Scoreboard

In Episode 68 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits courtside with Victoria Denholm—CEO of Wollemi Capital Group and now co-owner of the WNBL—to talk about taking bold bets in sport, reshaping women’s basketball, and what it means to lead with purpose and ambition. Victoria shares how basketball has shaped her life from childhood to boardroom, how a LinkedIn message to Paul Smith kickstarted her journ...

In Episode 67 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down on centre court at Hoops Capital East with Matt Denholm—Executive Director of Hoops Capital—to talk about building a modern-day sports business, creating community pathways, and why basketball in Sydney is just getting started. Matt opens up about his first game-day memory as a five-year-old, the journey from a family love of basketball to ownin...

In Episode 66 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Rohan Taylor, Head Coach of the Australian Dolphins swim team, for a deep dive into what it takes to prepare Australia’s best for the world stage—again and again. Rohan reflects on growing up between Nauru, Hong Kong, and the U.S., his decision to return to Australia to coach, and the moment he realised high performance wasn’t just about th...

In Episode 65 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Alistair Dobson—Executive General Manager of the Big Bash Leagues at Cricket Australia—for a behind-the-scenes look at what makes one of the country’s most loved summer products tick. Alistair reflects on his early sports admin days at Melbourne FC and the AFL, his scoreboard moment walking into his dream club, and how he’s helped steer the...

In Episode 64 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with AFLW player and analyst Maddy Hendrie for a wide-ranging, grounded chat about sport, resilience, and carving out dual careers on her own terms. Maddy shares her journey from netball courts and high-jump mats in Sydney to becoming a lockdown defender for Carlton via the supplementary draft. She opens up about the highs of her AFLW debut, the...

In Episode 63 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Queensland Reds co-captain Liam Wright for a wide-ranging, grounded and often hilarious chat about injuries, resilience, and what leadership really looks like when you're sidelined. Liam reflects on growing up in a rugby-mad South African household, being thrown into boarding school, and how a teenage decision to stay in Brisbane became his...

In Episode 62 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Phil Mooney—former Queensland Reds coach and now Director of Rugby at Wests—to talk about full-circle moments, the state of rugby in Australia, and the beauty of doing the basics well. Phil reflects on growing up at Wests, tagging along with his Wallaby dad, and playing his first game for the club at five. He shares stories from coaching th...

In Episode 61 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley chats with Christine Finnegan—CEO of the Tasmania JackJumpers—about launching a professional sports club from scratch, growing a brand in a parochial state, and leading through purpose, resilience, and a whole lot of hustle. Christine shares how the club was born in her Brighton lounge room during Melbourne’s lockdowns, how a mascot and a coach became the...

In Episode 60 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Mel Jones—former Australian cricketer, trailblazing commentator, and driving force in cricket diplomacy—for a wide-ranging chat on sport, service, and shifting gears. Mel shares the story of how getting dropped from the Australian team unexpectedly opened the door to a commentary career—one she hadn’t planned, but now shapes the way the wor...

In Episode 59 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Rachel Condos-Fields—former capital markets executive turned founder of The Wattlenest a fast-growing support platform helping emerging and elite athletes across Australia. Rachel shares her journey from corporate boardrooms to sports changemaker, founding The Wattlenest after witnessing firsthand the financial and emotional toll on athlete...

In Episode 58 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Pat Howard—former Wallaby, coach, high-performance executive, and former CEO of an ASX-listed company—to talk about navigating elite sport, building better systems, and why long-term thinking wins. Pat reflects on debuting for the Wallabies at 19, the lessons he took from legends like Tim Horan, and how walking away from playing at 29 opene...

In Episode 57 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with former Taekwondo athlete and amateur boxer Jess Borg for a raw, grounded, and quietly powerful chat about chasing dreams, handling heartbreak, and starting again with purpose. Jess opens up about starting martial arts to overcome a childhood motor condition, becoming “the screaming Maltese kid” on the mats in Bundaberg, and her rapid rise t...

In Episode 56 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with former Wallaby Fletcher Dyson—front-rower, business owner, and quiet achiever—with a story that spans Test debuts, unexpected detours, and a neck injury that nearly changed everything. Fletch opens up about chasing rugby dreams from the paddocks of Armidale to Eden Park, sneaking game tapes to study his idols, and earning a spot in the Wara...

In Episode 55 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with former Rugby League star Darius Boyd for a powerful, wide-ranging conversation that goes far beyond the footy field. Darius reflects on growing up as a die-hard Broncos fan, sharing a locker room with his childhood hero Wendell Sailor, and the pressure of going from schoolboy to premiership player in just 12 months. He talks about his famou...

In Episode 54 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Ironman Trevor Hendy for an emotional, raw, and deeply reflective conversation about performance, pressure, and learning to live beyond the podium. Trevor opens up about being the last kid off the beach who grew into one of the most dominant surf athletes in history—then spent the next three decades learning to let go of the ego that came w...

In Episode 53 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Wallabies legend Stirling Mortlock to talk about going from fourth-grade Colts to Test captain, how writing down his goals changed his life, and why he's now betting on the future of sport through XV Capital. Stirling shares the inside story of that famous intercept try against the All Blacks in the 2003 World Cup, the pressure of goal-kick...

In Episode 52 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley catches up with Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook to dive deep into performance, perfectionism, and finding freedom through pressure. Zac opens up about his journey to Tokyo, why winning gold felt more like relief than euphoria, and how journaling, process, and purpose helped shape his path. He unpacks the 2020 Olympic post...

In Episode 51 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley chats with Mitch Dyer—the voice of Australian athletics in 2025—about calling his way into the nation’s sporting conversation, from viral catchphrases to life-changing commentary boxes. Mitch shares how he went from a distance-running string bean to a carpenter, to a broadcaster chasing races across Europe and sleeping in airports to get his shot. He open...

In Episode 50 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Tim Franklin—coach, endurance athlete, and one of only a handful of people to run around the world—to unpack a 26,245 km journey that changed far more than his GPS location. Tim shares the moment that sparked it all in the Simpson Desert, his obsession with numbers, the realities of crew life, and why the running was actually the easy part....

In Episode 49 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with five-time Olympian and beach volleyball gold medallist Nat Cook for a high-energy, deeply personal chat about resilience, mindset, and creating opportunity—for herself and now for the next generation. Nat opens up about the early days, selling 486 Yatala pies to fund her first tour, finding her “posture of winning,” and why she trains athle...

In Episode 48 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley chats with Brad Thorpe, the Canadian founder and inventor of ISOPHIT—an innovative isometric training device now used by athletes across the NBA, NFL, MLB, and elite sporting programs around the world. Brad shares how a conversation at a Toronto gym sparked the idea, and how a simple lack of wall space led to a solution that’s now changing global training...

In Episode 47 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley catches up with former AFL player turned founder James Begley for a wide-ranging chat on resilience, reinvention, and the brutal beauty of sport and business. James opens up about discovering footy late, writing himself an AFL contract at age 15, and why his early days at St Kilda were filled with pressure, promise, and pain. He shares the emotional decis...

In Episode 46 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley chats with veteran broadcaster Jim Wilson—across nearly four decades of sport, news, and live radio—about his unlikely start, his passion for storytelling, and the broadcasting lessons that shaped his career. Jim reflects on growing up on the Gold Coast, idolising his sports-mad grandfather, and declaring at age eight on a kids’ TV show that he wanted to...

In Episode 45 of Scoreboard , Chris Titley sits down with Mal Watts—CEO of the Brisbane Bullets—to talk about leadership, rebuilding a legacy club, and how basketball is booming in Australia’s fastest-growing market. Mal opens up about taking over a team in need of a reset, why bringing Brisbane’s basketball legends back into the fold mattered, and how moving the Bullets to a new home was backed b...

In Episode 44 of Scoreboard , host Chris Titley catches up with Olympic gold medallist Rosie Popa for a beautifully honest chat about pressure, identity, and learning when to let go. Rosie reflects on growing up surrounded by elite rowers (including her parents), missing out on Rio 2016, and how heartbreak on Valentine’s Day set her on a path that ultimately led to Tokyo glory. She shares stories...