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: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 6
A CURTAIN closed for three of the Northern Academy sides with the GWS Giants, Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns all wrapping up their Coates Talent League Girls stints for 2025. With a jam-packed eight games on the fixture, we took a look at a few of the players who caught the eye across the […]

2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 6
PRODUCTION was at an all-time high in Round 6 of the Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week, with the lowest-disposal onballer having 36 touches and even a 30-disposal performer missing out on the 24-player squad. The competition was high and the spread even, with Eastern Ranges (four players) leading the way in terms […]

2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 7
IN ARGUABLY the most evenly distributed WAFL Women’s Team of the Week, each of the eight sides have between two and four representatives, with six of them boasting three-plus players. Each contest across the weekend was relatively even leading to the spread, with Swan Districts and Peel Thunder both both boasting a league-high four representatives […]

Eagles soar over Dogs in one-sided weekend
REIGNING three-time AFL Sydney Women’s premiers East Coast Eagles responded from a rare loss last round to put away UNSW-ES Bulldogs by seven goals on the weekend in what was otherwise a weekend of blowouts. The 7.4 (46) to 0.4 (4) result at Bruce Purser Reserve was the closest of the four matches and the […]

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 7
A TOP of the table clash that ended in a draw for Subiaco and Claremont to remain unbeaten highlighted a huge Round 7 of action in the WAFL Women’s as the State Academy members were out in force once again for their respective sides. We took note of how each of the State Academy members […]

2025 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 8
ALL FOUR winners in Round 8 of the SANFL Women’s contributed four players in our Team of the Week, in an impressive set of performances. Sturt (three) was the only losing side to pick up more than two representatives, as Central District and Norwood achieved that exact number, while West Adelaide had the one. Ladder […]

2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Matilda Wilmore
TENACIOUS Glenelg top-ager Matilda Wilmore has some top speed and a great defensive approach to her football, with the youngster hoping to make the South Australian final squad this year. She made the cut last year but as a bottom-ager missed out on taking the field in the tri-colours, though has had plenty of senior […]

2025 VFLW Round 5 | Pies swoop on second win
COLLINGWOOD is back on the winner’s list after defeating Box Hill Hawks in a rain-affected contest at Victoria Park on Saturday. The Magpies snapped their three-game losing streak in the tight victory, in a round where three of the games were decided by a kick or less. ROUND 5 RESULTS Carlton 2.4 (16) def. by […]

RECAP | 2025 SANFLW – Round 8
A DECISIVE break between the top three teams and the rest of the SANFL Women’s competition has formed after Woodville-West Torrens, South Adelaide and North Adelaide all posted wins in Round 8 of the competition. We review the three games and some of the standouts from the matches. >> SANFLW Round 8 MOTR: Field of […]

2025 CTLG wrap | Giants complete clean sweep
GWS GIANTS Academy wrapped up its four-game Coates Talent League Girls stint as the only Northern Academy to remain undefeated over the past month. In Round 6, the Giants overcame the Western Jets to sit 4-0, with the two Queensland Academies also wrapping up their campaigns across the weekend. We recap how the weekend went […]

Field of Dreams for Bays to break drought in milestone match
IT TOOK eight rounds, an incredible comeback and a goal after the siren, but Glenelg is finally on the board in the 2025 SANFL Women’s season. The Bays refused to give up against a Central District side hungry to get back inside the top four, and despite the Dogs leading by nine points towards the […]

2025 CTLG | Round 6 Player of the Week: Georgia Tyrrell
BRINGING her own ball across the Bass Strait, Geelong Falcons skipper Georgia Tyrrell lead from the front as her side toppled Tasmania Devils in a tight tussle. Tyrrell produced a season-equalling league-high 41 disposals as well as 17 tackles and 12 clearances in a dominant inside midfield display for the visitors. Racking up 13 disposals […]