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Another stain on the WAFC copy book. Shame shame Shame WAFC-SHUT PEEL DOWN and if you had any courage (WAFC) you to would resign.

astro wrote: Another stain on the WAFC copy book. Shame shame Shame WAFC-SHUT PEEL DOWN and if you had any courage (WAFC) you to would resign.

Oh but according to those 2 WAFL geniuses Dorrington & anchorman it was a great decision to bring Peel into the WAFL!

I Heard they are basically using SWFL guys to fill the gaps and they arent that interested plus outclassed obviously.
They lose a couple after each game who just dont see the point in playing
Can you blame them?

Peel have even had problems fielding a team in previous years.

What a bloody mess..

The alignment is not the main reason for players leaving, that's the coach. He'll be gone soon enough. They are talking to a former premiership coach but he is likely to return to his former club.

And I wouldn't trust The West when they reported the two clubs can't recruit outside their zone. The are only restricted if they make the Grand Final. Peel are already actively talking to players from other clubs.

The Peel Thunder FC should now been seen for the disaster it really is, and closed off for good. This experiment, fast-tracked by the WAFC, has not been a success and has seen good football money thrown down the drain. Despite some success at Colts level, this has not translated into League success and you have the embarrasing scenario of the League squad running out of players.
The facility, arguably one of the best in the State, should be maintained but a current WAFL Club with a poor, rundown and ageing facility, needs to relocate to Mandurah and take up residence there. This would return the WAFL to an 8 team comp, but more importantly, end the blunder that has been the Peel Football Club, a hastily cobbled together experiment that has badly backfired.
The host club situation will not assist Peel in any way. As we now see, even though this is a transition year, Peel is unable to retain players on it's list, and if the club is retained in the WAFL, will be an uncompetitive embarrasment in the future.
The FFC is relocating to Cockburn, so why partner with a Mandurah Club? Peel has become a millstone around the neck of the WAFC, owing it many hundreds of thousands of dollars and has never neen able to retain quality players, coaches or admin staff. The turnover has been enormous - testimony to the basket case that is Peel Thunder.
End this situation now and close the Peel Thuder FC.

Barney wrote: The alignment is not the main reason for players leaving, that's the coach. He'll be gone soon enough. They are talking to a former premiership coach but he is likely to return to his former club.

And I wouldn't trust The West when they reported the two clubs can't recruit outside their zone. The are only restricted if they make the Grand Final. Peel are already actively talking to players from other clubs.

Pffft & where are they going to fit them in next year?? Their reserves side will be strong...

There were about 15 spaces from the team on Saturday that need to be filled, Dockers players won't fill all those spots.

I wonder how much of a fk a top player (recruit), who has either played afl previously & is no chance of returning there, or one who has no chance or no aspirations of playing afl, would give if he is earning really good coin but on the condition that he has to play magoos when afl players are needed to play league??? Not much i would think.

Peel's ressies will be crap next year. Why would anyone with even half a brain go down or up there just to play 2's with no guarantee or a consistent chance of having league opportunities. I feel sorry for Cam Shepherd, he needs to get out while he can.

SC30 wrote: Peel's ressies will be crap next year. Why would anyone with even half a brain go down or up there just to play 2's with no guarantee or a consistent chance of having league opportunities. I feel sorry for Cam Shepherd, he needs to get out while he can.

For $$$. Plenty of good players play in crappy country leagues for $$$.