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 SANFLW Round 8: Sunday preview
A STANDALONE Sunday game closes out Round 8 of the SANFL Women’s and the stakes just got higher for Sturt with Central District losing today. It opens the door for a four-point gap inside the finals places should the Double Blues topple the Panthers, though South need to win to stop the impending challenge from […]

PREVIEW | CTLG R6 – Lions to close series against Chargers
BRISBANE Lions Academy will conclude its four-game Coates Talent League Girls stint against the Oakleigh Chargers tomorrow, joining the Gold Coast Suns Academy and GWS Giants Academy as Northern Academies wrapping after a strong month of action. It is another blockbuster eight-game round taking place throughout the Talent League, with a lot of double-header action […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 7
ALL FOUR WAFL Women’s games take place tomorrow as part of a Super Saturday for Round 7. We take a look at each one with plenty of change coming, highlighted with some key outs for the top of the table contest between Subiaco and Claremont.

2025 SANFLW Round 8: Saturday preview
THE second half of the SANFL Women’s season commences tomorrow with three games taking place across a huge Saturday of action. A few of the teams have lost some big names for must-win clashes with the battle for a top four spot well and truly alive.

2025 CTLG | Surprise packets
WITH the Victorian trials fast approaching next weekend ahead of the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, we cast our eye over the Coates Talent League Girls competition to-date to look at a few of the surprise packets who have stood out this season. To be eligible to make this list, they must be players […]

Talented Tredwell overcomes adversity
RECEIVING a diagnosis of osteitis pubis (OP) at any stage of your football journey is always going to be a frustrating and shattering experience, but for West Adelaide’s Steph Tredwell, it was a moment she never saw coming. Speaking to Rookie Me Central at South Australian Preseason Testing Day, Tredwell detailed her challenges, as well […]

PREVIEW | 2025 SA Under 18s vs U20s
SOUTH Australia’s Under 18s squad will get a great opportunity to prepare for the upcoming National Championships when it takes on the best Under 20s from across the SANFL in the annual SA Talent Clash on Saturday. We take a look at the teams and who to look out for. NEED TO KNOW Date: Saturday, […]

AFLW Draft Q&A: Alex McBride-Loane
WESTERN Jets tall Alex McBride-Loane is the sole top-age Jets player in the Vic Metro hub and has become a key feature in her side’s defence. Having also rolled through the ruck in previous seasons, McBride-Loane has an enormous vertical jump and is able to read the play well from defence. We spoke to McBride-Loane […]

AFLW Draft Q&A: Lillian Snow
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Lillian Snow is coming off a huge Round 5 game where she racked up 10 clearances from 23 disposals and six marks against Sandringham Dragons in a best afield performance. Snow clunked four contested marks in the game with the top-age talent one of the best above head while being competitive as […]

2025 CTLG RMC MEDAL | Race heats up after five rounds
MORE best on ground performances from the likes of Calder Cannons’ Chloe Baker-West and Northern Knights’ Marlo Graham have them providing the early pace in our 2025 Rookie Me Central Medal count for the Coates Talent League Girls competition. >> SCROLL to see all the Round 5 votes The top-age duo were votes best-on in […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 5
THERE was no shortage of talent across a blockbuster round of action in the Coates Talent League Girls competition as the Northern Academies continued their stints, and some impressive ball-winning displays took place. We took note of just some of the players who caught the eye over the weekend, with all notes the opinion of […]

RMC MEDAL | McGuane makes Wright move
RETURNING to the Western Jets side, Thomas McGuane made a big impact. The hard-running midfielder earned the full three votes during his side’s victory over Northern Territory which handed the Collingwood father-son prospect equal top spot on the leaderboard. >> SCROLL FOR THE ROUND 6 VOTES McGuane just nudged out teammate and National Academy member […]