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.

NAB League Girls Round 3 preview: Teams return after quick fixture switch
A SNAP lockdown and subsequent quick team swap later, and the NAB League Girls competition is set to return tomorrow for Round 3 of action. The Round 2 matches have been postponed, though with the border restrictions coming into play and 14 days quarantine required for any person from Victoria to enter Tasmania, it meant […]

Sharks youth set to shine in 2021
A NEW squad that has changed “dramatically”, coached by a fresh face, and a new role for one of its talented up-and-coming youngsters in Rosie Walsh has East Fremantle buoyant about the season ahead. The Sharks were back-to-back premiers in 2018-19 and then preliminary final losers last season in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) […]

SANFLW Academy Ones to Watch: West Adelaide and WWT Eagles
IN the final of four SANFL Women’s Ones to Watch, we take a look at those West Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens Eagles players inside the South Australian Under-19 State Academy, and what they could offer to their club. WEST ADELAIDE: Abbie Ballard Midfielder | Over-ager The over-age talent has a potent left foot that can […]

SANFLW Academy Ones to Watch: South Adelaide and Sturt
IN the third of four SANFL Women’s Ones to Watch, we take a look at those South Adelaide and Sturt players inside the South Australian Under-19 State Academy, and what they could offer to their club. SOUTH ADELAIDE: Tahlita Buethke Midfielder | Over-ager Of the over-agers still in the Academy, Buethke could be one of […]

Bulldogs build brand and now ready to bite
CENTRAL District coach Shaun Ribbons will head into the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season confident his side can begin to put into place the learnings of the first two seasons to take the next step in the competition. Playing in a trial match against North Adelaide on the weekend, it was […]

Subiaco ready to roar into 2021
A NEW coach and a renewed focus will see Subiaco amongst the contenders in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition. After reaching the 2020 WAFL Women’s Grand Final following a few near misses after great regular seasons, the Lions just fell short against a determined Peel Thunder on the day. In 2021, Subiaco […]

SANFLW Academy Ones to Watch: North Adelaide and Norwood
IN the second of four SANFL Women’s Ones to Watch, we take a look at those North Adelaide and Norwood players inside the South Australian Under-19 State Academy, and what they could offer to their club. NORTH ADELAIDE: Kate Case Forward | Top-ager A real lively player with plenty of upside, Case is a danger […]

SANFLW Academy Ones to Watch: Central District and Glenelg
IN the first of four SANFL Women’s Ones to Watch, we take a look at those Central District and Glenelg players inside the South Australian Under-19 State Academy, and what they could offer for their club. CENTRAL DISTRICT: Lauren Breguet Midfielder | Top-ager One of Central’s standout top-agers this season, Breguet has a number of […]

NAB League Girls top debutants shine
DEBUTS are memorable occasions, and for a number of NAB League Girls, that chance came on the weekend. In this feature piece we take a look at some of those players who managed to catch the eye in their first games, be it due to missing out previously through injury or inexperience, or brand new […]

Peel prepares for 2021 after “whirlwind” season
TWELVE months ago, Peel Thunder was coming off a wooden spoon with bucketloads of young talent and little expectations on them ahead of the 2020 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s season. Fast forward to 2021, and the Thunder have turned from the hunter into the hunted, having experienced a “whirlwind” of a season to […]

WAFL Women’s to return on February 20
THE wait for the return of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition is almost over, with the 2021 season fixture released this week and teams set to do battle from the weekend of February 20. Initially touted to start next weekend, the season was pushed back a week, with the 2021 WAFL Women’s […]

2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls TOTW: Round 1
FOUR teams have recorded an equal round-high three players in Draft Central’s first NAB League Girls’ Team of the Week for 2021. Calder Cannons, Geelong Falcons, Oakleigh Chargers and Tasmania Devils all had three players make the team this week, in what was a really difficult week to narrow down to just 24 players. The […]