A day of sport, conversation and a very BackChat challenge brought listeners, guests and partners together to help kids play community sport.
On 17 September 2026, Will Schofield, Dan Const and Hamish Brayshaw took BackChat live on YouTube for the Back a Kid Streamathon. The goal was simple: raise money for TeamSports4All so more children could join a team and keep playing.
By the following day’s reporting snapshot, the displayed campaign total had reached A$50,747, passing its A$50,000 target. Behind that result were the listeners, viewers, creators and partners who got involved.
Helping kids get into the game
For families facing financial hardship, the cost of community sport can be difficult to cover. Registration is only part of it. Uniforms, footwear and equipment can put another barrier between a child and their first training session.
TeamSports4All helps families meet those costs and stays alongside them with ongoing support. The aim is to help children keep playing across seasons, with the friendships and sense of belonging that come from being part of a team.
For a community built around talking about sport, Back a Kid was a natural cause to get behind.
A fundraiser with a BackChat twist
The Streamathon was advertised as a 24-hour event, with a condition familiar to BackChat listeners. Following Hamish’s North Melbourne bet, the clock could be reduced by an hour for every kilogram of kangaroo meat consumed. The broadcast ultimately ran for just over 12 hours.
That challenge gave the day a running storyline alongside the guests, conversations and fundraising. Viewers could join the chat, follow the action and contribute through the Back a Kid donation page.
The community behind the result
Reflecting on the event on LinkedIn, Will called it “the greatest thing we have ever achieved as a business”.
He thanked the audience and the wider group of creators and partners who had backed the fundraiser. Among them were Daniel Gorringe and Dan Does Footy, Andrew Holder and Revo Fitness, Frank Agostino and Paywise, Tom and Eddie from Hello Sport, and the Footy Fan Network shows.
His reflection on LinkedIn recognised a collective effort: people using the community they had built around content to help more kids experience sport.
Beyond the live broadcast
By around noon AWST on 18 September, the YouTube stream had recorded 15,745 views across live viewing and replay. The live audience peaked at 378 simultaneous viewers, with 1,055 chat messages and 3,116 reactions during the broadcast.
The day also produced moments that travelled onto other platforms. Clips featuring Dan Does Footy, Kane Cornes and Hayden Ballantyne were among the standout pieces in the first reporting snapshot.
Across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube, 46 related posts recorded 229,831 views. That collection included promotion before the event and content from the day itself, giving people more ways to discover the fundraiser and watch parts of it afterwards.
A shared reason to show up
Back a Kid brought a familiar BackChat format to a cause its community could support together. The cameras gave people a place to gather; the donations helped TeamSports4All get more children into community sport.
Watch the Streamathon replay or learn more about TeamSports4All.
