Peter Williams
Peter founded the Bound For Glory News Rising Stars program in 2012, and Draft Central in 2016, having followed the male and female footballing pathways for over a decade.

Stark’s 10/10 performance sinks Eagles
AN INCREDIBLE 10-goal haul from bottom-age AFLW Draft prospect Emma Stark piled on more pain for Wanderers in the NTFL Women’s Premier League as Stark’s St Mary’s ran out casual 252-point victors in Round 4. It has been a tough year for the Eagles, who are yet to score in the 2023/24 season, and have […]

Sydney’s season no Swansong just yet
SYDNEY remains alive in the hunt for a finals spot after defeating Collingwood in a huge win at home in blustery conditions. The Swans held firm with the breeze in the last quarter kicking the final three goals of the game to secure a 19-point win, 9.4 (58) to 5.9 (39). Basking in the glory […]

Blackburn lifts Dogs to breakthrough win
IT has been a long time coming for Western Bulldogs fans, but the red, white and blue finally heard the club song post-game on the weekend, defeating West Coast to enjoy a much-needed victory. After going 0-8 to start the season in a year that has involved a horror run of injuries, the Bulldogs returned […]

Saints salute in Moorabbin fortress
HOME is where the heart is, and for St Kilda, it is also where the four points come from each week, with St Kilda continuing its home dominance with a massive upset win over premiership contenders, Brisbane Lions at RSEA Park. The Saint held sway throughout the match and went head-to-head in a thrilling final […]

Nightcliff roars into top spot with crushing NTFL win
NIGHTCLIFF has edged ahead on top of the NTFL Men’s Premier League ladder with a huge 57-point victory over Wanderers at TIO Stadium last weekend. The Tigers slammed home 13 goals in the first half to put the game to bed early, eventually coming away with a 20.8 (128) to 10.11 (71) win in Round […]

Western Australia announces 2023/24 Summer squads
WESTERN Australia Football Commission (WAFC) released the finalised lists of the initial Summer squads for both the boys and girls programs. The players featured include a host of talents that featured at the 2023 AFL/W Under 18 and Under 16 Championships. The squads feature 38 boys and 32 girls who were selected to partake, ranging […]

Tigers and Saints destroy scoreless opponents
IT was an incredibly one-sided round of NTFL Women’s Premier League action, with two teams held scoreless and the closest margin of the four games being 42 points. That, along with the next closest margin of 64 points paled in comparison to the beltings that Nightcliff and St Mary’s handed out, which totalled a whopping […]

Best is yet to come for in-form Frederick: Symonds
COLLINGWOOD ruck Sabrina Frederick may hold claim to the most improved player in Season 8, having revitalised her career in the role after struggling to find her All-Australian best across two clubs in the past five seasons. But in Season 8, Frederick is in her best form since dominating as a key forward for Brisbane […]

Partial Power eclipse of the Suns
IT WAS not quite a Power outage nor a late Sunrise, as Yartapuulti and Gold Coast were forced to split the points in a frantic Round 8 AFL Women’s draw. It was the first draw of the 2023 season, with the Power coming from behind early to hit the front and look home with six […]

Last quarter Lions roar past Crows
BRISBANE’S double chance hopes increased significantly on the weekend, with a favourable set of results taking place. The Lions knocked off the previously undefeated Adelaide at Brighton Homes Arena, before West Coast upset fifth placed Essendon, and Gold Coast had to split the points with Port Adelaide. Those trio of results meant Brisbane went into […]

2023 AFLW off-season dates confirmed
EXPEDITED AFL Women’s Sign, Trade and Draft period dates have been confirmed, with just 15 days between the AFLW Grand Final and the 2023 AFLW Draft. In the space of that time, clubs will re-sign, sign, trade, delist and then draft to ensure their Season 9 lists are ready to go eight months before the […]

Cooper crushes Combine to be top ranked athlete
SYDNEY Swans Academy top-ager Holly Cooper was statistically the top athlete at the AFLW Draft Combine, scoring a near-perfect performance across the indoor athletic tests. Of the 70 athletes who tested, Cooper scored an 95 physical performance rating (PPR), to be the top ranked talent across the board for the jumps, sprint and agility testing. […]