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.
2022 VNSL Club Power Rankings: Round 3
IN a new article for the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season, Rookie Me Central will take a look at Club Power Rankings. The rankings will focus on goal difference (starting with last season’s goal difference) to predict the results in each match. Then, from the actual results, teams will either gain or lose points […]
M-League Round 10 preview: Finals on the line in last round
FINALS are just around the corner as the Victorian Men’s and Mixed Netball Association (VMMNA) last round gets underway tomorrow night. Round 10 marks the end of the 2021/22 regular season, with just four teams from each grade advancing to the post-season series. The final four will see knock out semi-finals between first and fourth […]
Bath overcomes challenges to beat Rhinos
TEAM Bath has overcome pre-match challenges and limited players to storm to an eye-catching 20-goal win over Leeds Rhinos to close out Round 3 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL). The standalone Monday night clash took place at EIS Sheffield, with Bath announcing pre-game it had called up three players to its side after injury […]
M-League Juniors: Darebin topples Wyndham in Under 18s
ROUND 9 of the Victorian Mens and Mixed Netball Association (VMMNA) M-League Juniors was completed on Wednesday night with mixed results. Darebin caused the major upset with a two-goal win over Wyndham in the Under 18 Boys, as the other results largely went as expected across the Under 18 Mixed and Under 15 Boys divisions. […]
Thunder breaks through the Storm as Lightning strikes
THOUGH the three favourites got the job done, there was little doubt about the incredible netball on display in the first match at Belle Vue. Manchester Thunder won in a whopping 144-goal thriller (76-68) over Surrey Storm, whilst Loughborough Lightning and Wasps Netball secured wins over Celtic Dragons and Severn Stars respectively. Here are how […]
Mavericks and Rhinos win two-goal thrillers
IT was quite the memorable first day of Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) for Round 3, as Saracens Mavericks and Leeds Rhinos both came away with two-goal wins. The Mavericks defeated London Pulse 53-51, whilst the Rhinos toppled the Strathclyde Sirens. Here are how the two games went down. Three more VNSL matches take place overnight, […]
Quakes save finals hopes with Vipers win
MELBOURNE Quakes have secured their finals spot in the 2021/22 Victorian Men’s and Mixed Netball Association (VMMNA) Mixed Premier Division. Coming into the penultimate round, the Quakes needed to win in order to book a finals spot, given a loss would hand fourth spot to Ariels – at least for the week – and the […]
2022 VNSL Round 3 preview: Rhinos enter comp
ROUND 3 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) competition will get underway on Friday night, with three games on Saturday and a standalone all blue and gold battle on Monday evening. Leeds Rhinos play two matches across the weekend, after missing out on their Round 2 fixture. ROUND 3: Friday, February 11 Saturday, February 12 […]
City brings the Heat to stun St Therese
CITY Heat have caused the upset of the season, downing a previously undefeated St Therese by eight goals (35-27) to keep the race for third and fourth red-hot in the Victorian Men’s and Mixed Netball Association (VMMNA) Men’s Premier Division. Keeping their finals hopes alive in the process, the Heat became the first team to […]
2022 VNSL Club Power Rankings: Round 1 & 2
IN a new article for the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season, Rookie Me Central will take a look at Club Power Rankings. The Power Rankings will focus on goal difference (starting with last season’s goal difference) to predict the results in each match. Then, from the actual results, teams will either gain or lose […]
2022 VNSL stats Top Performers: Round 1 & 2
TWO rounds are down in the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season, and already a number of players have stood up for their respective teams. In today’s stats wrap, we take a look at some of the more dominant individual statistical performances. Layla Guscoth (Team Bath) The England Roses defender had a typical start to […]
2021/22 M-League Round 9 preview: Seahawks chance to bounce back
AFTER back-to-back losses, Southern Seahawks have the chance to get their Victorian Men’s and Mixed Netball Association (VMMNA) season back on track. The Men’s Premier Division side headed into Round 7 of competition unbeaten, but after a reality check from top of the table St Therese, the Seahawks again went down in a shock loss […]