The Club History
In 1996 the Peel Thunder Football Club and the WAFC negotiated the issue of the ninth licence in the WAFL competition to the Mandurah (Peel) region. The licence was issued on the proviso that the Club be ready to compete in the 1997 WAFL competition which left only eight months to establish the Club's administration and recruit coaches and players in order to field teams in time for the 1997 WAFL competition.
Despite its difficult and relatively short history Peel Thunder has achieved much with its Colts team becoming WAFL Colts Premiers in 2004 and 2005 and runners-up in 2006. The Reserves team also competed in the Grand Final in 2005.
In 2002 Alistair Pickett became the Club's inaugural Sandover Medallist with teammates Daniel Wells placed equal second and Darren Bolton in fourth place.
In recent years the Club has proved fertile ground for recruitment of young AFL players with five players drafted in 2006 and another five in 2007.
The Club is now taking the approach of concentrating on developing players from within the Peel district rather than recruit from outside its zone – an approach which appears to be paying dividends.
The 2008 season was a big one for Peel Thunder. The League side narrowly missed out on finals action while the "Pocket-Rocket" Hayden Ballantyne added a second Sandover Medal to the Club's name in a phenominal season-long performance. Coach Chris Waterman re-signed as Senior Coach of the club making him the longest serving coach the Thunder have had.
League Best & Fairest Winners
| Year | Best & Fairest | Runner Up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Scott Simister | Shane Green | Alex Boyle |
| 1998 | Darren Bolton | Michael Davey | Ilija Grgic |
| 1999 | Scott Simister | Andrew McGovern | Daniel Dodd |
| 2000 | Vance Davison | Russell Thompson | Chad Stronach |
| 2001 | Derek Hall | Daniel Haines | Nathan Mourish |
| 2002 | Darren Bolton | Allistair Pickett | Jarod Shawcross |
| 2003 | Derek Hall | Grant Welsh | Bryan Hardie |
| 2004 | Daniel Haines | Dylan Smith | Quinton Bolton |
| 2005 | Pat Travers | Dylan Smith | Matt Rosa |
| 2006 | Rory O'Brien | Danny Chartres Shannon Hurn |
Ashley Thornton |
| 2007 | Daniel Haines | Rory O'Brien | Quinton Bolton |
| 2008 | Hayden Ballantyne | Kane Bloxsidge | Daniel Haines |
| 2009 | Ben Howlett | Simon Rosa | Rory O'Brien |
Reserves Best & Fairest Winners
| Year | Best & Fairest | Runner Up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Brad Wardope | Dale Warren | Michael Martin |
| 1998 | Kent Douglas | Michael Davey | Jarrod Chipperfield |
| 1999 | Chris Jas | Broc Agnew | Daniel Baker |
| 2000 | Broc Agnew | Ryan Ballard | Josh Parsons |
| 2001 | Leigh Hughes | Daniel Baker | Bryan Hardie Danny Shepherd |
| 2002 | Leigh Hughes | Daniel Farmer | Daniel Wilson |
| 2003 | Quinton Bolton | Leonard Wells | Stephen Pears |
| 2004 | Shane Creevy | David Holland | Josh Olden |
| 2005 | Daniel Hoghton | Dustin Roberts | Rohan Lilly |
| 2006 | Leigh Hughes | Damian Rolfe | Luke Stratford |
| 2007 | Leigh Hughes | Steven Chapelhow | Chris Atthowe |
| 2008 | Justin Giumelli | Rhys Senior | Bradley Green |
| 2009 | Caillan Timbrell | Bradley Green | John New |
Colts Best & Fairest Winners
| Year | Best & Fairest | Runner Up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Chad Stronach | Wade Stronach | Brandon Hill |
| 1998 | Chad Stronach | Grant Welsh | Nic Astle |
| 1999 | Daniel Davis | Shane Creevy | Joshua Parsons |
| 2000 | Matt Liddell | Mitch Russell | Dean Williams |
| 2001 | Daniel Wilson | Marc Donaldson | Owen McLarty |
| 2002 | Peter McGennisken | Quinton Bolton | Brent Atwell |
| 2003 | David Butler Kane Bloxsidge |
Matthew Battye | Danny Chartres |
| 2004 | Rory O'Brien | Justin Baker | David Butler |
| 2005 | Kristen Thornton | Ben Howlett | Scott Gumbleton |
| 2006 | Ben Howlett | Robert Beswick | Bradley Holmes |
| 2007 | Rhys Senior | Tych McSwain | Callum Anderson |
| 2008 | Dean Beswick | Mitch Brown | Chris Luff |
| 2009 | Kieran Butcher | Harley Bennell | Phillip Pohlenz-saw |
AFL Honor Board
Below is a list of Peel Thunder players who have made it on to an AFL list.| Year | Name | Community Club | AFL Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Drafted | B. Hill | North Mandurah | West Coast |
| 1999 | Rookie | D. Bolton | Narrogin | Fremantle |
| 1999 | Rookie | D. Walkingshaw | Rockingham | Fremantle |
| 1999 | Elevated | D. Bolton | Narrogin | Fremantle |
| 2000 | Rookie | D. Buszan | Pinjarra | West Coast |
| 2001 | Rookie | D. Haines | South Mandurah | Fremantle |
| 2001 | Rookie | R. Tregenza | South Mandurah | North Melbourne |
| 2002 | Elevated | D. Haines | South Mandurah | Fremantle |
| 2002 | Drafted | D. Wells | Kwinana | North Melbourne |
| 2003 | Drafted | F. Ray | Mandurah Centrals | Western Bulldogs |
| 2004 | Rookie | A. Thornton | Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault | West Coast |
| 2004 | Rookie | R. Nye | Halls Head | Adelaide |
| 2005 | Drafted | P. Bower | North Mandurah | Carlton |
| 2005 | Drafted | M. Riggio | Waroona | North Melbourne |
| 2005 | Drafted | K. Thornton | Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault | Sydney |
| 2006 | Drafted | J. Hawksley | Halls Head | Brisbane |
| 2006 | Drafted | S. Gumbleton | Halls Head | Essendon |
| 2006 | Drafted | K. Reimers | Eaton | Essendon |
| 2006 | Drafted | B. O’Brien | Pinjarra | Fremantle |
| 2006 | Rookie | D. Chartres | Pinjarra | Essendon |
| 2008 | Drafted | H. Ballantyne | Baldivis | Fremantle |
| 2008 | Rookie | J. Bennell | Pinjarra | Collingwood |
| 2008 | Rookie | K. Thornton | Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault | Sydney |
| 2009 | Elevated | K. Thornton | Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault | Sydney |
| 2009 | Drafted | A. Morabito | Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault | Fremantle |
| 2009 | Drafted | A. Black | Eaton | North Melbourne |
| 2009 | Rookie | B. Howlett | Donnybrook | Essendon |
| 2010 | Elevated | B. Howlett | Donnybrook | Essendon |
Upcoming Event
Peel Thunder Corporate Classic 2012
Feb. 23, 2012
It is that time of the year again, the 2012 Peel Thunder Corporate Classic. We of course would love your support of this raffle but would appeal to you for assistance in developing new Corporate Partners.
There is an extra incentive in this year’s Classic with a Corporate Package included for the upcoming AFL Nab Cup Game at Bendigo Bank Stadium where the West Coast Eagles take on Port Power, 3rd March 2011.
