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 | 2025 WAFLW – Round 11: Saturday
A COUPLE of tight contests are predicted for the WAFL Women’s tomorrow as a mid-table clash between West Perth and Swan Districts, and a bottom three contest between Peel Thunder and East Perth take place.

2025 CTLG review: Swans Academy
SYDNEY Swans Academy have a nice blend of future prospects over the next few years with a host of top-age talents along with a few bottom-age stars making their mark. They started off with a couple of seven-goal wins in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, before going down to last year’s grand finalists. Though […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 11: Friday
ANOTHER Friday night battle takes place out west as the WAFL Women’s sides lose their State Academy members for the the Sandgropers’ trial match with Claremont. Kicking off the round is a battle between unbeaten Subiaco and last year’s grand finalists East Fremantle who is trying to find its form to reach another finals series.

2025 CTLG review: Suns Academy
GOLD Coast Suns Academy has a stacked list of draft prospects for 2025, though many of them either missed some of, or the entirety of the Coates Talent League Girls season, giving chances to others to stand up in their absence. The review only includes those who played in the tournament, and while she featured […]

Western Australia names 2025 AFLW U18s squad
WESTERN Australia has locked in a squad of 32 players for the upcoming AFL Women’s Under 18 National Championships with a number of fresh faces included in the Sandgropers’ squad. Among the inclusions are over-ager Zoe Keley who returns to the state squad having represented WA at last year’s national championships, and Perth pair, Mel […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 11
DESPITE a host of State Academy members missing from Round 11 of the SANFL Women’s competition, there were still plenty of players who impressed. Youngsters stepped up and others took on new roles ahead of a league-wide bye. We took note of how each of the State Academy members performed. >> ROUND 11: Match of […]

Future pick trading, new PSD brought in for AFLW
AFL WOMEN’S clubs will now be able to trade future draft selections in-line with the men’s competition officially announced today. In a positive for the competition’s expansion and greater versatility during the off-season, it enables clubs to use currency it may not otherwise have immediately in order to close deals, or add value to them. […]

2025 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 11
THE EAGLES have taken flight in our Round 11 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week with six representatives making up one quarter of the side. Woodville-West Torrens leads all-comers with second placed South Adelaide (four), ahead of the team they beat in West Adelaide, and fellow winners, North Adelaide and Norwood (all three). Captaining the […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 9
FIVE games took place across a wet weekend for the Coates Talent League, with some inundated with rain and others playing in slippery conditions. We took note of some of the standout players with a primary focus on the Victorian trialists. >> ROUND 9: Round wrap | Player of the Week | Team of the […]

2025 CTL Girls Player Focus: Georgia Tyrrell (Geelong Falcons)
A NATURAL leader by example, Geelong Falcons skipper Georgia Tyrrell had another huge performance in the Coates Talent League Girls competition over the weekend. After winning the Player of the Week back in Round 6, Tyrrell had to wait a while before playing again and that came against the Calder Cannons in Leopold on Saturday. […]

2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 9
DANDENONG Stingrays were back in business thanks to a big win over Bendigo Pioneers in Round 9, and experienced seventh heaven with a league-record number of Team of the Week nominees. The Stingrays boasted a ridiculous seven players in our team, with Geelong Falcons (four) the other side to register more than two players. Each […]

Eagles crush gallant Goannas
EAST Coast Eagles have got back on the winners’ list with a comprehensive 108-point belting of last placed Parramatta Goannas for the relocated AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Round 7 match. Despite the lob-sided 18.6 (114) to 1.0 (6) scoreline favouring the three-time reigning premiers, it was not all doom and gloom for the Goannas […]