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.

PREVIEW | CTLG: Northern Academies
AS THE Coates Talent League Girls competition returns for Round 3 over the long weekend, the league welcomes four of the five Northern Academies for their first taste of action in the southern competition. Both Queensland Academies (Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions) and New South Wales Academies (GWS Giants and Sydney Swans) begin their […]

RECAP | 2025 AFLW U16s: Results & MVPs
SOUTH Australia and Sydney Swans Academy were crowned respective Pool A and Pool B champions at the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships after the two-week tournament wrapped up last week. With the awards and All-Australian team now announced, here is a recap of the carnival. RESULTS: Pool A Scouting Notes | Western Australia […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier: Round 4
A VERY unique and interesting weekend awaits for AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division fans as four evenly contested matches take place across tomorrow. So far the average winning margin across all games is at a whopping 84 points, however the quirk of the draw is that many of the contenders have faced the developing sides […]

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 4
SUBIACO continued its unbeaten streak alongside Claremont, who inflicted South Fremantle’s first loss of the WAFLW season in Round 4 as most clubs had to overcome the loss of some key State Academy members. As always, we took a look at how those in action performed. >> WAFLW Round 5: Round wrap | Player Focus […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 5
RETURNING from a league-wide bye due to AFL Gather Round, the SANFL Women’s got back into full swing on Good Friday, with a host of the title-winning Under 16s prospects also returning to their League sides. As always we took note of those players from the South Australian State Academy.

2025 AFLW U16s | Swans Academy review
SYDNEY Swans Academy took bragging rights over their state-based rivals the Giants by winning Pool B of the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships. The Swans accounted for both Tasmania (34 points) and Northern Territory (54) to boast the highest percentage from the two games. RESULTS: Swans Academy 8.15 (63) def. Tasmania 4.5 (29) […]

2025 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 5
PANTHER pride is in full force throughout our SANFL Women’s Round 5 Team of the Week, with South Adelaide recording a league-high six players in the squad. South and North Adelaide (five) provide almost one half of the team, while other winners Woodville-West Torrens and Sturt, and loser West Adelaide have three. >> MOTR: Sturt […]

2025 AFLW U16s | Northern Territory review
NORTHERN Territory went down to the respective NSW Academies by 51 points (Giants) and 54 points (Swans) to finish bottom of Pool B at the 2025 AFLW Under 16 Development Championships. However, the Territory’s reigning MVP had a carnival to remember and a few others also caught the eye. RESULTS: Northern Territory 5.2 (32) def. […]

2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Maya Louvel-Finn
EVERYONE loves a draft smokey and East Fremantle defender Maya Louvel-Finn is having a year to remember for the Sharks. Having overcame an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in the past, and returned via a mix of Rogers Cup and League action last season, the top-age talent has not missed a beat in 2025. Named […]

AFLW Draft Q&A: Jordyn Allen
AN ATHLETIC prospect who can play inside, outside or off half-back, Eastern Ranges top-ager Jordyn Allen is an eye-catching talent. Capable of feats not too dissimilar to her Collingwood namesake, the Brisbane supporter is a member of the National Academy and is coming off donning the Australian jumper on the weekend. We spoke to Allen […]

2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 4
SUBIACO’s impressive win over East Fremantle earned the Lions a league-high five players in the WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 4. Subiaco lead all-comers with fellow winners Claremont and Swan Districts each having three – as did East Fremantle – while the remaining five sides all had two representatives. Swan Districts top-age […]

2025 AFLW U16s | Tasmania review
TASMANIA unfortunately finished the AFLW Under 16s carnival without a win, but had every right to hold on against the Giants Academy in a heartbreaking defeat, while were competitive early against a strong Swans Academy in game one. RESULTS: Tasmania 4.5 (29) def. by Swans Academy 8.15 (63) | Scouting NotesTasmania 6.10 (46) def. by […]