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Darryl McDonald
Greg Vanderjagt
Greg is a former professional basketball player who has played 10 seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) with the Townsville Crocodiles (8 seasons) and Gold Coast Blaze (2 seasons). Greg has translated his playing experience into his coaching with being an Assistant Coach with the Townsville Crocodiles (NBL) and with the under 17 Australian Junior National Team before joining the Brisbane Bullets staff for the 2020/21 NBL Season. Greg has been a positive influence on and off the court with players and values making an impact in everybody's lives. This has lead Greg being appointed Basketball Australia National Talent Identification Coordinator, which he is responsible for identifying and evaluating junior talent from across Australia and integrating them into the National depth charts. Prior to joining the Brisbane Bullets, Greg served 4 years from 2015 – 2019 as the General Manager of Basketball in Townsville leading the organisation to the 2017 and 2018 QBL championships and impacting growth across all aspects of Basketball and business. Within the Brisbane Bullets organisation, Greg has also previously held the role as Head of Community and Development, driving the Bullets participation and development initiatives and helping to integrate the club into the community.
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Professor Stephen Bird
Professor Stephen Bird is an internationally recognised performance scientist and influential sport leader with extensive experience leading athlete support teams across seven countries. His career spans 28 pinnacle sporting events, including Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, FIBA Olympic Qualifiers, FIBA Asia Cup, EuroBasket, the Rugby League World Cup, and UCI MTB World Championships. Internationally, Stephen has held key roles with the Indonesian Olympic Team (Beijing 2008, Rio 2016), Scotland Rugby League, Basketball New Zealand, British Basketball, and Basketball Scotland. He was recently appointed Performance Team Lead for Basketball Scotland ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games – his third Commonwealth Games. In the NBL, Stephen has worked with the Perth Wildcats, Townsville Crocodiles, and Illawarra Hawks, and in the WNBL with the West Coast Waves and Townsville Fire. A Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, Stephen’s research focuses on optimising athlete health and wellbeing, with a specific interest in sleep science. He has published over 165 works, delivered more than 200 presentations globally, and co-authored When Winning Matters: Lessons Learned from Sport’s Elite.
Isaac Corvo
Isaac Corvo is the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Brisbane Bullets, working within the club’s high performance program to support athlete preparation, monitoring and return to play. He brings a strong evidence based approach to strength, power and speed development, alongside effective load management. Isaac works closely with the Head of Performance, coaches and medical staff to ensure clear, aligned processes that support performance across the demands of an NBL season.
Jacob Sanderson
Jacob Sanderson is the Head Physiotherapist for the Brisbane Bullets, overseeing injury management, rehabilitation, and return-to-performance strategies across the program. He works closely with athletes, coaches, and the high-performance team to maximise player availability and support performance across the NBL season. Jacob has completed a master’s degree in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy and has extensive experience working within a variety of elite sporting environments. Jacob has completed a master’s degree in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy and has extensive experience working within a variety of elite sporting environments.
Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence is a physiotherapist and Rehab Consultant who joins the Brisbane Bullets performance team this season. He is the Owner/Director of Brisbane HPC, a sports rehabilitation and high-performance clinic in Woolloongabba, where he works closely with athletes from grassroots to elite level. Jacob has a strong focus on evidence-based rehabilitation, integrating strength and conditioning principles, objective testing, and clear return-to-play planning. He has extensive experience managing complex lower limb, shoulder and post-operative injuries, with a particular interest in long-term athlete development and load management across a season. With the Bullets, Jacob’s role is to support injured players through their rehab process and ensure a smooth, well-structured progression back to full performance.
Matthew Grey
Mathew Grey is the Brisbane Bullets’ Performance Psychologist. Working within the club’s high-performance program, he supports the team in managing the demands of elite competition. His role centres on helping coaches and players think clearly under pressure, connect as a team, and compete with intent. Mat brings experience from multiple national and professional sporting programs, focusing on integrating psychology into everyday performance and creating environments where people can thrive.
Peta Carige
Peta graduated from a dual degree in a Bachelor of Science (Exercise Physiology) and a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) in 2006, after which she gained a Tertiary Hospital Position. She maintained part-time clinical work while starting her Sports Nutrition career with Brisbane Broncos, where she remained for seven years. Her Sports nutrition work has included several elite teams across both Queensland and New South Wales, including the Australian Rugby Sevens Men’s and Women’s team, NSW Rugby League, QRL Rugby League, Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers and Paddle Australia. Peta is currently the Nutrition Lead for QAS Athletics, Brisbane Bullets, Brisbane Broncos NRLW and QRL. She manages these roles alongside her private practice and provides regular corporate presentations whenever she can.Peta’s personal background is in team sport, and she is a mother to two young boys, so she understands the importance of juggling work, training goals, family and a love of good food. Her varied, yet heavily ‘practical’ work experience enables her to give relevant, realistic, and practical nutrition messages to her patients. For more on Peta visit www.petacarige.com
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