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.

State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 11
A TOP State Academy star was among those to return, while another couple of debutants stepped up to League level in the SANFL Women’s competition. As always we took note of how the State Academy members performed, with all notes the opinion of the individual author.

2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 13
ALL FOUR winning sides contributed the same amount of WAFL Women’s Team of the Week nominees for Round 13, making up 16 of the 24 players in the side. Two losing sides – South Fremantle and Peel Thunder had one less with three, while Claremont had two and East Perth was the only team without […]

2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Lily Paterson (Swan Districts)
SWAN Districts top-ager Lily Paterson has been one of the standout surprise packets of the WAFL Women’s this season, stepping up for the Black Ducks after missing out on State Academy selection. That omission is almost certainly going to change ahead of the AFLW Under 18 Championships, with Paterson averaging an incredible 23.4 disposals in […]

2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 11
SOUTH Adelaide and Sturt have shared the hours for the Round 11 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week. Both sides recoded a league-high five representatives in the team, with Norwood (four) and North Adelaide (three) the other winners over the weekend. The four losing sides had two or less players. SANFLW | Match of the […]

Bulldogs break drought with Demon defeat
IT WAS a proud day for UNSW-ES Bulldogs fans as the club secured its first win in the 2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division. The Bulldogs overcame fellow winless side Pennant Hills Demons in Round 7, kicking four goals to nil during the middle two quarters to set up the three-goal win, 5.3 (33) to […]

2024 SANFLW R11 wrap: Bottom beats top as Roosters roll on
NORTH Adelaide has shown it can beat any side on its given day despite being anchored to the bottom of the latter, stunning first placed Glenelg in a remarkable 11-point win. Since losing their first nine games, the Roosters have won two on the trot under interim coach Kelly Barltrop, this time knocking of the […]

The Price is right: Falcons do it again
WEST PERTH is making a habit out of snatching victory out of the jaws of defeat in the dying moments of a match, and after stunning Claremont last week, doubled down with an incredible win over South Fremantle. The Falcons trailed by as much as 17 points early in the fourth term, before kicking 3.2 […]

Panthers avoid drawing Blood with nail-biting win
SOUTH Adelaide managed to kill the clock in the final few minutes of its nerve-wracking win over West Adelaide in order to secure a one-point win and move within just one point of top spot. The victory meant the Panthers were able to go into outright second spot on the SANFL Women’s ladder following a […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 8 – Sunday
ROUND 8 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition rolls on with two more matches on Sunday. A couple of mid-table sides in Gippsland Power and Sandringham Dragons face off in Morwell, while Eastern Ranges make the trek north to take on Bendigo Pioneers at Queen Elizabeth Oval. FORM: Both these sides have shown glimpses […]

2024 SANFLW Round 11: Saturday II preview
AFTER previewing the three afternoon games yesterday, we take a look at the fourth and final SANFL Women’s game which sees reigning premiers Central District hosting Norwood. The last time these two sides faced off it was just two points the difference with the former getting up back in Round 1.

PREVIEW | 2024 WAFLW Round 13: Saturday
THREE WAFL Women’s matches take place tomorrow for the start of Round 13, including a grand final rematch, and a battle between finals contenders. We preview the thee contests in the first of our two previews for the weekend.

2024 SANFLW Round 11: Saturday I preview
ALL FOUR SANFL Women’s Round 11 matches take place tomorrow and we have split up the previews to look at the three games earlier in the afternoon. That includes a must-win contest between Sturt and Eagles, while South and West Adelaide go at it, as does Glenelg and North Adelaide in a top-against-bottom battle.