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.

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Scouting Notes: 2024 CTL Girls – Oakleigh vs. Dandenong

REIGNING premiers Oakleigh Chargers stamped their ticket into the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final with a hard-fought win over Dandenong Stingrays in challenging conditions at Highgate Recreation Reserve.

Tigers roar to AFL Canberra flag

QUEANBEYAN Tigers completed the perfect season on the weekend, when they defeated Belconnen Magpies to remain undefeated and salute for the 2024 AFL Canberra flag. After a tight first half, the Tigers managed to kick away with five goals to one in the second half and seal the 7.7 (49) to 2.4 (16) victory. The […]

Eagles give Students a lesson to soar into grand final

EAST Coast Eagles have earned the right to challenge for a third straight flag and a second crack at Manly Warringah Wolves after putting an end to Sydney University’s fairytale run from fifth spot. The Eagles controlled the game from the outside and had 20 scoring shots to four in a 10.10 (70) to 1.3 […]

2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Preliminary Finals wrap

A REPEAT of last year’s Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final will take place next weekend after reigning premiers Oakleigh Chargers, and the team they beat in the 2023 decider Eastern Ranges, both won their respective preliminary finals.

“Far superior” Blues keep Cats goalless

GEELONG coach Dan Lowther did not mince his words when summing up what went wrong during the Cats’ goalless loss to Carlton at Ikon Park yesterday. The Blues won 4.5 (29) to 0.5 (5), and when Lowther was asked exactly what when wrong, he replied with “how long you got?”. “Everything went wrong for us […]

Busy Stark chases multiple dreams

NORTHERN Territory’s Emma Stark is not your typical AFL Women’s Draft hopeful. The St Mary’s and Oakleigh Chargers young gun is not only a promising talent playing Australian rules football, but also officiating it too. Best known for her debut as the youngest field umpire at the elite level when officiating the Essendon-Hawthorn AFLW clash […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Preliminary Finals

FOUR teams remain in the hunt for the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls premiership with last year’s grand finalists Oakleigh Chargers and Eastern Ranges taking on Dandenong Stingrays and Geelong Falcons respectively. FORM: Oakleigh Chargers have won 11 matches on the trot and only went down in one game all year – to Gold Coast […]

2024 AFL Canberra Grand Final previews

QUEANBEYAN Tigers are on the verge of doubling down in flag success tomorrow when their AFL Canberra First Grade Men’s and Women’s sides run out for their respective grand finals. The Women’s side has gone undefeated from 15 games and a final in 2024, while the men’s team recorded a 12-3 record and successfully reached […]

2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier preview: Finals Week 3

JUST two games remain in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division season, with Manly Warringah Wolves having booked their spot in the grand final and now await the winner of tomorrow’s preliminary final. The champions against the fresh faces; back-to-back reigning premier East Coast Eagles host Sydney University in what promises to be a fascinating […]

2024 RMC Medal: Final Leaderboard

A NAIL-BITING finish to the 2024 Rookie Me Central Medal in the Coates Talent League Girls competition saw just one vote separate the top two, and each of the top 12 on different vote totals. Dandenong Stingrays’ Jemma Reynolds polled in 12 of her 14 games to deserve the accolade, finishing one vote clear of […]

Reynolds claims Rookie Me Central Medal

DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Jemma Reynolds was crowned the 2024 Rookie Me Central Medallist, with the top-age AFLW Draft prospect crediting her consistency and durability for the award. Following in the footsteps of past winners Zarlie Goldsworthy and Sara Howley, Reynolds polled 49 votes iin a thrilling finish to the count. Reynolds polled in an incredible […]

Prosser-Shaw joins AFLW Academy duo at Combine

ONE of three NSW/ACT players to earn a National Draft Combine invite, Giants Academy utility Amelie Prosser-Shaw is in rare company. The top-age teenager out of the East Coast Eagles set her sights on representing the Allies at the Under 18 Championships, running out for GWS Giants’ VFLW side, and getting drafted at year’s end. […]

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