Scoreboard

Chris Titley

Scoreboard is a Brisbane based Sports podcast that explores how Athletes define their own success on and off the field.

  1. #154: Matt Flynn (AFL) Voice, Consistency and the Long Game

    JAN 29

    #154: Matt Flynn (AFL) Voice, Consistency and the Long Game

    Matt Flynn joins Chris Titley to reflect on a season that finally clicked and on the habits that let him stay available, useful and calm in a demanding AFL life. Matt talks honestly about early-career injuries and the work he and the medical team did to close gaps in his body, how a focus on simple, daily routines, sleep, walks, meditation and steady social connection fed into more consistent performances, and why consistency off the field follows consistency on it. He explains the practical side of being a modern ruckman: building aerobic capacity to influence contests both in front of and behind the ball, using GPS and game metrics to monitor load, and learning to be present rather than over-aroused before big games. Matt also describes the quiet shift from chasing personal stats to helping teammates win, how the “voice” became his most reliable contribution, and why demanding communication lifts team standards. Matt reflects on the move from GWS to West Coast, the awkward reset that turned into a fresh start, and the club work that gives the group a clear path to improve year on year. He is candid about the sting of narrow losses, the need to learn fast from review, and the simple metric mindset the group uses to measure progress. 🔗 Show notes This episode was Powered by Swyftx — Where can crypto take you?👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://swyftx.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Join over 1.5m users in Australia and NZ The Do You Budget Segment is powered by PocketSmith. PocketSmith is personal finance software made for the household CFO — the one keeping the family budget on track, making sure the bills are paid, and the big goals are in sight.  PocketSmith’s got a special offer for Scoreboard listeners: get 50% off your first two months of PocketSmith’s Foundation plan.  👉  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pocketsmith.com/scoreboard/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More info: 📌 More episodes: ⁠⁠www.scoreboardpodcast.com⁠⁠ 🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Scoreboardpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Partnerships: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chris@scoreboardpodcast.com

    33 min
  2. #153: Stuart Law (Cricket) Basics, Belief & Big Moments

    JAN 27

    #153: Stuart Law (Cricket) Basics, Belief & Big Moments

    Stuart Law joins Chris Titley from Colombo as he prepares Nepal for the T20 World Cup and lays out a brutally simple coaching creed: do the basics better, give players clear roles, and train the moments you want to win. He explains the week-by-week plan, heavy work, sensible taper, then role clarity and scenario training in tournament camp and how that builds composure under pressure. Stuart is sharp on selection and mindset: consistent performance beats highlight reels, hard conversations are inevitable, and coaches must remove noise while keeping the environment curious and fun. You’ll get quick, practical T20 takeaways.. like spin variety, left-right batting balance, power options and the value of running smart singles, plus firsthand colour from his playing days and a simple closing line for young athletes: love the sport first, work hard second. 🔗 Show notes This episode was Powered by Swyftx — Where can crypto take you?👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://swyftx.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠  Join over 1.5m users in Australia and NZ The Do You Budget Segment is powered by PocketSmith. PocketSmith is personal finance software made for the household CFO — the one keeping the family budget on track, making sure the bills are paid, and the big goals are in sight.  PocketSmith’s got a special offer for Scoreboard listeners: get 50% off your first two months of PocketSmith’s Foundation plan.  👉  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pocketsmith.com/scoreboard/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More info: 📌 More episodes: ⁠⁠www.scoreboardpodcast.com⁠⁠ 🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Scoreboardpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Partnerships: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chris@scoreboardpodcast.com

    54 min
  3. #152: Craig Starcevich (AFL) Simplify, Connect, Compete

    JAN 23

    #152: Craig Starcevich (AFL) Simplify, Connect, Compete

    In this episode of Scoreboard, Chris Titley talks with Craig Starcevich about the relentless, practical work that sits behind elite teams and the small choices coaches make to turn potential into performance. Craig walks through a coach’s view of a modern football club — how more staff and more data have to be balanced with clarity, how you build a player’s role without over-rotating them, and why the real job of a coach is getting players to focus on the few things that truly matter on game day. Craig explains how the women’s game has matured , deeper talent pathways, smarter recruiting and a clearer production line of young players and why that shift changes how you train, pick and develop a list. He talks about practice versus presence, the value of scenario training for composure in tight games, and the club-level decisions (facility design, shared culture between men’s and women’s programs) that quietly lift everyone. You’ll also hear Craig on the human side of leadership: the importance of relationship building with new players, the need for empathy and mental-health awareness in modern squads, and what he tells parents who want the best for their kids. He finishes by describing a playing-day moment that transformed his own confidence and why, as a coach, he still gets nervous and that nerves are part of what keeps him coming back. 🔗 Show notes This episode was Powered by Swyftx — Where can crypto take you?👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://swyftx.com/about/⁠⁠⁠  Join over 1.5m users in Australia and NZ The Do You Budget Segment is powered by PocketSmith. PocketSmith is personal finance software made for the household CFO — the one keeping the family budget on track, making sure the bills are paid, and the big goals are in sight.  PocketSmith’s got a special offer for Scoreboard listeners: get 50% off your first two months of PocketSmith’s Foundation plan.  👉  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pocketsmith.com/scoreboard/⁠⁠⁠⁠ More info: 📌 More episodes: ⁠⁠www.scoreboardpodcast.com⁠⁠ 🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Scoreboardpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Partnerships: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chris@scoreboardpodcast.com

    51 min
  4. #151 Wayne Pearce (Rugby League) Teams, Trust & Intention

    JAN 19

    #151 Wayne Pearce (Rugby League) Teams, Trust & Intention

    In this episode of Scoreboard, Chris Titley talks with Wayne Pearce about what high performance really looks like when you move from the playing field into the boardroom. Wayne draws straight lines from elite sport to business: trust and psychological safety are the founding blocks of every great team, practice beats presence, and clear intentions unlock the brain’s ability to notice opportunity. Wayne explains how elite teams build trust quickly (the first two days of a State of Origin camp are about people not plays), why most businesses treat game day like every day and miss the upside of practicing teamwork, and how crisis leadership — not just crisis management — guided Project Apollo to restart the NRL during COVID. He breaks down the science behind intention (the reticular activating system), the value of corrective feedback, and the practical tradeoffs of sacrifice, downtime and sleep. This is a practical, human conversation about leading through uncertainty, designing teams that learn fast, and helping people find the overlap of strengths, passion and what the world will pay for. Wayne’s message is clear: set big goals, practice the fundamentals, build trust first, and then let the scoreboard follow. 🔗 Show notes This episode was Powered by Swyftx — Where can crypto take you?👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://swyftx.com/about/⁠⁠  Join over 1.5m users in Australia and NZ The Do You Budget Segment is powered by PocketSmith. PocketSmith is personal finance software made for the household CFO — the one keeping the family budget on track, making sure the bills are paid, and the big goals are in sight.  PocketSmith’s got a special offer for Scoreboard listeners: get 50% off your first two months of PocketSmith’s Foundation plan.  👉  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pocketsmith.com/scoreboard/⁠⁠⁠ More info: 📌 More episodes: ⁠⁠www.scoreboardpodcast.com⁠⁠ 🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Scoreboardpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Partnerships: ⁠⁠⁠⁠chris@scoreboardpodcast.com

    51 min
  5. #150 Sam Heazlett (Cricket) Trust the Process

    JAN 6

    #150 Sam Heazlett (Cricket) Trust the Process

    In Episode 150 of Scoreboard, Chris Titley sits down with Sam Heazlett to talk about cricket, family and the small habits that keep a long career honest. Sam reflects on how fatherhood has softened the edges of a fiercely competitive mindset, why a calmer approach on game day actually improves performance, and how he balances multiple formats from red ball cricket to T20 while still preparing the right way for each opportunity. Sam tells the story behind his breakthrough moment playing for Australia under 19s at the WACA, the innings that led straight to a rookie contract with Queensland, and the nerves and blur of his one day international debut in New Zealand. He explains how he trains to create match like focus in the nets, how he adjusts tempo and intent between formats, and why he thinks modern batting techniques are evolving rather than eroding classical skills. Off the field Sam is a qualified physiotherapist, founder of a coaching business called Perform Cricket, and a master of applied finance student. He talks about coaching young players, passing on lessons he wishes he had earlier, and the practical routines that make recovery, strength and skill work stack up across a season. He is candid about being the quiet new voice in a dressing room, about the joy of coaching overseas teams, and about keeping perspective when cricket competes with life outside the game. 🔗 Show notes This episode was Powered by Swyftx — Where can crypto take you?👉 ⁠⁠https://swyftx.com/about/⁠  Join over 1.5m users in Australia and NZ The Do You Budget Segment is powered by PocketSmith. PocketSmith is personal finance software made for the household CFO — the one keeping the family budget on track, making sure the bills are paid, and the big goals are in sight.  PocketSmith’s got a special offer for Scoreboard listeners: get 50% off your first two months of PocketSmith’s Foundation plan.  👉  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pocketsmith.com/scoreboard/⁠⁠ More info: 📌 More episodes: ⁠⁠www.scoreboardpodcast.com⁠⁠ 🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Scoreboardpodcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Partnerships: ⁠⁠⁠chris@scoreboardpodcast.com

    42 min
  6. #149 Curtis McGrath (Paracanoeist) Work, Wriggle and Winning

    12/17/2025

    #149 Curtis McGrath (Paracanoeist) Work, Wriggle and Winning

    In this episode, Chris Titley sits down with Curtis McGrath, Paralympic champion and an outspoken voice on resilience, values and life beyond sport. Curtis reflects on a year away from competition spent at home with his young family, how parenting reshaped his daily rhythm, and the simple rule he leans on: change the energy and roll with it. He takes us through the life changing power of the Invictus Games, the sudden shift from outrigger canoe to sprint kayak, and the daily habit of choosing discomfort because that is where growth lives. Curtis is candid about trauma, humour as survival, the role of community in recovery, and the small wins that reveal progress in the gym and on the water.  His scoreboard moment is the first time he managed a sprint kayak trial in freezing conditions without falling in, the instant when possibility became a plan. 🛶  🔗 Show notes This episode was Powered by Swyftx — Where can crypto take you?👉 ⁠https://swyftx.com/about/  Join over 1.2m users in Australia and NZ Trade 420+ cryptocurrencies The Do You Budget Segment is powered by PocketSmith. PocketSmith is personal finance software made for the household CFO — the one keeping the family budget on track, making sure the bills are paid, and the big goals are in sight.  PocketSmith’s got a special offer for Scoreboard listeners: get 50% off your first two months of PocketSmith’s Foundation plan.  👉  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.pocketsmith.com/scoreboard/⁠ The Club Shout powered by Paylab! Unlock instant rewards and effortless savings with Paylab Rewards at over 140 of Australia’s top retailers, both in-store and online. Check out https://www.paylab.com.au/ More info: 📌 More episodes: ⁠⁠www.scoreboardpodcast.com⁠⁠🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Scoreboardpodcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Partnerships: ⁠⁠chris@scoreboardpodcast.com

    43 min
  7. #148 Jack Clayton (Cricket) -  Clear the Mind, Face the Next Ball

    12/17/2025

    #148 Jack Clayton (Cricket) -  Clear the Mind, Face the Next Ball

    Chris Titley sits down with Jack Clayton, a Queensland Bulls batter who has quietly reshaped his game through process and presence. Jack talks about a season of small, deliberate changes that added up to bigger scores. He explains how a mentorship with Mike Hussey and a focus on pre ball routines helped him turn fifties into hundreds, why he slows down net sessions so each ball is treated like a match ball, and the mental trick of clearing his head between deliveries.  He reflects on batting alongside Test stars like Marnus and Usman, the challenge of opening in one day cricket, the laughable agony of a golden duck, and the thrill of a hundred on debut that turned belief into momentum. This episode is a tidy masterclass in doing the little things repeatedly, staying present when the scoreboard gets noisy, and learning to love the grind as the path to the big moments. 🏏  🔗 Show notes This episode was Powered by Swyftx — Where can crypto take you?👉 ⁠https://swyftx.com/about/  Join over 1.2m users in Australia and NZ Trade 420+ cryptocurrenciesThe Do You Budget Segment is powered by PocketSmith. PocketSmith is personal finance software made for the household CFO — the one keeping the family budget on track, making sure the bills are paid, and the big goals are in sight.  PocketSmith’s got a special offer for Scoreboard listeners: get 50% off your first two months of PocketSmith’s Foundation plan.  👉  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.pocketsmith.com/scoreboard/⁠ The Club Shout out powered by Paylab : Unlock instant rewards and effortless savings with Paylab Rewards at over 140 of Australia’s top retailers, both in-store and online. Check out https://www.paylab.com.au/ More info: 📌 More episodes: ⁠⁠www.scoreboardpodcast.com⁠⁠🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Scoreboardpodcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Partnerships: ⁠⁠chris@scoreboardpodcast.com

    38 min
  8. #147: Jemma Barsby (Cricket) Heart, Fight & Raising the Standard

    12/03/2025

    #147: Jemma Barsby (Cricket) Heart, Fight & Raising the Standard

    Some stories in sport aren’t defined by statistics, trophies, or highlight reels, they’re defined by courage. Jemma Barsby’s is one of them. From the chaos of WBBL travel weeks to the pressure of being a veteran in a league she helped build, Jemma has lived every phase of women’s cricket. But behind the professionalism, the rivalries, and the big-game moments is something far more personal, her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis, and the decision to turn that private fight into a national conversation. In this episode, Chris Titley sits down with Jemma for a raw and generous chat about leadership, resilience, and rediscovering joy in sport. She shares how nerves feel different at 30 than they did at 15, why “little whippersnappers” keep her sharp, and how stretching, the habit she used to ignore, has become a cornerstone of her career longevity. Jemma also reflects on the rise of the WBBL, the surreal jump from empty stadiums to packed venues, and the unique responsibility of being a role model to the next generation. She unpacks the emotional toll of online scrutiny, the importance of supportive voices after a tough day, and the grounding influence of her family and teammates. The heart of the episode centres on Whack MS for 6 https://www.mycause.com.au/page/385730/whack-ms-for-6, her campaign to raise awareness and $6 million for MS research. She candidly explains the hidden reality of MS, the courage it took to speak publicly, and why she believes sport can be a platform for change. 🔗Show NotesThis episode was Powered by Swyftx — Where can crypto take you?👉 ⁠https://swyftx.com/about/⁠ Join over 1.2m users in Australia and NZ PocketSmith’s got a special offer for Scoreboard listeners: get 50% off your first two months of PocketSmith’s Foundation plan.  👉  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.pocketsmith.com/scoreboard/⁠ The Favourite Junior Club shout out was powered by Paylab Unlock instant rewards and effortless savings with Paylab Rewards at over 140 of Australia’s top retailers, both in-store and online. Check out ⁠https://www.paylab.com.au/ 📌 More episodes: ⁠⁠www.scoreboardpodcast.com⁠⁠🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Scoreboardpodcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Partnerships: ⁠⁠chris@scoreboardpodcast.com

    31 min

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