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 AFLW Under 16s Championships preview
A FIRST look at the 2027 and 2028 AFLW Draft crops begins at a national level on Sunday, with the first of 10 matches across the next 12 days. In an expedited schedule, the National Under 16s Development Championships sees 10 teams – including the four Northern Academies – play two matches across the next […]

2025 QAFLW Season Preview
A NEW ERA is upon Queensland women’s football with two additional clubs joining the top flight to make an even 10 teams in the QAFL Women’s. Along with the existing eight sides from last season, Moreton Bay and Morningside both join the competition, expanding the league from four matches to five. CLUBS SEASON STRUCTURE The […]

2025 WAFLW Quarter in Focus: Olivia Wolmarans
A STRONG marking athletic forward is as valuable as any other role on the field, and Subiaco’s Olivia Wolmarans fits the bill perfectly. Winning MVP for her side at last year’s Under 17 Futures match, the National Academy member had a day out against West Perth booting four goals from 18 disposals and seven marks. […]

AFLW Draft Q&A: Dekota Baron
TALENTED key forward/ruck Dekota Baron is regarded as one of the top prospects in this year’s AFLW Draft. Having seriously developed over the last couple of years, the experienced Southport junior heads into her top-age season as a contested marking star and one who can improve even further. We spoke to Baron at the Queensland […]

2025 SANFLW Player Focus: Imogen Trengove
A WELL-balanced all-round athlete who has some eye-catching draftable traits, Woodville-West Torrens’ Imogen Trengove produced an outstanding performance in the Eagles’ win over Central Districts in Round 3 of the SANFL Women’s competition. Trengove picked up 20 disposals and had nine inside 50s, while ripping apart the Dogs in the third term with three incredible […]

2025 CTL Girls: Western Jets season preview
WESTERN Jets have an exciting group of bottom-agers to support their sole top-age Vic Metro hub member, with Admin and Operations Coordinator Amelia Fawcett pleased with the group’s preseason. In the final team preview for the competition, Fawcett discusses some of the players to watch and what to expect from the Jets in 2025. PRESEASON […]

2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
FOUR clubs – including three winning sides – all boasted a quartet of players in an evenly spread WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 1. Subiaco, Swan Districts and South Fremantle, along with narrow losers East Perth all finished with four representatives, while the other winner in Peel Thunder had three. West Perth […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 3
SOUTH Australia’s top AFLW Draft prospects from the State Academy continued their development across Round 3 of the SANFL Women’s. We took note of how each of those playing at League level performed, with all opinions those of the individual author.

2025 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 3
FIVE players from both Woodville-West Torrens and Sturt headlined our Round 3 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week in what was a tough round to decide midfielders, while scoring was at a premium. South Adelaide (four) and Norwood (three) were the other winners, while West Adelaide (three) and Glenelg (two) were the best of the […]

2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Alicia Blizard
ATHLETIC tall forward Alicia Blizard came agonisingly close to dragging her East Fremantle side across the line during a heartbreaking loss to South Fremantle as the WAFL Women’s season kicked off over the weekend. Blizard was prominent working up and down the ground, finding pockets of space inside 50 and often getting goalside to punish […]

2025 CTL Girls: Tasmania Devils season preview
TASMANIA DEVILS finished on top of the Coates Talent League Girls Country Pool last season, and though they did not progress further in finals, showed plenty of progress with talented young guns coming through the program. Coach Jess Wuetschner is into her second season as coach, and her list boasts a couple of Academy members. […]

Bats and Bombers belt opponents to open season
UTS Bats and North Shore Bombers both enjoyed massive wins in the opening round of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division season, while the grand final rematch was put on hold until June due to uncontrollable weather elements. We recap Round 1 with a focus on the Bats’ big victory over the Goannas. UTS Bats […]