Finals Analysis – Peel Thunder

Friday, September 9, 2022 - 11:42 AM - by Chris Pike

PEEL Thunder is back in the WAFL finals for the first time since winning back-to-back premierships and while they enter from fifth position, they do so on the back of plenty of momentum.

It was a rough start to life in the WAFL for the Mandurah-based club from their entry in 1997 and it wasn’t until 2015 that they broke through to play finals for the first time. 

It then wasn’t until 2016 when they Read More [+]

PLAYER OF ROUND 20 – LLOYD MEEK

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 1:27 PM - by Chris Pike / Image by Shazza J Photography

ROUND 20 provided the last chance for WAFL players to push their case for a spot in the Team of the Week across the five matches this weekend and to make a case to ultimately be included in the Team of the Year for 2022.

The Round 20 action began on Saturday afternoon with East Fremantle shaking off a slow start to defeat East Perth 7.11 (53) to 3.14 (32) at Leederville Oval to secure Read More [+]

WAFL FINALS ARE HERE: Who plays who in week one

Monday, September 5, 2022 - 12:20 PM

After 20 highly competitive rounds and 90 matches during the year, the 2022 WAFL Finals Series is finally here. 

In one of the most even seasons on record, it took until the final game on the final day of the home and away season to settle the top five with Peel Thunder keeping their Premiership dream alive. 

After finishing on top of the ladder, West Perth has earned a week’s break Read More [+]

WAFL Round 20 Wrap

Monday, September 5, 2022 - 12:18 PM - by Chris Pike / Image by Shazza J Photography

THE top four teams all won on Saturday in Round 20 of the WAFL season to remain in the positions they were heading into the finals while Peel Thunder then booked in their spot with a dominant win over Swan Districts on Saturday.

It shaped as a fascinating last round of the 2022 WAFL season across the weekend with all positions in the top five still possible of changing with any of the top four Read More [+]

Round 20 WAFL Preview

Friday, September 2, 2022 - 3:32 PM - by Chris Pike

IT is only fitting that the very last game of the 2022 WAFL season will determine the last finals position on Sunday but before that the finishing positions of the other top four teams will all be sorted out on Saturday.

It looms as a fascinating final round of the 2022 WAFL season with the results on Saturday to determine what order West Perth, East Fremantle, Claremont and South Fremantle finish ahead of the finals Read More [+]

Last Home and Away Match to Decide Top Five

Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - 1:35 PM - by Mark Readings

Like a good drama series, the script for the end of the WAFL home and away season has been written perfectly, with the final match of the round determining the top five. 

Peel Thunder and Swan Districts play a knock-out match at Lane Group Stadium on Father’s Day, with the winner advancing to the Elimination Final the following weekend. 

The black and whites gave themselves one last opportunity to Read More [+]

WAFL Round 19 Wrap

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - 9:46 AM - by Chris Pike / Image by Shazza J Photography

THE penultimate round of the 2022 WAFL season couldn’t have possibly done a better job of setting up a grandstand finish in the last round with six teams still in finals contention, and no positions inside the top five wrapped up.

The Round 19 WAFL results mean that there are still three teams who could finish on top of the ladder at the end of the home and away season, four teams who could still Read More [+]

Round 19 WAFL Preview

Friday, August 26, 2022 - 2:28 PM - by Chris Pike

THE penultimate round of the 2022 WAFL season is full of intrigue with Swan Districts and Peel Thunder continuing to fight over the last remaining finals spot while the jostling between the top four goes on, and then it's a day of celebration for Subiaco.

There are five matches this weekend in Round 19 of the 2022 season with West Perth, Claremont, East Fremantle and South Fremantle still fighting over those top four positions while Read More [+]

WAFL Round 18 Wrap

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 - 2:15 PM - by Chris Pike / Image by Michael O\'Brien

STATEMENTS aplenty were made in Round 18 of the WAFL with wins for Claremont, East Fremantle, West Perth, South Fremantle and Perth, but not much was decided in the race for finals.

It was a full round of WAFL fixtures once again on Saturday for the third last round of the 2022 season and with six teams still fighting for the five finals positions, there was plenty that went on the line.

By the end Read More [+]

WAFL Round 17 Wrap

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - 9:28 AM - by Chris Pike / Image by Shazza J Photography

PEEL Thunder continued their charge towards the WAFL finals in 2022 with another strong win on Saturday over South Fremantle while Swan Districts kept pace with them and Claremont moved up into second position.

There were four Round 17 WAFL matches on Saturday in the last of the split rounds before the run into the 2022 finals series and there were wins for Subiaco, Claremont, Peel Thunder and Swan Districts while West Perth and East Read More [+]

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