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.
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 14
IT WAS comparatively a quiet round in the NAB League Boys competition with just four matches played across the weekend. A couple of those were huge thrashings, with Gippsland’s Power’s 100-point belting of Northern Knights earning the most players in our Rookie Me Central NAB League Boys Team of the Week for Round 14. The […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League – Round 14
AS the NAB League Boys season enters its final month, a bunch of representative stars have begun to filter back into the pathway competition. Just four fixtures took place, with two big thrashings and one thriller among the results. We noted some of the top performers from each region. All notes are the opinion of […]
2022 AFL Under 16s All-Australian team announced
AFL UNDER 16s champions South Australia, and Vic Metro have emerged with a carnival-high five representatives in the 2022 AFL Under 16s All-Australian team. With the conclusion of the carnival, the 23-player squad was selected, with South Australia and Vic Metro picking up five players each, while Western Australia and Vic Country managed the four, […]
Potential Best 21s – AFLW Season 7: Geelong, Gold Coast, GWS
LATER this month the AFL Women’s Season 7 will kick off and there is plenty to get excited about. While preseasons are underway and coaches are trying to work out a Round 1 lineup, we delved into what each of the sides could look like next season. Over a six-part series, we will examine three […]
2022 AFLW 10 under 10 to watch: Annise Bradfield
IN a unique series for the lead-up to the 2022 AFL Women’s Season 7, Rookie Me Central will look at 10 players to watch this year who have played under 10 games. Whilst it would be easy to pick those who finished high in last year’s Rising Star, or top picks this year, we have […]
Potential Best 21s – AFLW Season 7: Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle
LATER this month the AFL Women’s Season 7 will kick off and there is plenty to get excited about. While preseasons are underway and coaches are trying to work out a Round 1 lineup, we delved into what each of the sides could look like next season. Over a six-part series, we will examine three […]
2022 AFLW 10 under 10 to watch: Courtney Jones
IN a unique series for the lead-up to the 2022 AFL Women’s Season 7, Rookie Me Central will look at 10 players to watch this year who have played under 10 games. Whilst it would be easy to pick those who finished high in last year’s Rising Star, or top picks this year, we have […]
2022 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 14
IT took 14 weeks, but the ladder-leading Gippsland Power finally have a Rookie Me Central NAB League Boys Player of the Week. Returning to the side after a long lay-off with injury, Power skipper Bailey Humphrey returned to the fold against the Northern Knights to slam home four goals from nine scoring shots and have […]
Potential Best 21s – AFLW Season 7: Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton
LATER this month the AFL Women’s Season 7 will kick off and there is plenty to get excited about. While preseasons are underway and coaches are trying to work out a Round 1 lineup, we delved into what each of the sides could look like next season. Over a six-part series, we will examine three […]
2022 AFLW 10 under 10 to watch: Laura Gardiner
IN a unique series for the lead-up to the 2022 AFL Women’s Season 7, Rookie Me Central will look at 10 players to watch this year who have played under 10 games. Whilst it would be easy to pick those who finished high in last year’s Rising Star, or top picks this year, we have […]
Power return home, load up against Knights
GIPPSLAND Power will welcome back captain Bailey Humphrey as well as Coby Burgiel for its Round 14 home match against Northern Knights tomorrow in what will be a big inclusion for the home side. Humphrey has not played since Round 8, and has been named in the forward pocket for the game, while Vic Country […]
Caulfield’s nine straight goals lifts Senior Girls to victory
NINE consecutive goals over the course of 62 minutes has propelled Caulfield Grammar to a 46-point win over Rowville Secondary College to take out the Herald Sun Shield Senior Girls Division 1 title. Caulfield – lead by best on ground Siena Farrell and captain Rosie Finster – slammed home seven first half goals and nine […]