2021 WAFL Women’s Round 10 preview: Sides return after forced cancellation
AFTER Round 9 matches were unable to go ahead due to the state lockdown, the Round 10 teams – which saw the return of the State Academy talents and more AFL Women’s players – were largely left the same with a few odd movements. Up first is Peel Thunder taking on East Fremantle with the […]
Ruthless Claremont run riot against East Fremantle
CLAREMONT has displayed a clinical performance against East Fremantle on Sunday afternoon, running out winners 10.6 (66) to 1.1 (7). On a very warm day at New Choice Homes Park, the victors were able to withstand the heat as they dominated possession for most of the day. East Fremantle struggled to string together solid passages […]
2021 WAFL Women’s Round 8 preview: Swans load up on AFLW talent to continue winning streak
A CLEAR divide has developed in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition, as the top three sides – led by the undefeated Swan Districts – are at least 12 points clear of the bottom three sides. The Swans have not dropped a game in seven outings and sit pretty eight points clear at […]
2021 WAFL Women’s Round 6 preview: Wholesale changes as young guns head to South Australia
MOST sides – but particularly Swan Districts and Peel Thunder – will be heavily depleted in Round 6 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) competition. Both sides have built a reputation on their abundance of young talent coming through the teams, and now they will need to work around the amount of forced changes […]
2021 WAFL Women’s Round 5 preview: Tigers and Thunder to do battle in huge top three clash
THREE games across three days means there is plenty of West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s action for fans to check out in a big weekend for the league. The highly anticipated clash is between top three sides, Peel Thunder up against Claremont, whilst at the other end of the table, South Fremantle will search […]
WAFLW Round 2 wrap: Swan Districts dynamic forwards run away with 53-point victory
SWAN Districts have reminded the rest of the West Australian Football League Women’s (WAFLW) competition just how dangerous their forward line can be, putting together a complete performance during a 53-point victory over South Fremantle. The Bulldogs showed last week they were a much-improved team on their wooden spoon efforts of 2020, but despite their […]
Peel Thunder complete fairytale from wooden spooners to premiers
IT was a modern day football fairytale, with the 2019 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s wooden spooners Peel Thunder turning their fortunes around in 12 months and claiming a remarkable title in 2020 over minor premiers, Subiaco. The Thunder reversed two previous results against the Lions this season, losing by nine and then six […]
Two goals in two minutes from 15-year-old Ella Roberts sends Peel into its first WAFLW Grand Final
A MATCH-WINNING performance in the final term by 15-year-old Ella Roberts has helped book Peel Thunder a spot in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final. The talented teenager who does not turn 16 until December, broke the game open in the last seven minutes to slot two terrific goals and help her […]
WAFL Women’s Preliminary Final: Peel Thunder vs. East Fremantle
IT is somewhat fitting that Peel Thunder and East Fremantle face off in the preliminary final of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition. The red-hot Sharks, coming from nowhere needed to string three consecutive wins together in the final three rounds – which they did – and then another three in finals in […]
Peel Thunders to second spot and first finals appearance
PEEL Thunder has powered to their first finals series in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition, and left Claremont as the collateral damage, winning by nine points in a tight tussle on the weekend. Sitting in fifth coming into the round, but four points and percentage essentially separating second from fifth in various […]
