Sports Journalist with bylines for AP, AFL.com.au, & ABC Sport | PhD in Psychology | Published author

I have ten years’ experience spanning journalism, writing, interviewing, editing, and production.

Since 2021 I’ve written more than 200 sports stories on AFL, cricket, the NFL, and the NBA for national and international outlets including the Associated Press, AFL.com.au, ABC Sport, Zero Hanger, the VAFA, and more. During this time I’ve also written for several independent Substacks: This Week in Football, The Gardiner Stand, and Perceived Pressure. To get my writing delivered straight to your inbox, subscribe to lincolntracy.substack.com.

In 2024 I was invited to become an administrator for Useless AFL Stats, where I generate original social media content yielding >2 million views per month. I hosted and produced the Useless AFL Stats podcast during the 2024 season. In 2026 I co-wrote Useless Footy Stats, published by Affirm Press, a book containing over 100 hilarious and completely relevant Aussie Rules stats. During the writing process I was responsible for writing all the AFLW-specific statistics.

My writing ability is supported by a career in academic research. Since completing a PhD in psychology in 2017, I have been employed as a (now senior) research fellow in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, where I manage an international clinical quality registry and leading research on burn injuries. I have published 50+ peer-reviewed research papers in leading international journals, including work that has led to changes to international building policy and clinical practice – reducing the number of people who sustain burns and promoting better outcomes for those that do.

The time I have spent in academia has allowed me to develop skills in coding, data analysis, and translating large amounts of complex information into easy-to-understand language.

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