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.

2025 CTL | Round 6 Player of the Week: Beau Addinsall
GOLD Coast Suns Academy midfielder Beau Addinsall is our lates Coates Talent League Boys Player of the Week after an enormous performance against Oakleigh Chargers in Round 6. Back at home at People First Stadium, Addinsall amassed 35 disposals, eight marks, three tackles, eight clearances, five inside 50s, two rebound 50s and two goals in […]

2025 CTLG | Round 5 Player of the Week: Chloe Baker-West
A LONG time coming, Calder Cannons star Chloe Baker-West earned our Coates Talent League Player of the Week nomination for Round 5. The two-time Vic Metro MVP and high-volume accumulator has been in the top two or three just about every round but keeps narrowly getting pipped. However on the weekend, she stood tall to […]

Where there’s a Walsh, there’s a way as Sturt sinks West
IN A GAME crying out for a match-winner to take control of an epic struggle, it was Sturt forward Zara Walsh who rose up to make a couple of clutch plays in the last 10 minutes to help her Double Blues side put away a fast-finishing West Adelaide side and return to the top four. […]

AFLW Draft Q&A: Jovie Skewes-Clinton
A SKILLFUL tall who can clunk a mark and play across all three lines on the field, Jovie Skewes-Clinton is a unique prospect in this year’s AFLW Draft. A member of the Vic Country hub, Skewes-Clinton has predominantly played in defence in the past with stints forward and through the mid, and that showed through […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 6: Sunday
A MUST-WIN game for two mid-table sides in East Fremantle and Swan Districts takes place while the unbeaten Claremont faces winless Perth in the other Sunday WAFL Women’s clash for Round 6.

2025 SANFLW Round 7: Sunday preview
A TOP-against-bottom clash closes out Round 7 of SANFL Women’s action as the unbeaten Eagles face off against the winless Glenelg, while in the other Sunday game, both North Adelaide and Norwood will be hungry for a win as part of the mid-table long-jam.

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 6: Saturday
ACTION returns to the WAFL Women’s competition after a league-wide bye due to the State Game as the four matches are split over both days. In this article we preview the Peel Thunder-West Perth and South Fremantle-East Perth contests tomorrow.

PREVIEW | CTLG R5 – Chargers set for Sun-day clash
A MASSIVE weekend of eight games takes place across the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with the four Queensland and New South Wales Academies in action once more. We take a look at the Suns Academy hosting Oakleigh Chargers as our feature game of the weekend.

2025 SANFLW Round 7: Saturday preview
A REMATCH of the 2023 SANFLW Grand Final – that saw just one point separate the sides when they last played in Round 4 – as well as two teams keen to chase that fourth spot as part of a mid-table log-jam do battle when SANFLW action returns for Round 7 tomorrow.

Around the Grounds: Ali make Pies debut
EASTERN Ranges raw talent Rod Ali will make his VFL debut on the weekend when he dons the black and white stripes at Preston City Oval. The athletic defender is a rare Coates Talent League inclusion on a weekend where only the Jets have a bye. Ali has shown promise throughout his few matches both […]

Scouting Notes: Double Blues survive scare in epic
STURT has held on gamely against a fast-finishing South Adelaide in one of the most incredible first-against-late battles for Round 7 of the SANFL Under 18s competition. The Double Blues lead by 21 points at quarter time and 22 points at the final break, and even 20 points with six minutes on the clock before […]

AFLW Draft Q&A: Macy Philpott
FROM doing cartwheels around the field having fun with an opponent to hoping to crack into South Australia’s state side, top-age Rooster Macy Philpott has enjoyed her journey through football. The North Adelaide prospect is a tall, developing talent who is yet to crack through for a League game but has set that as one […]