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KEY FACTS

Official name
Peel Thunder Football Club

Known as
Peel Thunder

Nickname
Thunder

Formed
1997

Colours
Blue, green and white

Associated clubs
Fremantle; Peel Thunder Reserves; Peel Thunder U19s; Peel Thunder WFC

Affiliation (Current)
West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1997–2024

Home Ground
Rushton Park

WAFL Premierships
2016-17 (2 total)

Most Games
139 - Rory O'Brien (2005-2007, 2009-2010, 2016-2017)

Most Goals
181 - Alexander Buszan (1998-2000, 2004, 2005-2010)

Sandover Medalists
Allistair Pickett 2002, Hayden Ballantyne 2008 (2 total)

Headquarters
Dower St & Elizabeth Dr, Mandurah, WA 6210

Postal Address
PO Box 500, Mandurah, WA, 6210

Phone: (08) 9537 5400 

Email
reception@peelthunder.com.au

Website
peelthunder.com.au

Peel Thunder



"Based in Mandurah, which was one of the first parts of Western Australia to be settled by Europeans, Peel have had to endure not only ongoing controversy over their continued involvement in the WAFL, but consistently meagre results on the playing field as well. In the club’s first eleven seasons it managed a success rate of just 18.7%, while in all bar one of those seasons it finished either last or second last, with sixth position in 2001 with a 7-11 record its best result ... "

  • John Devaney on the short and hitherto unspectacular career of the WAFL's newest expansion club

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1997 Season (WR) Fixture

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Peel Thunder's 1997 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Peel Thunder 5.26.36.48.4 52 LOST South Fremantle 4.112.419.825.10 160 -108 RUS Mar 30 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
2 A Peel Thunder 1.23.46.77.9 51 LOST East Fremantle 4.38.714.915.18 108 -57 EFO Apr 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A Peel Thunder 2.32.33.45.5 35 LOST Subiaco 8.513.818.1727.20 182 -147 SUB Apr 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H Peel Thunder 1.03.36.59.9 63 LOST Swan Districts 6.613.921.1226.18 174 -111 RUS Apr 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A Peel Thunder 4.46.97.109.11 65 LOST West Perth 7.413.1218.1627.23 185 -120 AJO Apr 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 Peel Thunder       Bye        
7 A Peel Thunder 1.43.47.68.7 55 LOST South Fremantle 4.110.715.1026.17 173 -118 FRE May 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A Peel Thunder 3.66.711.1014.14 98 WON Claremont 3.28.512.814.11 95 3 ROC May 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H Peel Thunder 3.27.38.411.5 71 LOST East Perth 2.76.1011.1412.22 94 -23 RUS May 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A Peel Thunder 0.21.44.66.11 47 LOST Subiaco 4.410.818.1222.15 147 -100 SUB May 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A Peel Thunder 1.23.65.87.9 51 LOST Swan Districts 8.316.324.633.8 206 -155 BAS Jun 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H Peel Thunder 1.52.52.76.7 43 LOST Perth 2.46.1312.1617.19 121 -78 RUS Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 Peel Thunder       Bye        
14 A Peel Thunder 2.35.37.67.8 50 LOST East Perth 3.59.1115.1124.14 158 -108 POV Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H Peel Thunder 0.12.15.37.4 46 LOST South Fremantle 5.310.414.918.14 122 -76 RUS Jul 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H Peel Thunder 1.26.48.712.8 80 LOST East Fremantle 9.412.618.1022.11 143 -63 RUS Jul 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H Peel Thunder 3.45.810.911.15 81 LOST Swan Districts 9.411.914.1122.17 149 -68 RUS Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A Peel Thunder 2.34.48.68.12 60 LOST Perth 5.412.818.1323.18 156 -96 LAT Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A Peel Thunder 0.60.91.123.17 35 LOST Claremont 6.312.816.1322.15 147 -112 CLM Aug 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 H Peel Thunder 3.04.05.26.5 41 LOST West Perth 2.24.76.88.12 60 -19 RUS Aug 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 A Peel Thunder 0.03.37.57.7 49 LOST Perth 5.710.1112.1419.19 133 -84 LAT Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
22 Peel Thunder       Bye        
23 H Peel Thunder 1.72.83.165.17 47 LOST Subiaco 6.615.1219.1522.23 155 -108 RUS Aug 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.