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🎙️ What if grassroots sport was as addictive as TikTok?

In this episode of Scoreboard, Tim MacKinnon from PlayHQ shares a bold vision: a future where tech doesn’t just track stats — it deepens the love of the game.

🎮 Imagine a digital layer that keeps kids playing
📱 A platform as engaging as gaming and social media
🏏 Not just scores — but highlights, replays, and memories

This isn’t about making sport easier — it’s about making it stickier. More engaging. More connected.

🎧 Tim MacKinnon on the future of PlayHQ — now streaming on Scoreboard.

In Episode 79 of Scoreboard, Chris Titley chats with Tim MacKinnon—CEO of PlayHQ—about shifting Australia’s grassroots sports systems from spreadsheets to scalable platforms, and why transforming community sport isn’t just a tech challenge—it’s a people one.

Tim shares the behind-the-scenes of building tech for community sport, the juggling act of national and state rollouts, and why it’s the everyday volunteer that guides their product thinking.

From onboarding resistance to weekend feedback loops, he unpacks what it takes to transform the way grassroots sport runs across Australia.

From under-9s cricket to national governing bodies, PlayHQ is redefining how sport is played, tracked, and experienced.

🛠️ Tech, teams, and the unsung effort behind a seamless Sporting fixture.

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From #1 draft pick to premiership hero — Tom Boyd lived the AFL dream. But behind the headlines were untold pressures, persistent injuries, and a personal battle with identity and mental health.

In Episode 78 of Scoreboard, Tom shares what it’s really like to walk into an AFL club as a teenager, navigate expectations, and find purpose after football. From the famous 2016 goal to the quiet moments that shaped his career, Tom unpacks the emotional reality of high performance and why he’s calling for an AFL mental health round.

🎧 Listen in as we cover:

• What the AFL doesn’t prepare you for

• The cost of pushing through pain

• Why legacy goes beyond the scoreboard

In Episode 78 of Scoreboard, Chris Titley sits down with Tom Boyd—AFL premiership hero, mental health advocate, and former No. 1 draft pick—to talk about identity, expectation, and rewriting your own story.

Tom opens up about the pressure of being a teenage multimillionaire, the reality behind “that” 2016 Grand Final goal, and why walking away from the game was one of the hardest—and best—decisions he’s ever made.

He shares how mental health challenges forced him to stop, reset, and rethink what success actually looks like—and how he now uses his experience to help others do the same.

From battling insomnia and media scrutiny to launching a new career focused on wellbeing, Tom’s journey is both cautionary and inspiring.

💬 A story about courage, change, and choosing to live on your own terms.

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In Episode 77 of Scoreboard, Chris Titley sits down with Emily Howkins—former jockey turned rodeo competitor—to talk about grit, guts, and chasing adrenaline across wildly different arenas.

Emily opens up about her early days growing up in Central Queensland, riding trackwork before sunrise and pushing her body to make weight—until one day, she couldn’t anymore. That’s when she found rodeo.

Now driving heavy machinery by day and saddling up by night, she shares what it’s like to compete in the male-dominated world of Ranch Saddle Bronc and how she handles injury, and why it’s camaraderie—not glory—that keeps her going.

Her Scoreboard Moment? Learning to listen to her body and pivot without losing her identity.

🐎 From silks to spurs—this is a story about dusting yourself off and getting back in the ring (or chute).

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In Episode 76 of Scoreboard, Chris Titley chats with Jonathon Flegg Director from Freshwater Strategy—sports entrepreneur, expansion strategist, and driving force behind some of the biggest bid moments in Australian sport.

From rallying support for the Dolphins' successful NRL bid to leading the Perth Bears charge, Jono shares the behind-the-scenes of turning fan bases into business cases—and how a strong vision can turn ‘maybe’ into ‘launching soon’.

He unpacks the early work behind Professional Fighters League (PFL Pacific), the lessons from his time with the London Broncos, and how building a sport from scratch needs the same mindset as stepping into the ring: belief, patience, and a killer plan.

Jono also opens up about walking away from the game he loved, and how that Scoreboard Moment helped him find fresh perspective—and new impact.

🐬 Expansion, endurance, and the game behind the games.

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In Episode 75 of Scoreboard, Chris Titley sits down with Christie Jenkins—elite athlete turned startup investor—to explore how mindset, movement, and moonshots have shaped her life across sport and business.

Christie unpacks a remarkable athletic career spanning trampolining, CrossFit, and Beach Volleyball—where she reached national or world-class status in all three.

She shares what it’s like to give everything to a dream, miss the medal, and still walk away fulfilled.

Her Scoreboard Moment? A training accident that changed her perspective on coaching forever.

Now as Managing Director of Techstars Australia, she’s helping founders turn ideas into global businesses—backed by the same mindset she developed through sport: stretch goals, relentless work ethic, and the belief that hard things are worth doing.

From self-braiding before comps at age 9 to launching a startup that bought football clubs, Christie’s story is about backing yourself—even when the scoreboard doesn’t.

🏐 10-metre flips, bronze-medal heartbreaks, and the lesson of living like Ivana—joyfully, fully, and all-in.

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In Episode 74 of Scoreboard, Chris Titley sits down with 18-year-old Australian racing driver Alex Gardner to talk about passion, pressure, and chasing speed—on track and in life.

Alex shares how a childhood obsession with Cars movies and Hot Wheels turned into go-karts, a Radical Cup championship, and now piloting an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 as the youngest in his category.

He opens up about juggling university, training, sponsorship calls, and simulator sessions—while chasing a seat on the international endurance circuit.

From mental training and race-day rituals to late-night Mario Kart and spelling “Queensland” backwards under pressure, Alex brings a mix of self-awareness, hustle, and big ambition.

He’s aiming for Le Mans. And he’s not waiting for permission.

🏁 Fast cars, big dreams, and a reminder that the journey starts long before the green light.

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In Episode 73 of Scoreboard, Chris Titley sits down with triple Paralympic gold medallist Carol Cooke—former cop, cyclist, swimmer, speaker, and founder of the MS Mega Swim—to talk about resilience, reinvention, and refusing to accept limits.

Carol shares her life-defining diagnosis with MS at age 36—and the brutal delivery from a neurologist who told her to “get her affairs in order” and give up sport.

What followed was a decades-long story of defiance, discovery, and gold medals in three sports across two continents.

From being told she was “too fat for gymnastics” at 9 to winning gold at age 60, Carol has made a habit of proving people wrong.

She opens up about her journey from rowing to cycling, racing men because there were no female categories, and launching a 24-hour swim that’s raised over $11 million for people living with MS.

🚴 A reminder that belief is powerful, stubbornness is underrated, and you’re never too old to chase something new.

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