Peel Thunder - 2016

[Unique Name]

Going off our Freo best 22 thread Peel could be lining up with some serious talent. I would expect us to go one step further next year and win a final. The bye after round 23 should mean Peel don't get shafted with selections come finals time.

B: Brady Grey, Sam Collins, Tanner Smith

HB: Darcy Tucker, Ethan Hughes, Ryan Nyhuis

C: Anthony Morabito, Connor Blakely, Lachie Weller

HF: Hayden Crozier, Sean Hurley, Ed Langdon

F: Chris Mayne, Jack Hannath, Matt Uebergang

FOLL: Zac Clarke, Matt De Boer, Tendai Mzungu

I/C: Harley Balic, Clancee Pearce, Nick Suban, Alex Silvagni

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Only 2 Peel games will be broadcast on TV which isn't great, hopefully the regular Peel watchers will be able to provide us with a running commentary of the other games.

 

[Allikat]

The sticking point's going to be the coach. He was at Freo training last week & just looked so lost & out of place. They'll have a hell of a lineup though

 

[Inveigh Slang]

The sticking point's going to be the coach. He was at Freo training last week & just looked so lost & out of place. They'll have a hell of a lineup though

He always looks like that. I know you live in Melbourne so what you may not realise is that each line has a Freo coach who directs them. The peel coach basically shouts at them a few times just at the end of each break thus having little to no effect on the bearing of the contest

 

[frenchconnection]

Going off our Freo best 22 thread Peel could be lining up with some serious talent. I would expect us to go one step further next year and win a final. The bye after round 23 should mean Peel don't get shafted with selections come finals time.

B: Brady Grey, Sam Collins, Tanner Smith

HB: Darcy Tucker, Ethan Hughes, Ryan Nyhuis

C: Anthony Morabito, Connor Blakely, Lachie Weller

HF: Hayden Crozier, Sean Hurley, Ed Langdon

F: Chris Mayne, Jack Hannath, Matt Uebergang

FOLL: Zac Clarke, Matt De Boer, Tendai Mzungu

I/C: Harley Balic, Clancee Pearce, Nick Suban, Alex Silvagni

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The full WAFL fixture can be downloaded at the bottom of this page:
http://www.wafootball.com.au/news/9676/2016-mcdonalds-wafl-fixtures-finalised


Only 2 Peel games will be broadcast on TV which isn't great, hopefully the regular Peel watchers will be able to provide us with a running commentary of the other games.
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I always liked Peel as a club in the WAFL as felt they were given a bit of a raw deal when they first entered the competition due to the small mindedness of the other WAFL clubs - the best thing they did was get involved with an AFL club, ie Fremantle. I wish them every success in the WAFL, even though they are affiliated with the Dockers!!

 

[Clems Knee]

I always liked Peel as a club in the WAFL as felt they were given a bit of a raw deal when they first entered the competition due to the small mindedness of the other WAFL clubs - the best thing they did was get involved with an AFL club, ie Fremantle. I wish them every success in the WAFL, even though they are affiliated with the Dockers!!

Yes. Fremantle did the right thing by choosing a struggling WAFL club to help even up the competition. When the Eagles combined with East Perth and Fremantle with South Fremantle the first time there was an affiliation it completely unbalanced the local competition.
Of course your club should also have affiliated with a struggling club such as Perth, but chose to join with East Perth again. Perhaps when they move their training grounds to Lathlain Park, this error will be corrected.

 

[Docker82]

Any signings for the thunder next season. No Jones or Ballard in the centre for them next year which could actually really hurt. We all know on here we won't just be able to chuck that team out there (ignoring the fact Mayne, Suban, Mzungu, De Boer etc are in that side) every week due to injuries. One or two of our new rookies may start in the reserves as well, although I doubt it. I assume we'll see names like Bootsma, Jetta, Ugle and Dann go around again but any other news on signings. Brendon Jones was from Perth originally so does that open up a spot for a recruit from another club?

 

[Unique Name]

Any signings for the thunder next season. No Jones or Ballard in the centre for them next year which could actually really hurt. We all know on here we won't just be able to chuck that team out there (ignoring the fact Mayne, Suban, Mzungu, De Boer etc are in that side) every week due to injuries. One or two of our new rookies may start in the reserves as well, although I doubt it. I assume we'll see names like Bootsma, Jetta, Ugle and Dann go around again but any other news on signings. Brendon Jones was from Perth originally so does that open up a spot for a recruit from another club?

Brad Walsh is coming back from Carlton.

http://www.peelthunder.com.au/news/9648/thunder-welcome-back-walsh

 

[wayToGo_]

Going off our Freo best 22 thread Peel could be lining up with some serious talent. I would expect us to go one step further next year and win a final. The bye after round 23 should mean Peel don't get shafted with selections come finals time.

B: Brady Grey, Sam Collins, Tanner Smith

HB: Darcy Tucker, Ethan Hughes, Ryan Nyhuis

C: Anthony Morabito, Connor Blakely, Lachie Weller

HF: Hayden Crozier, Sean Hurley, Ed Langdon

F: Chris Mayne, Jack Hannath, Matt Uebergang

FOLL: Zac Clarke, Matt De Boer, Tendai Mzungu

I/C: Harley Balic, Clancee Pearce, Nick Suban, Alex Silvagni

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The full WAFL fixture can be downloaded at the bottom of this page:
http://www.wafootball.com.au/news/9676/2016-mcdonalds-wafl-fixtures-finalised


Only 2 Peel games will be broadcast on TV which isn't great, hopefully the regular Peel watchers will be able to provide us with a running commentary of the other games.
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Reckon they might line Yarran up in the forward line given his performance in the WAFL last season. Be surprised if even half of this group of Dockers players would line up in their senior side each week. Some would be getting a run in the Reserves to leave room for the non-AFL Peel players (for consistency) and emergencies travel with Freo and therefore don't play either.

 

[Unique Name]

Reckon they might line Yarran up in the forward line given his performance in the WAFL last season. Be surprised if even half of this group of Dockers players would line up in their senior side each week. Some would be getting a run in the Reserves to leave room for the non-AFL Peel players (for consistency) and emergencies travel with Freo and therefore don't play either.

Yeah, they won't all line up. I was just putting up the players that didn't make the board's best 22. We had Yarran in the Freo best 22, that's why I didn't include him.

 

[wayToGo_]

Yeah, they won't all line up. I was just putting up the players that didn't make the board's best 22. We had Yarran in the Freo best 22, that's why I didn't include him.

Ah of course - the consensus thread. Yeah I think we are a bit over optimistic (possibly delusional) thinking Yarran will be B22 yet personally but hopefully he kills it again in WAFL playing for Peel and gets an opportunity to prove himself at AFL level some time during 2016.

Completely agree with you about the great list of non B22 players they can utilise in Peel though. Best depth Freo has had in a long time imo.

 

[PurpleReign]

Any signings for the thunder next season. No Jones or Ballard in the centre for them next year which could actually really hurt. We all know on here we won't just be able to chuck that team out there (ignoring the fact Mayne, Suban, Mzungu, De Boer etc are in that side) every week due to injuries. One or two of our new rookies may start in the reserves as well, although I doubt it. I assume we'll see names like Bootsma, Jetta, Ugle and Dann go around again but any other news on signings. Brendon Jones was from Perth originally so does that open up a spot for a recruit from another club?

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that Rory O'Brien was returning to Peel next year.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that Rory O'Brien was returning to Peel next year.

Really? That would be a find!

 

[Schauermann]

Ah of course - the consensus thread. Yeah I think we are a bit over optimistic (possibly delusional) thinking Yarran will be B22 yet personally but hopefully he kills it again in WAFL playing for Peel and gets an opportunity to prove himself at AFL level some time during 2016.

Well, the only player we drafted recently at a similar age to Yarran are Mzungu and Spurr. Spurr took half a season to really break into the team and Mzungu struggled this year but generally they have both played most games since recruted (unless injured). So at least he was recruited to make an instant impact (he was drafted onto teh main list as well) so hopefully he will do so...

 

[Lachy96]

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that Rory O'Brien was returning to Peel next year.

Yeh i read that too. Saying that the travel to shark park was too demanding.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Ah of course - the consensus thread. Yeah I think we are a bit over optimistic (possibly delusional) thinking Yarran will be B22 yet personally but hopefully he kills it again in WAFL playing for Peel and gets an opportunity to prove himself at AFL level some time during 2016.

Completely agree with you about the great list of non B22 players they can utilise in Peel though. Best depth Freo has had in a long time imo.

Completely disagree. I am confident he will debut Rd1, if not injured and is a good chance of playing every game; again pending fitness.
Yarran is ready to go and is dangerous around goals: exactly what Freo need.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Completely disagree. I am confident he will debut Rd1, if not injured and is a good chance of playing every game; again pending fitness.
Yarran is ready to go and is dangerous around goals: exactly what Freo need.

Considering he's spent the entire pre season in rehab he still has a way to go. I'm sure Ross wants him playing nab challenge but I'm not sure if he is ready to go just yet.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Considering he's spent the entire pre season in rehab he still has a way to go. I'm sure Ross wants him playing nab challenge but I'm not sure if he is ready to go just yet.

Pre-season has only been five weeks pre Christmas.
Shane is running strongly and in the kicking drills I have seen him engaged in, his kicking is outstanding.
He has made the comment recently that he is very pleased at how his knee is going.
I witnessed some goal kicking practice he and Harley Bennell were doing recently and they were terrific: this included goals on the run, in play snaps across the body from 40 metres out and set shots.
He's got it all and that's why we picked him up.
I am tipping he will be in full training on his return from the break.

 

[wayToGo_]

Completely disagree. I am confident he will debut Rd1, if not injured and is a good chance of playing every game; again pending fitness.
Yarran is ready to go and is dangerous around goals: exactly what Freo need.

Pre-season has only been five weeks pre Christmas.
Shane is running strongly and in the kicking drills I have seen him engaged in, his kicking is outstanding.
He has made the comment recently that he is very pleased at how his knee is going.
I witnessed some goal kicking practice he and Harley Bennell were doing recently and they were terrific: this included goals on the run, in play snaps across the body from 40 metres out and set shots.
He's got it all and that's why we picked him up.
I am tipping he will be in full training on his return from the break.

Like I said, overly optimistic. I think if you look at it logically (at this point in time) the probability of him lining up round 1 (or even in the first few rounds) is slim (but not impossible):

1. he is in rehab currently
2. his fitness (and work rate) for AFL standards still has major question marks
3. he knows how to kick a goal and can kick bags at times but last year he was still a bit inconsistent at times in the WAFL - suspect good defenders (most AFL teams have them) might be able to completely shut him down
4. he was taken at pick #61 - like to know the stats but not sure many taken at that late a pick (especially in a supposedly weak draft) have started round 1
5. yes he is 26yo but he is still depth until he proves otherwise - everyone recruited is recruited as depth - quality depth is what wins you premierships, that's why we recruited him. We surely didn't wait until #61 to pick our immediate "goal scoring saviour"? And if we did, why didn't any other team nab him before then (he did kick 5 in the WAFL GF so pretty sure they all had a look at him)?
6. he likely won't displace Walters, Pav, Mayne or Ballas in the B22 any time soon unless they are being rested, are injured or have a ridiculous form slump during pre-season. Tabs spot would be the most likely for him to slot in to early on, especially if Griff steps up and improves even further as a tall forward but suspect we'll gamble on Tabs one more time early in the season.

He will most certainly get an opportunity in NAB though. As will Tabs. If Yarran shows he has what it takes for AFL (not WAFL) in those NAB games I think the probability of him breaking in to our team is far higher. But at this moment in time I'd say it is delusional to put him in our B22 as he has zero AFL experience so we have nothing to base it on and we can only hope he will make it at AFL level. He'll get his chance, and I hope he makes it, just like I hope Tabs learns how to take a grab this coming year. Bring on NAB... we'll learn a lot more about our fringe and new recruits in those pre-season games I think.

 

[theGav56]

I think Yarran is competing with Taberner and Mayne. Almost all of our other forwards can play other roles or they are Mathew Pavlich. I think Mayne is the one who I would most like to see replaced. However Taberner is far less established, but we need development into him. All a bit of a lottery for me, but Yarran would be my 3rd in line until he forces his way in.

 

[wayToGo_]

I think Yarran is competing with Taberner and Mayne. Almost all of our other forwards can play other roles or they are Mathew Pavlich. I think Mayne is the one who I would most like to see replaced. However Taberner is far less established, but we need development into him. All a bit of a lottery for me, but Yarran would be my 3rd in line until he forces his way in.

You see Walters and Ballaz playing roles other than as forwards? Mayne (as defender/mid) and Griff/Clarke (as ruck) are the only ones of the lot that have before (recently) and I can see realistically play in a position other than as a forward in 2016 imo. Crozier could play as a mid but I don't think he is good enough (in our team). Does anyone see Walters, Ballaz, Pav, Tabs or Yarran lining up as anything other than forwards? Ballaz imo should also be in the firing line - hope he can recapture his 2014 form. Walters is the only forward I would be locking in for every game (assuming no injuries) at this point in time. Yarran is probably the only forward of those above I can see playing for Peel. Expect the others would either be rested or emergencies.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

You see Walters and Ballaz playing roles other than as forwards? Mayne (as defender/mid) and Griff/Clarke (as ruck) are the only ones of the lot that have before (recently) and I can see realistically play in a position other than as a forward in 2016 imo. Crozier could play as a mid but I don't think he is good enough (in our team). Does anyone see Walters, Ballaz, Pav, Tabs or Yarran lining up as anything other than forwards? Ballaz imo should also be in the firing line - hope he can recapture his 2014 form. Walters is the only forward I would be locking in for every game (assuming no injuries) at this point in time. Yarran is probably the only forward of those above I can see playing for Peel. Expect the others would either be rested or emergencies.

What is widely acknowledged is Freo's lack of goals ; it has lost us finals games.
It is time for us to have focused or specialist forwards, not utilities.
Mayne spends too much time chasing players when it is he who should be chased. Good forwards are too busy kicking goals and being chased because they have the ball in their hands, to be focused on negating a defender.
We have a surfeit of talented mids without needing our forwards to spend time there. We even have our next generation of midfield guns in the queue.

Yarran, at 26 yoa wasn't drafted for depth. We need goal scorers now and I believe Shane was selected to fill this year's needs. Cam McCarthy is likely to join us next year or in 2017 and now, Hogan is looming as a legitimate possibility in 2018. But, first there is 2016 and Yarran and Bennell could deliver us seventy goals.

Two players have been mentioned, Taberner and Mayne, in the context of being replaced by Shane Yarran.
Neither of those two players is a defender. They are forwards as is Yarran.
We don't need our forwards to play anywhere but the forward line. That applies to all of them.

Shane is a far better mark than one of those players and a better kick than the other. He is also a lot faster than both of them, much faster. He also has great goal sense.

I have closely watched his pre-season thus far and have already said I believe he will be out of the rehab group on the return from the break. Shane himself has said he is very happy with how his knee is feeling.
Also it is worth noting, this was not a recon but a relatively minor injury.

Shane Yarran is not only an exciting prospect but is also a solution to Fremantle's glaring deficiency.

 

[wayToGo_]

Shane Yarran is not only an exciting prospect but is also a solution to Fremantle's glaring deficiency.

A pick #61 in a "weak" draft is the solution to all our problems. Sounds like a realistic assessment to me I hope he defies the odds and you are right.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Shane Yarren I doubt will be the solution to our forward line deficiency. He has played well for a team that has dominated in the wafl and kicks goals but I'm not sure if he runs both ways.

We haven't even seen I'm in an intra or nab challenge game yet.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

A pick #61 in a "weak" draft is the solution to all our problems. Sounds like a realistic assessment to me I hope he defies the odds and you are right.

What is a weak draft ? We just picked up Balic and Tucker with non first round picks.
Pick 61 is irrelevant.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Shane Yarren I doubt will be the solution to our forward line deficiency. He has played well for a team that has dominated in the wafl and kicks goals but I'm not sure if he runs both ways.

We haven't even seen I'm in an intra or nab challenge game yet.

This is the problem; we really need him to run one way, goalwards.
We haven't drafted him to play in the backline.
I know you aren't inferring he is a front runner because he kicks goals in a dominant team but Fremantle is such a team so the first part of the equation is solved. Let's hope he delivers the goals.