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 AFLW U18s – South Australia vs. Vic Country
AFTER arguably the most entertaining AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships on record – with the bulk of results being decided by a kick or less – the carnival finally comes to a close tomorrow when South Australia plays host to Vic Country. Both sides are 1-2 for the series with the game essentially a dead […]

2025 AFLW Team Preview: Hawthorn
HAWTHORN looked to be the breakout team of 2025 up until going down to Port Adelaide in the semi-final which saw the Hawks’ fellow expansion side take that mantle. Still, the brown and gold’s feats throughout the season were nothing short of outstanding, and are well placed for another deep run at it in season […]

2025 VFLW Finals preview: Week 1
SIX TEAMS remain in the hunt for the 2025 VFL Women’s premiership with the finals getting underway tomorrow. Just four teams will advance through to the second week, with the two knockout elimination final winners taking on the the top two sides in the semi-finals.

Rematch set in Senior Girls’ Shield decider
MELBOURNE Girls Grammar will be gunning for a third straight title in the Herald Sun Shield Division 1 Senior Girls Grand Final when it faces the side it beat last year in Caulfield Grammar. Both teams won through to the decider after comfortable wins in the semi-finals yesterday. Caulfield Grammar put Sacred Heart College to […]

2025 AFLW Team Preview: GWS Giants
A HIGHER percentage compared to Gold Coast is all that kept the GWS Giants out of the bottom two, with the orange team still waiting on that breakthrough year. With a couple of young guns coming in through the draft and some experienced faces joining them, there is hope that 2025 might be the season […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier: Round 16
AN INTRIGUING final match caps off Round 16 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division with two finals-bound sides going head-to-head after three predictable matches across the league earlier in the day. We take a look at the four games in action. ST GEORGE DRAGONS vs. UTS BATSSaturday, August 9 @ 12:10pmOlds Park UTS Bats […]

2025 AFLW Team Preview: Gold Coast
GOLD Coast battled through a tough AFLW year after promising seasons prior, finishing bottom two and replacing coach Cam Joyce with incumbent Rhyce Shaw. Skipper Tara Bohanna left for Carlton, but the Suns were able to bring in a host of young guns to keep them well stocked for the future. LAST SEASON IN A […]

2025 RM Central WAFLW Team of the Year: Full Squad
MINOR premiers Claremont headline a top five-dominated WAFL Women’s Team of the Year squad with 75 per cent of the representatives coming from those around the post-season mark. While West Perth – the one team of those five to miss out – had eight representative to share the overall lead with Claremont, Subiaco and East […]

2025 AFLW Team Preview: Geelong
GEELONG might have set the benchmark for the best 10th placed team in history when it failed to make finals despite a percentage of 109.6. The Cats had quite a few unlucky losses and realistically would have competed well in the finals had they made it, but that will be the goal in 2025. LAST […]

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 18
FOUR teams were officially eliminated as four remained alive in the WAFL Women’s premiership hunt for 2025. The last round of the regular season took place over the weekend and we took note of how the State Academy members performed. >> WAFLW Round 18: Round review | Player Focus | Team of the Week

2025 AFLW Team Preview: Fremantle
PRODUCING a strong bounce-back season in 2024, Fremantle showed plenty of potential for the future, unearthing a number of talented stars who stepped up in the absences of key players such as Kiara Bowers. LAST SEASON IN A NUTSHELL Position: 5th (lost in semi-final)Wins: 8Losses: 3 B&F: Mim StromLeading Goalkicker: Aisling McCarthy (8 goals) OFF-SEASON MOVES Ins: […]

2025 AFL Sydney Player Focus: Aysha Sanchez (East Coast Eagles)
IN DOUR conditions at times, top-age Giants Academy member Aysha Sanchez ran her way to 31 disposals including a ripping goal in torrential rain during East Coast Eagles’ 7.13 (55) to 0.0 (0) victory over Parramatta Goannas in Round 15 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division. Sanchez hails out of the Bomaderry Tigers, with […]