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Peel versus East Fremantle
Saturday August 29, 2.15 PM
| WAFL | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peel | 0.3(3) | 1.5(11) | 5.6(36) | 11.13(79) |
| East Fremantle | 7.2(44) | 11.3(69) | 16.4(100) | 23.6(144) |
Match Preview
This game won’t reach the heights of the three other WAFL matches to be contested this weekend. That is reality defined. To look at the surface, you’d wonder why the clubs may even turn up. Peel are on the bottom of the ladder, their only chance of finishing without the wooden spoon would be a mathematical malfunction in the upper echelons of the WAFL administrators...while the Commission has assisted the club a huge deal in 2009, such a request may be stretching the friendship.
East Fremantle, 2 games clear of Peel, are in 8th position, could climb to 7th if Claremont win. Kind of like a broke family stumbling on 5 cents, better off than they were, but not by any meaningful amount.
But look a little deeper and the tale becomes a little more intriguing…
How different things could have been. After Round 7 these same two clubs sat 2nd and 3rd, a world away from their current plights. The WAFL is a tightrope, with Administrators, Coaches and Players never far from adulation or disaster, just ask Shane Woewodin or Chris Waterman. Players are pilfered by AFL clubs, injury, and the fluctuations of form that are inevitable when dealing with the younger generation of footballers.
The fact that it’s the end of the season does add to these games. There’s rumour’s aplenty speculating that the thunder Coach may not be there as we bring in the new decade, and a raft of players won’t be at any pre-season in January, let alone the same club. Kasey Green play’s his 200th game for the Sharks, and Simon Rosa plays his 36th. Rosa’s is to be the last in thunder colours. Buszan and Senior are the early omissions for Peel, and Conor Davidson was left out the Sharks side submitted on Thursday night.
Plenty of young men will be doing their level best to impress for a position next year, some in any WAFL side that’s interested, some hoping for higher honours. There’s also another important factor for these games that don’t have an impact on the final four. It revolves around the fact that players play footy to win. Sitting in the change rooms after the match is complete one team will be bubbling with smiles, joviality, and talk of celebration. The other will be left to ponder a day to match the season, and the beers will less enjoyable...at least to begin with.
Then there is the supporters, sometimes they need a win more than the players. A long year or a bad week at work can soon be forgotten amongst the hype of their team’s success, and they are likely to remind their players of that responsibility should they fall behind!
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Match Summary
by Mike McGuire
East Fremantle easily accounted for bottom side Peel by 66 points at Rushton Park on Saturday afternoon, as Kasey Green celebrated his 200th senior game of footy with a thumping win.
Green finished with 17 disposals himself and was well supported by Lucas (27 disposals and 3 goals) and Bongiascia (25) who ran hard all day. Johns was the star when it came to booting the goals, finishing with six.
The Thunder were blown away in the first term when they only managed one goal to the Sharks’ eight and although the second term was much more even with both teams kicking 3 goals, the Sharks produced another eight goal effort in the third term, with Peel kicking just one. Robins was handy up forward for the Peel, kicking four goals whilst Rosa (30 disposals) and Howlett (29) collected plenty of the ball but overall Peel lacked quality ball use and accuracy in-front of goals.
Peel did manage to boot seven goals to the Sharks’ one in the last term but it was way to little, way too late for them as they suffered their 15th loss of the WAFL 2009 season of which they comfortably won the wooden spoon. East Fremantle only won three more games than the wooden spooners but did well to bow out with a big win.
