2nds 2022 Peel Thunder

[Joose]

Fremantle Dockers Connor Blakely stars, Joel Hamling could face MRP scrunity as Peel beat West Perth​

Forgotten Fremantle midfielder Connor Blakely’s strong pre-season continued with a best-afield performance in Peel Thunder’s scratch match against West Perth at Lane Group Stadium in Mandurah.

Out of contract at season’s end, the 26-year-old looked trimmed down and fitter than ever, dominating in the middle and racking up possessions while showing huge improvement with his disposal.

Blakely also drifted forward for a pair of goals as the Thunder ran out 34-point victors, 16.9 (105) to 11.5 (71).

But another one of the nine Dockers out there, premiership defender Joel Hamling, could face some scrutiny from the WAFL’s match review panel after collecting his opponent high during in the third quarter.

Hamling had a see-sawing battle with recent Fremantle and West Coast train-on Tyler Keitel, with the dual Bernie Naylor medallist kicking two majors from limited touches.

Peel’s reigning fairest-and-best Tyrone Thorne went down with a right knee injury in the opening term and didn’t take any further part in a worrying sign less than a month out from round one.

Top-10 pick Jye Amiss bounced back from a quiet first half to convert a courageous pack mark shortly after half-time, showing glimpses of his enormous potential before coming off late with a bit of a limp after landing awkwardly in a marking contest, holding his right knee briefly.

Fellow first-round selection Sam Sturt also hit the scoreboard two final-quarter goals.

Uncapped second-year Docker Nathan O’Driscoll was also among the standouts playing a mix of inside mid and wing to put his hand up for an AFL berth, while James Aish was good in patches across half-back.

Mobile 20-year-old tall Wade Derksen looks a real find for the Thunder after moving down from the Northern Territory.

Derksen, who caught Freo’s eye during the pre-season as a potential train-on before the AFL knocked it back because he hadn’t nominated for the most recent draft, looked equally as good as a marking forward or pinch-hitting in the ruck.

Falcons recruit Mitch Dobson showed a bit up forward after dropping significant weight since moving from East Perth, while teammate Mitch Antonio booted an equal game-high three majors matched only by Peel pocket rocket Ryan Bennell.

Sandover medallist Aaron Black, who started training with West Coast on Thursday and nearly made their team for Sunday’s clash against Gold Coast, sat out the match for the Falcons.

A new-look East Fremantle disposed of East Perth by 67 points, 16.13 (109) to 6.6 (42) at New Choice Homes Park in the other practice match.

East Perth coach Jeremy Barnard was absent due to being a close contact to a positive COVID case, with East Fremantle captain Matthew Jupp and midfielders Blaine Boekhorst and Milan Murdock also missing for the same reason.

After losing a trio of key players, ruckman Luke Strnadica, tall forward Hugh Dixon and midfield recruit Tom Joyce, to West Coast in the Pre-Season Supplementary Selection Period, the Sharks had others step up around the ground.

A beefed-up Brynn Teakle looked good as East Freo’s No.1 ruck, outrunning his opponents around the ground, while Cody Leggett booted 4.4 as an undersized key forward.

Utility Jonathon Marsh was particularly influential during his stints in the middle was also drifted forward for two majors.

For the Royals, first-round draft fancy Jedd Busslinger showed plenty down back in his first taste of league footy before going down with a left calf injury and sitting out the second half.

Busslinger spent time on former Brisbane and Geelong player Jarrad Jansen and held his own, taking a nice intercept mark in the second term to go with a couple of spoils.

Former Carlton on-baller Angus Schumacher won a heap of the footy, recent Eagles train-on Kade Dittmar was good in patches and marking forwards Thomas Medhat and Thomas Graham were a handful.

Here we go.. Amiss came off with a limp briefly holding his knee. It would be impossible for the club to catch a break with our prized young tall would it?

 

[Dockeroo]

If Derksen was number 19 I’d agree with that assessment. He shared the ruck. Not the tallest, but mobile with good hands and nice disposal.

didn’t see Amiss limping though. He had cramp and came off for that

Hope you’re right, a knee injury to Amiss is some thing we can all do without

 

[Superkoops]

Your a legend Lach72

Second that. I’d say the West are guessing a knee injury as that is what he suffered in his last football game (pre-match WA U18 prior the GF). Whereas reality as you say is cramping up.

Hope Thorne is ok.

 

[MadMundy]

Guess you could say we should be giving a knee injury to Jye.......Amiss........no? I'll see myself out.

 

[Joose]

Guess you could say we should be giving a knee injury to Jye.......Amiss........no? I'll see myself out.

Fair effort ..B+

 

[Ghost Pig]

huzzah for Lach72! huzzah!

 

[Spirit Level]

Amiss has such a nice kicking action.

Imagine one day we have a FWD in the 1sts that you can rest easy when he takes a set shot knowing theres a 90% chance it will go in

 

[Cesoir]

Amiss has such a nice kicking action.

Imagine one day we have a FWD in the 1sts that you can rest easy when he takes a set shot knowing theres a 90% chance it will go in

If anyone can get our accuracy percentage up it's JLo

 

[JammoMonty]

Hamling is in some trouble. He’s just shitmixwd a guy after he marked it

Anyone got footage of this?

 

[_007_]

Thanks for the reporting Lach72

 

[theGav56]

Anyone got footage of this?

Garlic has sent people in to wipe the hard drives.

 

[Cesoir]

Thanks for the reporting Lach72

I second that - I will really miss getting down to watch the Peel boys, Lach72 has made it a bit less painful.

 

[Dale147]

Peel scratchie.

 

[stax on the mull]

There's a clip on Peel's facebook page of a Ryan Bennell goal from the weekend scratchie - so there might be some good quality video somewhere.

There's also a volume of game day photos on their facebook page (from Shazza J Photography) with only a smattering of the Freo players.

 

[Bring back Drum]

Don’t care about the content, but about a good a headline The West Coast Australian will ever give us.

Hamling cleared of wrongdoing after WAFL incident

Fremantle defender Joel Hamling is free to face St Kilda at Optus Stadium on Sunday if required after he was cleared of any wrongdoing over a WAFL pre-season incident on Saturday.

thewest.com.au

 

[wakojako]

Is there a match this weekend?

 

[Taylor]

Peel opens it's season on April 15th against East Fremantle.

Preseason games:
Peel/Perth 26th March in Mandurah
East Perth/Peel 2nd of April at Leederville Oval

 

[wayToGo_]

Is there a match this weekend?

WAFL | Western Australian Football League

wafl.com.au

 

[wakojako]

WAFL | Western Australian Football League

wafl.com.au

Awesome. If Ras is not debuting this weekend than flipping play him there

 

[mattis117]

Awesome. If Ras is not debuting this weekend than f*n play him there

It is a bit easier to do that when the squad is playing at home

 

[freo_leo29]

It is a bit easier to do that when the squad is playing at home

kind of, if we are worried about Covid keeping players out then we may hold over 4 emergencies

If we have 4 late outs due to protocols and all our players have played on Saturday then we are screwed and have to play a player who played the day before

 

[CapitalA]

kind of, if we are worried about Covid keeping players out then we may hold over 4 emergencies

If we have 4 late outs due to protocols and all our players have played on Saturday then we are screwed and have to play a player who played the day before

They will probably alternate and play all the travelling emergencies at Peel this week and take 4 who played for Peel last week as emergencies.

 

[freo_leo29]

They will probably alternate and play all the travelling emergencies at Peel this week and take 4 who played for Peel last week as emergencies.

Yeah I reckon thats a fair call

 

[wayToGo_]

Ras playing for Peel this week.

B Nesbitt ~ Ewing ~ TBennell

HB Sears ~ Cullen ~ Hughes

C Anderson ~ Blakely ~ Hancock

HF Crowden ~ Derksen ~ RBennell

F Sturt ~ Amiss ~ Western

R Smith ~ Erasmus ~ Bell

I/C Pretty ~ Sturrock ~ Worner ~ ?

WAFL | Western Australian Football League

wafl.com.au

 

[wakojako]

Ras playing for Peel this week.

B Nesbitt ~ Ewing ~ TBennell

HB Sears ~ Cullen ~ Hughes

C Anderson ~ Blakely ~ Hancock

HF Crowden ~ Derksen ~ RBennell

F Sturt ~ Amiss ~ Western

R Smith ~ Erasmus ~ Bell

I/C Pretty ~ Sturrock ~ Worner ~ ?

WAFL | Western Australian Football League

wafl.com.au

C'mon Razzle Dazzle, show em how it's done so you can debut!