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.
QAFLW weekly wrap: Devils join Roos and Bluebirds as undefeated sides
THREE teams still remain unbeaten in the Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW) competition after Round 2 results. The only side to go down after a win in Round 1 was Wilston Grange who suffered defeat at the hands of Yeronga South Brisbane. The Devils remained undefeated in season 2020 along with Coolangatta Tweed and […]
2020 NAB League Boys team preview: Eastern Ranges
EASTERN Ranges will have a very different look to their NAB League Boys side in 2020 coming off a grand final last year. The Ranges had a top-age heavy group that had come through the program together over the past few years and now a number of fresh faces have joined the club to begin […]
NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 2 – Tyanna Smith (Dandenong)
AFTER nearly earning the title last week, Dandenong Stingrays’ Tyanna Smith has been nominated as the Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week following back-to-back best on ground performances. The Stingrays’ midfielder racked up 29 disposals, five marks, seven inside 50s and laid seven tackles, whilst also having a couple of shots on […]
Oakleigh runs away with record-breaking win on historic day
OAKLEIGH Chargers flexed their NAB League Girls title-contending muscles in Tasmania Devils’ inaugural match, winning by a record 102 points at the picturesque North Hobart Oval on Saturday. Despite the Devils never giving up and constantly harassing the opposition with great defensive pressure, the result was never in doubt from the second term when the […]
2020 NAB League Boys team preview: Oakleigh Chargers
REIGNING premiers, Oakleigh Chargers have plenty of bottom-age talent from 2019 that will lead the assault on back-to-back flags, with a host of Next Generation Academy (NGA) and father-son prospects who will create plenty of traction in season 2020. Talent Manager Jy Bond said the club had a lot more bottom-agers last season that usual […]
NAB League Girls preview: Round 2 – Huge clashes book-end Super Saturday
A HUGE Super Saturday takes place in the NAB League Girls competition this weekend with five games across three venues – two double-headers – including a couple of blockbusters book-ending the round and a clash between two winless sides. Tasmania Devils also make their debut in the league and host Oakleigh Chargers, whilst Western Jets […]
NAB League Girls Team Selection: Round 2 – 2018 grand finalists lock horns
AFTER a week of exciting action last round, the NAB League Girls take to the field again with five games played across three venues and a brand new side entering the competition. Tasmania Devils play their first official game in the competition as a full-time side, welcoming Oakleigh Chargers to North Hobart Oval. In other […]
QAFLW weekly wrap: First round of action provides surprises
THE 2020 Queensland Football League Women’s (QAFLW) competition and Development League began last week with a number of tight contests at senior level, and one-sided results at the development level to kick off the new season. QAFLW results: Bond University 5.3 (33) defeated by Coolangatta Tweed 5.8 (38) Wilston Grange 4.3 (27) defeated University of […]
SANFL Women’s Team of the Week: Round 3 – Panthers strike with fantastic five
SOUTH Adelaide leads the way for the Draft Central South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Team of the Week nominations for Round 3, with the Panthers recording an impressive five players in this week’s team. Fellow undefeated side North Adelaide recorded four players in the team, with Glenelg, West Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens – the […]
Ball movement and clean hands impress Stingrays’ coach
IT was a near-perfect start to the season for the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League Girls competition, defeating Eastern Ranges by 50 points at Holm Park Reserve in Beaconsfield on Sunday. Despite an impressive performance where coach Dave Carden said the players executed the quick ball movement and clean hands they were looking for, […]
NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 1 – Laura Gardiner (Geelong)
IN a bumper round of NAB League Girls and plenty of individual efforts, it was a tough first week to pick our Draft Central Player of the Week. In the end, that honour belonged to Geelong Falcons’ midfielder, Laura Gardiner who suffered leather poisoning during the Falcons’ 33-point victory over Gippsland Power at RMIT Bundoora […]
SANFL Women’s Round 3 review: Roosters crow as Tigers claw back on winners list
LAST year’s South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s grand finalists head into the first season break undefeated, as South Adelaide and North Adelaide prepare to renew hostilities in Round 4. In other results, Glenelg and Sturt both got on the board for their first wins of the season, defeating last year’s newcomers in Central […]