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 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Vic Metro
VIC Metro came away with the commanding 94-point win over the Allies in Blacktown on Saturday afternoon, which kicked off the 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. There were no shortage of talented players on the ground, with plenty of great individual performances which we took note of.

State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Preliminary Final
NORWOOD advanced through to the SANFL Women’s Grand Final after an impressive hard-fought win over Glenelg, coming from fourth spot to send out the Bays in straight sets. We took note of the 10 State Academy members in action through the match and how each of them performed.

Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 12a
IT WAS a relatively quiet weekend in the Coates Talent League Girls competition as just two matches took place in Round 12. It was the first of two weekends across a split round, with GWV Rebels and Geelong Falcons picking up wins. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye in […]

Purple Patch: Lee produces triple treat
NORWOOD talent Kiana Lee produced one of the most incredible individual quarters in recent SANFLW finals history, when she kicked three goals in the second term to seize control for the Redlegs in the preliminary final against Glenelg. It was not just the fact she kicked three goals in the quarter, but also the sublime […]

State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Preliminary Final
CLAREMONT moved through to its third successive WAFL Women’s Grand Final with a hard-fought runaway win against West Perth. There were four State Academy members in the match and we took note of how each of them all performed. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.

Harken wins back-to-back Dhara Kerr Medals
CLAREMONT prolific midfielder Jayme Harken edged out top-age star Zippy Fish in a memorable Dhara Kerr Medal count last night to win back-to-back honours. The 28-year-old ball-winning inside midfielder was one of the favourites coming into the night alongside Fish, and the pair went head-to-head before the former just secured the win by a vote. […]

Students slay improving Dragons
ALTHOUGH the scoreline and trends turned out exactly as predicted and recent patterns have shown, St George Dragons were gallant in a 52-point defeat to Sydney University on the weekend. Perspective is important to gain a true grasp of what happened in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division match, with the Dragons much improved despite […]

Tigers end Falcons flight, set Sharks rematch
FOR the third consecutive season, East Fremantle and Claremont will face off in the WAFL Women’s Grand Final, after the latter ended West Perth’s fairytale season in a 27-point win on Saturday. In front of home fans, the Tigers started strong in the first half, then withstood a challenge from the visitors during the third […]

2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 12a wrap
IN the first half of Round 12, the GWV Rebels and Geelong Falcons both picked up wins over Murray Bushrangers and Eastern Ranges respectively at neutral venues. We wrap up who stood out across the games.

Redlegs march into SANFLW Grand Final
NORWOOD will look to defy the odds to win the 2024 SANFL Women’s premiership from fourth spot after reach the grand final following a hard-fought win over Glenelg on Saturday. The Redlegs stormed ahead after a remarkable three-goal second term from Kiana Lee, only for the Bays to catch them and the visitors needing a […]

PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 12 – Sunday
ANOTHER standalone Coates Talent League Girls game – though in conjunction with the Sandringham Dragons and Eastern Ranges’ boys game – the Ranges play host to Geelong Falcons at Trevor Barker Oval today from 12:30pm. FORM: Since losing to the Brisbane Lions Academy, the Ranges have awoken from their slumber and last year’s grand finalists […]

Metro trio torment Allies in 94-point win
A COMBINED 13 goals and 23 marks from trio Georgie Brisbane, Grace Belloni and Emma McDonald helped Vic Metro produce a dominant 94-point win over the Allies in the opening match of the 2024 AFLW Under 18 Championships. Metro put the foot down with seven first quarter goals to nil and never looked back from […]