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Saving Football
Hosted by Code Sports · EN
Football in Australia is in trouble. The A Leagues are in a legitimate existential crisis, pathways are broken, the Olyroos have missed qualification for Paris and even the international teams have been generating headlines for the wrong reasons of late. Football’s problems have been laid bare time and again but solutions have been difficult to come by. We look to fix that by speaking to the most influential figures in the game.
Adam Peacock has looked to fix that by speaking to the most influential figures in the game, and he discusses his findings here with Mark Bosnich and Robbie Slater.
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National teams: Cashing in on Matildas mania
May 8, 202400:21:50Tap to summarizeBoth the Matildas and Socceroos set a new standard for themselves at their recent World Cups. But given all that is happening at the levels below, are those high points that will never be reached again? And are those great moments being capitalised on by those running the game?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →A-Leagues: Top flight's existential crisis
May 7, 202400:33:47Tap to summarizeThe domestic league, thanks to the epic failures of APL management, is in a recession. Dangerously so for some clubs, who may not make it through winter. Clubs are bleeding money, the APL can’t even cover the salary cap with distributions down. So what now? How do clubs not wither on the vine?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Elite development: Australia's twisted pathways
May 6, 202400:22:24Tap to summarizeOut of the big pool of grassroots players, talented ones emerge. Playing fees are astronomical at representative level. Coaching courses are expensive and the reward, in all probability, isn’t a job that will make ends meet. We deep dive into what is being done to develop our kids to a world-class standard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Grassroots: Football is booming, but barriers remain
May 5, 202400:15:30Tap to summarizeFootball’s numbers have exploded in the last 12 months. The Matilda Effect is real. So too the Socceroo effect to a lesser extent. Boys and girls continue to flock to the sport. But there’s a problem. Clubs, mostly run by volunteers, are at capacity, turning players away, struggling to accommodate the ones they have in a facilities sense, and also coaching. How do we navigate a way forward in a complex system to keep these kids playing the game, and falling in love with it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Huge AFLW deal, Collingwood's Steph Chiocci special guest
May 19, 202200:36:00Tap to summarizeThis week saw the AFL reach an agreement to give female players a significant pay rise and better working conditions. And, a start date for the new season! (August) Collingwood AFLW captain Steph Chiocci joined Adam Peacock and Georgie Parker to discuss what the deal means to her and others. Steph has played footy her whole life, recalling the days of not even having dressing sheds, and trying without success to gain recognition. Plus Adam and Georgie discuss pollies and sport photo ops, the biggest disaster of all. And Georgie brings a fantastic tennis stat to the table, with the French Open here. All thanks to Code Sports! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Aguero Goal: Drama & Delirium
May 13, 202200:37:54Tap to summarizeIt remains the most unforgettable day in the history of the world’s most watched football league, the English Premier League. Sergio Aguero’s goal, 93 minutes and 20 seconds in to the last game of the season against Queens Park Rangers, who themselves survived relegation by the thinnest possible margin. The result handed City the title, and snatched it away from perennial winners, and neighbours, Manchester United. Presented and produced by Adam Peacock, Code Sports bring you The Aguero Goal; Drama and Delirium. The events leading up to, and including, the day are told from four different points of view. Joelen Lescott, Manchester City defender, part of the army of high-prized recruits bought by City to end their title drought. Nedum Onuoha, QPR defender, who was brutally axed after 15 years at City by manager Roberto Mancini and sold to QPR, only to have to return on the final day to help his new club avoid relegation, and stop City winning the title. Sam Matterface, commentator, who was calling the game for UK radio, and like the rest of those inside the stadium, lost his mind! Sarah Loftus, Manchester City fan, who was 14 at the time and going through a dark period in her life. She credits football for helping save her. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Teaser - The Aguero Goal: Drama & Delirium
May 11, 202200:02:59Tap to summarizeComing soon to Code Sports, The Aguero Goal: Drama & Delirium. In this special podcast the events of 10 years ago, when Manchester City scored two goals against Queens Park Rangers in stoppage time to win the English Premier League, are recounted from four perspectives: Joelen Lescott, the Manchester City defender, one of the high-prized recruits purchased to deliver success. Nedum Onuoha, Queens Park Rangers defender, who was sold six months prior in a brutal decision from Roberto Mancini, who ended Nedum's 15 years as a City player. Sam Matterface, who called the match for radio and was caught up in the mayhem. Sarah Loftus, a Manchester City fan who was 14 at the time and found football - and City - right when she needed it most. The full version will be released on Friday, May 13, exactly 10 years on since that dramatic day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →CODE Words: Madison de Rozario, AFL umps, Messi-Ronaldo, pollies sport pics
May 4, 202200:41:08Tap to summarizeAdam Peacock and Georgie Parker’s special guest this week is two-time Paralympic Gold Medallist and winner of marathons the world over, Madison de Rozario. Madi discusses her epic wins in Tokyo, her life spent travelling the world, dealing with detractors who think her sport is easy (it bloody isn’t!), when she realised life would be different but still brilliant for her, and how she got to know her partner in crime this weekend, Georgie, so well. Adam and Georgie also discuss some of the big yarns on Code Sports, including revelations female footy umpires are treated so horribly, plus what the end may look like for Messi and Ronaldo. And also, politicians posing with sporting equipment. It’s rife. What is the solution?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →CODE Words: Bianca Chatfield, new tennis king and sledging Prince Harry
Apr 27, 202200:42:24Tap to summarizeAdam Peacock and Georgie Parker combine to chat the serious and not so serious from the world of sport. Special guest is former Australian vice-captain and now Code Sports columnist Bianca Chatfield, who discusses motherhood in netball, selection dramas for the Diamonds, Super Netball expansion, how the broadcast deal has changed netball and being on The Block. Adam and Georgie also discuss the issue of transgender participation in sport, the rise of Carlos Alcaraz and potential demise of Novak Djokovic - and to finish, Georgie recounts the time she broke protocol with the Queen and sledged Prince Harry! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →CODE Words: Women's sport bonanza, GP, James Hird, Medvedev, Katie Lynch
Apr 7, 202200:45:15Tap to summarizeGeorgie Parker and Adam Peacock gather once more to chat in the midst of a massive weekend of women's sport - the World Cup final last weekend, AFLW and NRLW Grand Finals on the way. Katie Lynch from the Western Bulldogs joins to discuss the strides forward for AFLW, whether she'll ever play in front of 90,000 and what Georgie taught her about life. James Hird - coaching again? Yay, or nay? Georgie thinks nay. Daniil Medvedev may not be able to play Wimbledon and Adam can't believe it. Plus there's a summation of the Tiger Woods show in Augusta this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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