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: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 14
IN what was not the most ideal conditions, all six Coates Talent League Girls matches took place, including one – Geelong Falcons and Tasmania Devils – that was reduced to 15-minute flat quarters. We were on-hand to note down some of the best performers across the weekend taking into account Victorian representation, with all notes […]

2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 14
EASTERN Ranges won a tough slog in Frankston and earned a league-high four players in our Coates Talent League Girls Round 14 Team of the Week. The remaining five winners all had multiple representatives, with each of the six losers having at least one representative for the weekend. Skippering the side in Round 14 was […]

2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 14 wrap
WET and windy conditions proved problematic for Coates Talent League Girls sides across the weekend in what provided a number of tight, low-scoring contests because of it. We recap Round 14 and how it all went down.

Reigning premiers reestablish AFL Sydney pecking order
AFTER a challenging couple of rounds, reigning AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division premier East Coast Eagles have reminded the rest of the competition what they are capable of with a commanding 19-point win over Manly Warringah Wolves at Kanebridge Oval. In a rain-affected match, the Eagles ground out a 3.10 (29) to 1.2 (3) victory […]

NSW takes down Vics, WA in huge start to nationals
NEW SOUTH Wales has defied expectations at the School Sport Australia 15 and Under Girls Championships by finishing day two with an unbeaten record. The state incredibly claimed victories over Western Australia (nine points) and Victoria (13) to head into day three guaranteed a spot in the knockout semi-finals. The carnival is being played on […]

Scouting notes: 2024 SA U18s vs. SA U23s
SOUTH Australia’s best young mature-age talent took home the win against the reigning back-to-back AFLW Under 18s side yesterday in a nail-biting two-point win. The Under 23s side made up of the most draftable players aged under 23 and led by Eagles coach Narelle Smith, fought back from a deficit midway through the final term […]

2024 CTL Girls Player of the Week: Round 14
RETURNING after a week off, Sandringham Dragons star Sophie McKay was crucial in her side’s nail-biting three-point win over Murray Bushrangers at Highgate Recreation Reserve. The Carlton father-daughter prospect shone in windy conditions at Craigieburn, producing a best on ground performance to be our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Player of the Week […]

Croweaters set for SANFLW U23s test
SOUTH Australia will keep match fit ahead of its huge AFLW Under 18 Championships clash against Vic Metro in a fortnight when the Croweaters face a SANFL Women’s Under 23s side tomorrow. Streamed live via KommunityTV, the contest kicks off at 11am local time with the best Under 23s from the SANFLW getting a chance […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 14 – Sunday
AFTER a wet and windy Saturday affected Coates Talent League Girls games, another three matches take place tomorrow to complete Round 14. We preview each of them and take a look at players to watch. FORM: GWV Rebels come into the match in some form, having won back-to-back matches against the bottom two country sides […]

Western Australia names AFLW U18s squad, prepares for praccy
WESTERN Australia’s top AFLW Under 18s State Academy members will embark on the first of its three matches in as many weeks tomorrow when they face off against Claremont in a exhibition match. The Sandgropers will face a Tigers side that has as many as 13 premiership players as a warm-up to the first AFLW […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 14 – Saturday
A TRIPLE treat of matches take place across the northern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne in the Coates Talent League Girls providing a couple of ripping contests. We preview those three games as the season builds towards its conclusion. FORM: Northern is coming off a hard-fought win in the mud against Murray Bushrangers up at […]

Frantic final round for QAFLW sides
EVERYTHING is to play for in the last round of the QAFL Women’s competition as five potential teams become four, and the door is ajar ever so slightly for a chance in the top two. All eyes will be on the race to the post-season series. Luckily for sides such as Bond University and Southport […]