Adam Peacock

Aug 11, 2024 | nine.com.au | Adam Peacock

It is absurd to imagine a stream of 800 or so words to come close to converting the true meaning of an Olympic Games. It is, however, entirely possible to find a defining feature and give it unquestionable relevance to us couchbound, astounded mortals and our everyday lives. Family.

Aug 10, 2024 | nine.com.au | Adam Peacock

Champagne glasses should be clinking. It's been a phenomenal fortnight in Paris, our best Olympic Games ever!To those rivers of gold, 'sante!'With Brisbane 2032 looming in the distance, surely Paris will be a mere benchmark for greater things to come. Or will it?

Jul 31, 2024 | nine.com.au | Adam Peacock

In terms of likelihood, Tony Gustavsson coaching another game for the Matildas is up there with the Seine River becoming drinkable. The Matildas are out of the Olympics, Gustavsson is out of contract. Aside from existential crisis, nothing is certain in Australian football, but one would hope Football Australia has a list of ideal candidates to be approached as the 2026 Asian Cup on home soil appears over the horizon.

Jul 28, 2024 | nine.com.au | Adam Peacock

OPINION: "This is not the time to dwell about how we conceded five goals because obviously that was shit!"So said Tony Gustavsson, juiced up on adrenaline after the Matildas' logic-defying win over Zambia. And fair enough too. A 6-5 win from 5-2 down was there to be enjoyed, for players and fans, at least.

Jul 23, 2024 | nine.com.au | Adam Peacock

All aboard, another white-knuckle Matildas ride is set for departure. It's not a bandwagon. Popularity is set in stone. This team takes you on a rollercoaster. Up, down, at warp speed. You scream incoherently, and can't look away. This Olympics has all the makings of another hypercharged campaign. Like the mayhem in the silence of Tokyo. Like the home World Cup that stood a nation so still, only Cathy Freeman could comprehend.