.

THE PROFESSOR’S SECOND YEAR SYNDROME AIRS FRIDAY NIGHTS AFTER THE FOOTY ON MARCH 3.

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