Matt Piggott appointed Futures Head Coach

After a thorough process, with a number of quality candidates, the Peel Thunder Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Piggott to the Futures Head Coach Role.

Experience, energy and passion to forge a successful career in coaching, Matt is certainly ready and well-rounded to step into the Head Coach role. Matt has an education background and is driven to hold high standards - Focused on fostering a highly competitive and development-focused environment, and ensuring the connection between Futures to Colts will be the benchmark in the WAFL.

From 2016, Matt has held numerous coaching roles within the Club, across the Women’s, Seniors and Talent program. More recently, this year, Matt was the Futures Senior Assistant Coach, Colts Assistant Coach and transitioned into the League Bench Coach role, playing an important role in our Premiership Season. Matt’s wide range in coaching experiences inside and outside the club, along with his ability to hold standards aligned to our trademark and eagerness to work closely with our Colts program provided the Club with confidence he was the right person for the role.

From a playing sense, Matt came through the entire development pathway at Peel Thunder and forged a 48-game WAFL career, with accolades such as State 16’s representation and recognised by his peers as the Trademark Player.

Speaking on behalf of the Club, Peel Thunder GM Football Operations, Sam Skinner said, “Matt’s a quality Peel Thunder person with already strong relationships with key stakeholders the role works alongside, and we’re excited to see him forge a career in coaching and see this step as the first along his head coaching journey. From a coaching sense, he’s ready to go and ticked every box, we’re right behind him. Matt’s highly driven to make this role his own and to build on the strong foundations laid by outgoing Futures Head Coach, Craig Lindsay.”

Now officially on board, Matt spoke of the appointment and what he’s focused on ahead. “I’d like to thank the club for the opportunity to Head coach the Futures Program. I am excited for this opportunity and honoured to be given this role at the Club. 

This is a program I have experienced from a player’s point of view and I can’t wait to give back to this program and the young men involved as a coach. I am grateful to everyone in the Club who has helped me on my journey so far, and I can’t wait to get started.

I look forward to working and connecting with our talented Futures roup to develop trademark standards, improved skills and game knowledge aligned to our Colts and Senior programs.” 

The Peel Thunder Football Club is currently finalising the Assistant Coaching roles, while preparing the pre-season invite squad and the schedule.