Murray Stevens

A-League Football Commentator
FIFA Accredited Radio Journalist
The World Football Program
The Football Fix
Let's Talk Football
91.3 SportFM
Radio Fremantle

[Sportsday WA @SportsdayWA]

"Adam Griffiths will be announced as the @PerthGloryFC coach tomorrow."

@petervlah also reveals that club Vice Chairman Jason Bontempo is causing issues both on and off the field.

@SENWestAus @SENBreakfast @Farpostperth @TheWestSport

[Ben Smith @BenSmith94]

Josh Risdon has enjoyed a career which took him from Bunbury to Kazan, compiling one of the best resumes by a WA footballer along the way.

This weekend, it will end when Perth Glory's A-League games record-holder plays his final professional game. https://t.co/8CkkvUvHb3

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

@neilsherwin @Gayle79634523

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

Boss said, "My team is burned out, but they're not even working that much."
The real problem was invisible.

"They're exhausted," the boss told me. "But most leave by 6 PM."

I'd seen this before.

"Tell me about their typical day," I said.

"Normal stuff. Meetings, projects, the usual."

"How many tools do they switch between?"

He started counting on his fingers.
Stopped at ten.

"How often do priorities change?"

"We're agile," he said. "We adapt quickly."

"How quickly?"

"Daily. Sometimes hourly."

"Show me one person's calendar," I said.

He pulled up his marketing director's schedule.
Seventeen meetings in three days.
Eight different projects discussed.
Zero focused work time.

"She's drowning," I said.

"But she's only here 45 hours a week."

"Hours aren't the problem. Decisions are."

He looked puzzled.

I explained.

"Research shows that every context switch can take over 20 minutes to recover mentally.
She switches contexts more than 15 times a day.
That's 5 hours of mental recovery time, every day.
It's only an 8-hour workday."

His face changed.

"Your team isn't tired from working.
They're tired from switching.
From deciding what's actually important.
From never finishing anything."

"What do I do?"

"Three changes:

First: One main priority per week.
Not seven. One.
Written down. Shared with everyone.

Second: Batch meetings.
All meetings on Tuesday/Thursday.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday for deep work.

Third: Pick three tools. Kill the rest."

They were using Slack, Teams, email, Asana, Monday, Notion, and four others.
Now they use three. Total.

Six weeks later:

"How's the team?" I asked.

"Same hours. Completely different energy."

"What changed?"

"Maria finished a project last week.
The whole thing. Start to finish.
First time in two years."

He paused.

"She actually smiled in our one-on-one.
Said she forgot what it felt like to complete something."

The truth about burnout:

It's not always about the hours you put in.
It's about where your attention is pulled.

You can work 40 hours and feel destroyed.
Or 55 hours and feel energized.

The difference?

Whether those hours are spent starting things.
Or finishing them.

Most leaders count hours.
The smart ones protect focus.

Because burnout doesn't come from hard work.
It comes from work that never ends.

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

@ALeagueOffAir @RunThemMemes Great, when will the crew be in Perth? 🤣

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

@MartySmithESPN Wish I knew

[Ben Smith @BenSmith94]

Hello, we're back department?

Perth Glory might want to file a claim.

https://t.co/JQ7aEN4Lnm

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

Beyond grim

[Joey Lynch @joeylynchy]

Grim. Grim as hell.

[Daniel Garb @DanielGarb]

Confirmed via FIFA.

The @Socceroos will be in pot 2 for the @FIFAWorldCup draw. Big boost.

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

@GloryDays1996 We all know how this ends, Worldwide search before appointing the assistant on a 3 year deal. Repeat the cycle every 2 years.

[Peter Filopoulos @peterfilopoulos]

My 3 years as CEO of Perth Glory taught me more about football culture, leadership and alignment than any textbook ever could. A few reflections from that journey 💜⚽️ 1/8

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

@LachieAvil Were any lessons learnt from last season? Not on the basis of the first two games. Last season felt like watching the same game every week with the same inevitable result. This season was shaping up to be the same.

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

@neilsherwin Break out the champagne 🍾

[Joseph Esposito @josephesposito_]

https://t.co/ItAXgq1Yv0

[Joseph Esposito @josephesposito_]

The level of finishes we saw in the @aleaguemen over the weekend was as good as anywhere on the planet.

Enjoy a thread of my favourites.

There was a few 🇦🇺⚽️

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

@garippp20 @PerthGloryFC Lose a bet mate?

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

Hey @PerthGloryFC where's your Facebook page gone?

[Ben Smith @BenSmith94]

Optus Stadium gets the Matildas' opening game and a semifinal at the 2026 Asian Cup. HBF Park (aka Perth Rectangular Stadium) gets six group games and two quarter-finals. Decent deal.
https://t.co/WbqEzKZGrP

[Murray Stevens @muzza_85]

@neilsherwin That's absolutely magnificent.

[Neil Sherwin @neilsherwin]

Optus Stadium will host the opening ceremony and a Matildas game to start the Women’s Asian Cup on March 1 next year. A great get for Perth.