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.
Scouting notes: Allies vs. Victoria trials
THE 50-man Allies squad split in two on Sunday to take on Victoria Country and Metro in a couple of trial games as each squad nears completion in the lead up to the National Championships on Saturday at the MCG. We had eyes on both matches at Ikon Park, and here are our opinion-based notes […]
2019 NAB League Girls Grand Final
NORTHERN Knights claimed the 2019 NAB League Girls premiership, defeating the Calder Cannons by 22 points at Ikon Park on Saturday. We were there to capture the day and here are some of the images, accompanied with some post-game quotes for Northern Knights fans to relieve the huge day. “Our forwards are so, so dangerous, […]
Panthers go back-to-back in 22-point premiership victory
SOUTH Adelaide has gone back-to-back in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, following a 22-point win over North Adelaide Roosters in challenging conditions, which included three goals in red time across the quarters. The victory is a historic one for the club, with it being the first time South Adelaide had overcome […]
Northern Knights soar to go one better in 2019 with 33-point premiership victory
NORTHERN Knights have capitalised on their opportunities in a memorable 33-point premiership win over Calder Cannons at Ikon Park in near-perfect conditions. While grey skies threatened to rain on the game, no one or nothing could rain on the Knights parade, who stormed to victory in a terrific team effort, deserving of the only side […]
20 players to watch ahead of the National Under 18 Championships
FOLLOWING up from the Draft Central May Power Rankings earlier in the month, we have listed 20 players to watch who are either in great form, have shown promising signs for the future, or who might be injured and have been highly touted prospects in the past. It is by no means a ranked or […]
SANFL Women’s Grand Final preview: South Adelaide vs. North Adelaide
TEN rounds and two weeks of finals down has our last two teams standing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition. For one team, history will be made as either the South Adelaide Panthers or North Adelaide Roosters will be crowned 2019 premiers. There are a number of historic moments that will […]
Under 16 Victorian AFLW squads announced
VICTORIA’S top Under-16 female talent has been announced ahead of the a couple of clashes next month. Vic Metro will face New South Wales / Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT) at Albury from 10am on Sunday, June 9 over the long weekend, before facing Vic Country at Avalon Airport Oval from 12pm on Saturday, June 22. […]
Team of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 8
GIPPSLAND Power and Western Jets’ big wins over their opponents have resulted in making up almost one third of the Draft Central NAB League Boys Team of the Week for Round 8. Seven other teams recorded two players each, while Round 8 losing sides, Geelong Falcons, Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels and Tasmania Devils each […]
Draft Central Team of the Year: NAB League Girls
WITH so many impressive individuals performing across the NAB League Girls nine-week season, it was incredibly tough to pick our Draft Central Team of the Year for 2019. The Team of the Year is decided by the amount of Team of the Week nominations a player receives, with everyone in the team receiving between three […]
Draft Central Player of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 8
WESTERN Jets’ Darcy Cassar has earned the nomination for Draft Central Player of the Week in the tightest Facebook poll of the year. Cassar polled 53 per cent of the vote compared to Calder Cannons’ Ned Gentile, with more than 2000 votes cast between the pair. Cassar racked up a season-high 41 disposals, the third […]
Weekend wash-up: SANFL Women’s Preliminary Final
NORTH Adelaide has exorcised any lingering demons that haunted the playing group in its previous two finals series, after holding on in a titanic struggle against minor premiers Norwood. The Redlegs have been a source of pain for the Roosters over the past two years, defeating them in the 2017 South Australian National Football League […]
VFLW Round 2 weekend preview: Pies bolster experience, while Cats and Dons head to Colac
CARLTON, Western Bulldogs and Williamstown all begin their campaigns this week coming off byes, while Richmond has a break from the VFL Women’s competition to test themselves against GWS GIANTS in an invitational match. With plenty of entertaining contests across the weekend, expect some great clashes. CASEY DEMONS v. CARLTONRound 2 – 18/05/201911:30Casey Fields In […]