out of the finals with an 84–62 defeat at the hands of the Royals. In 2016, the Thunder finished the home and away season in fourth place on the ladder with an 11–9 record. Despite a drop off from 2015, Peel headed into the WAFL finals with a huge boost thanks to Fremantle's poor season in 2016. With Fremantle missing the finals in 2016, it provided Peel with a huge contingent of players for their finals campaign. Behind 17 Docker-listed players, the Thunder won three do-or-die finals in a row against East Perth, West Perth and South Fremantle respectively to reach their first ever WAFL grand final. In the grand final, Peel defeated Subiaco by 23 points to win their first WAFL premiership. Peel's midfield had too much running power and grunt inside for Subiaco, with Docker Connor Blakely winning the Simpson Medal on the back of 38 possessions. Fellow Docker Ed Langdon was also an important contributor with 39 disposals, eight marks and a goal. Peel were a foundation member of the WAFL Women's competition in 2019. The club recorded their first senior women's premiership in the competition in the 2020 season. Honour board Honours Club honours Individual honours Sandover Medallists: (2) 2002: Allistair Pickett, 2008: Hayden Ballantyne Simpson Medallists: (2) 2016: Connor Blakely, 2017: Luke Ryan Records Highest score: Round 11, 2001 – 23.11 (149) vs. Swan Districts at Bendigo Bank Stadium Lowest score (official): Round 1, 2004 – 0.0 (0) vs. Claremont at Rushton Park – the team's on-field score of 10.10 (70) was annulled for playing Peter Bird with an invalid permit Lowest score (on-field) : Round 16, 2016 – 1.5 (11) vs. West Perth Greatest winning margin: Round 2, 2017 – 86 points vs. East Fremantle at Bendigo Bank Stadium Greatest losing margin: Round 3, 1999 – 195 points vs. South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval Source: WAFL.com.au AFL draftees The following is a list of Peel Thunder players who have been drafted to clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Players currently on an AFL list are listed in bold: Source: PeelThunder.com.au References External links West Australian Football League clubs WAFL Women's Sport in Mandurah Australian rules football clubs in Western Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1996 1996 establishments in Australia Australian Reserve team football