Peel Football League
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| PEEL FOOTBALL LEAGUE | |
| Established | 1992 |
| Teams | 10 |
| League Premiers | Waroona Demons |
| Reserves Premiers | Mandurah Mustangs |
| Colts Premiers | Rockingham Rams |
| President | |
| Website | www.PeelFootball.com |
The Peel Football League (PFL) is a country football league based in the Peel region of Western Australia. The competition was formed in 1992 when teams from the Metropolitan Football League and Murray Districts Football League merged. There are currently eight league and reserves teams and nine colts teams.
The formation years
The Metropolitan Football League (MFL) was a predecessor to the PFL and competed from 1988 to 1991 under the administration of the Sunday Football League. The six founding MFL teams in 1988 were Kwinana, Manning, Midland, Mosman Park, North Fremantle and Cockburn. In 1989, the MFL grew from 6 teams to 8 teams with the inclusion of Mundijong Centrals and Pinjarra. These two teams were previously competing in the Murray Districts Football League (along with Harvey Town, South Mandurah and Waroona).The MFL gained another two teams in 1990, with the admission of South Mandurah and Waroona, who were forced to join the league when the Murray Districts Football League disbanded at the end of the 1989 season. Cockburn also did not compete in 1990, but re-entered for the final year of the MFL in 1991.
In 1992, the ten MFL teams broke ties with the Sunday Football League and combined with Mandurah (from the Sunday Football League) and Belmont to form the new Peel Football League (PFL). In 1994, Midland, Mosman Park, Manning, North Fremantle, Cockburn and Belmont left the PFL to form Division 2 of the Sunday Football League (along with a new club from Kingsley). However, the loss of these six teams was offset by the admission of Rockingham (from the WA Amateur Football League) and a new team from Harvey.
Note: The information above was sourced from Sunday Football League Yearbooks and Westside Football Newspapers.
Merger rumours and the loss of the Bulls
The end of 2008 saw the end of neighbouring competition the Sunday Football League. This fuelled rumours that 4 of their clubs would be joining the competition in 2009. There were many mixed reactions throughout the competition, with majority of the people and clubs involved, against the idea. Even though clubs rejected the offer, rumours fuelled that the WAFC were going to over rule the clubs and input the new clubs in by themselves. The Harvey Bulls reacted immediately. With playing numbers already at a dangerous low, and coming off a poor season, the input of the four clubs would increase travel time and therefore playing interest would tumble further. So in an effort to increase interest in the club, it held a meeting within the community to decide on their future. There were two options decided to vote upon. Move to the South West Football LeagueSouth West Football League
The South West Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the south-west of Western Australia. The league is affiliated to the West Australian Country Football League.-History:...
or fold. In an overwheming decision it was voted to create a submission to become the tenth team in the SWFL.
While all this was happening the PFL decided to try to fight of the merger. All clubs voted against it, but it was up to the WAFC to decide on their fate. Meanwhile the SWFL decided to look into the Bulls submission. The Bulls had a meeting with the SWFL board and both parties came out of the meeting happy, and it was now up to the other clubs in the SWFL to vote upon the Bulls in a months time. The bulls needed to get 7 or more votes out of 9 to enter the competition.
The SWFL voted late December on 2008. 8 of the clubs voted in favour of the Bulls with the only club against it was neighbouring and now rival team Harvey-Brunswick-Lecshanault Lions. In their 15 years in the PFL the Bulls played in 6 Grand Finals, winning 3 premierships, and played in 12 finals series.
Later it was decided that the SFL teams were better suited to enter in the amateur Perth competition. However Armadale were nevertheless admitted to the PFL to replace the Bulls.
Current clubs
| CLUB | COLOURS | HOME GROUND | JOINED LEAGUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armadale | 2009 | ||
| Baldivis Brumbies | Yellow, Red and Navy Blue | Baldivis Oval, Baldivis Baldivis, Western Australia Baldivis is a semi-rural residential suburb south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and southeast of the regional centre of Rockingham... |
2006 |
| Halls Head Lightning | Navy Blue and White | Merlin Street, Falcon Falcon, Western Australia Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area on the Indian Ocean.-Geography:Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the Peel-Harvey Estuary to the east, the Dawesville Channel to the south and... |
2008 |
| Mandurah Mustangs | Red and White | Rushton Park, Mandurah | 1992 |
| (Mundijong) Centrals Blues | Navy Blue and White | Mundijong Oval, Mundijong Mundijong, Western Australia Mundijong is an outer suburb of the Western Australian capital city of Perth. Originally named Jarrahdale Junction, it was at the junction of the Rockingham-Jarrahdale line and the government line from Perth to Bunbury which was built in 1893... |
1992 |
| Pinjarra Tigers | Yellow and Black | Sir Ross Mclarty Oval, Pinjarra Pinjarra, Western Australia Pinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, from the state capital, Perth and south-east of the coastal city of Mandurah. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2006 census, Pinjarra had a population of 3,279.Pinjarra is an area... |
1992 |
| Rockingham Rams | Red, Black and White | Anniversary Park, Rockingham Rockingham, Western Australia Rockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and... |
1994 |
| Safety Bay Stingers** | Blue and White | Stan Twight Reserve, Rockingham Rockingham, Western Australia Rockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and... |
2008 |
| South Mandurah Falcons | Yellow and Blue | Falcon Oval, Falcon Falcon, Western Australia Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area on the Indian Ocean.-Geography:Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the Peel-Harvey Estuary to the east, the Dawesville Channel to the south and... |
1992 |
| Waroona Demons | Red and Black | Waroona Oval, Waroona Waroona, Western Australia Waroona is a town located in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, between Pinjarra and Harvey. The town is the seat of the Shire of Waroona. At the 2006 census, Waroona had a population of 1,864.-History:... |
1992 |
Former clubs
| CLUB | COLOURS | JOINED LEAGUE | LEFT LEAGUE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Bombers | Red, White and Black | 1992 | 1993 | Joined the Sunday FL Division 2 in 1994 |
| Cockburn Saints | Blue and White | 1992 | 1993 | Joined the Sunday FL Division 2 in 1994 (as Cockburn Eagles) |
| Harvey Bulls | Red, Black and Green | 1994 | 2008 | Joined the SWFL, to reduce travel factors and gain more exposure through a better competition |
| Kwinana Knights | Red, Blue and White | 1992 | 2005 | Left competition 3 games into 2005, after poor results, lack of players and financial difficulties |
| Manning Maroons | Maroon and Yellow | 1992 | 1993 | Joined the Sunday FL Division 2 in 1994 |
| Midland Tigers | Black and Yellow | 1992 | 1993 | Joined the Sunday FL Division 2 in 1994 |
| Mosman Park Mossies | Red and Black | 1992 | 1993 | Joined the Sunday FL Division 2 in 1994 |
| North Fremantle Magpies | Black and White | 1992 | 1993 | Joined the Sunday FL Division 2 in 1994 |
Grand final results
LEAGUE1992 Mundijong Centrals 17.12.114 d Mandurah 10.9.69
1993 Mandurah 9.11.65 d Pinjarra 8.7.55
1994 Pinjarra 16.9.105 d Mandurah 8.6.54
1995 Mandurah 19.22.136 d Harvey 18.14.122
1996 Harvey 9.9.63 d Rockingham 8.12.60
1997 Rockingham 14.17.101 d Pinjarra 7.5.47
1998 South Mandurah 16.6.102 d Mundijong Centrals 12.15.87
1999 Mundijong Centrals 13.10.88 d Harvey 8.8.56
2000 Mundijong Centrals 14.10.94 d Harvey 10.6.66
2001 Pinjarra 14.11.95 d Mundijong Centrals 7.7.49
2002 Pinjarra 9.9.63 d Mandurah 6.13.49
2003 Mandurah 11.8.74 d Pinjarra 9.9.63
2004 Harvey 14.10.94 d Pinjarra 9.5.59
2005 Harvey 16.17.113 d Rockingham 3.15.33
2006 South Mandurah 15.14.104 d Waroona 9.7.61
2007 Mundijong Centrals 13.7.85 d South Mandurah 8.8.56
2008 South Mandurah 26.16.172 d Mundijong Centrals 5.5.35
2009 Waroona d South Mandurah
2010 Waroona 20.18.138 d Mandurah 7.2.44
2011 Waroona 16.7.103 d Rockingham 8.7.55
Premierships
LEAGUE| Club | Years Won | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Centrals | 1992, 1999, 2000, 2007 | 4 |
| Harvey | 1996, 2004, 2005 | 3 |
| Mandurah | 1993, 1995, 2003 | 3 |
| Pinjarra | 1994, 2001, 2002 | 3 |
| South Mandurah | 1998, 2006, 2008 | 3 |
| Rockingham | 1997 | 1 |
| Waroona | 2009, 2010, 2011 | 3 |
RESERVES
| Team | Years Won | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rockingham | 1995–1999, 2001, 2005, 2006 | 8 |
| Mandurah | 1992–1994, 2003, 2004 | 5 |
| Harvey | 2000, 2002 | 2 |
| South Mandurah | 2007 | 1 |
| Centrals | 2008 | 1 |
| Pinjarra | 2011 | 1 |
COLTS
| Team | Years Won | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mandurah | 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001–2003, 2005 | 7 |
| Rockingham | 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 | 5 |
| South Mandurah | 1995, 1997, 2007 | 3 |
| Halls Head | 2009, 2011 | 2 |
| Pinjarra | 1996 | 1 |
| North Fremantle | 1992 | 1 |
Honour board
LEAGUE| Premiers | Premiership Coach | Runners Up | Minor Premiers | Wooden Spoon | B/F | R/U B/F | GF BOG | Leading Goal Kicker | Budget Player Of The Year/ Mandurah Mail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Centrals | Mandurah | Mandurah | Kwinana | Ric Ellard (Centrals) | |||||
| 1993 | Mandurah | Pinjarra | Mandurah | Manning | Des Hayward (Mandurah) | |||||
| 1994 | Pinjarra | Mandurah | Mandurah | Kwinana | Brad Perry (Mandurah) | |||||
| 1995 | Mandurah | Haydn Bunton | Harvey | Mandurah | Centrals | Peter Humes (Kwinana) | Brendon Baker (Rockingham) | Kurnutt Thorne (Kwinana) | N/A | |
| 1996 | Harvey | Mark Bayliss Mark Bayliss Mark Bayliss was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Bayliss was recruited from the WAFL club South Fremantle by Collingwood with their first-round draft pick in the 1988 National Draft. He played as the second string key forward behind Coleman Medallist Brian Taylor... |
Rockingham | Harvey | Centrals | Clinton Dennis (Mandurah) | Ned Fimmano (Harvey) | |||
| 1997 | Rockingham | Mark Watson | Pinjarra | Brendan Baker (Rockingham) | ||||||
| 1998 | South Mandurah | Bob Maher | Centrals | Bruno Italiano (Harvey) | Rod Tregenza Rod Tregenza Rodney Donald "Rod" Tregenza is a former Australian rules footballer. He played senior football in three states of Australia, and was also rookie-listed at the in the Australian Football League... (South Mandurah) (161) |
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| 1999 | Centrals | Terry Richardson | Harvey | Aaron Jeffrey (Centrals) | ||||||
| 2000 | Centrals | Terry Richardson | Harvey | Harvey | Kwinana | Cam Allen (Harvey) | Brendon Braithwaite (Rockingham), Patrick Young (Waroona) | Mark Bayliss (Harvey) | Bruno Italiano (Harvey) | |
| 2001 | Pinjarra | Troy Wilson | Centrals | Pinjarra | Kwinana | Rob Lawson (Mandurah) | Phil Gilbert(Pinjarra) | |||
| 2002 | Pinjarra | Phil Gilbert | Mandurah | Pinjarra | South Mandurah | Bruce Briene (Pinjarra) | Todd Nancarrow (Pinjarra) | Todd Nancarrow (Pinjarra) | Leon Harris (kwinana) | Cam Allen (Harvey) |
| 2003 | Mandurah | Bill Lawler | Pinjarra | Mandurah | Richard Leigh(Pinjarra) | Peter Miller Peter Miller Peter Miller is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers in 1995. He was a predraft selection from East Perth in the WAFL in the 1994 AFL Draft and played mainly as a rover.... (Pinjarra) |
Matt Liddell (Mandurah) | Joe Smith (Waroona) (75) | Ricky Jetta (Kwinana) and Leon Demarte (Mandurah) | |
| 2004 | Harvey | Ned Fimmano | Pinjarra | Harvey | South Mandurah | Nathan Burridge (Harvey) | Ryan Redfern (Harvey) | Nathan Burridge (Harvey) | Sam Hart (Kwinana) (98) | Ricky Jetta (Kwinana) |
| 2005 | Harvey | Ned Fimmano | Rockingham | Rockingham | Pinjarra | Ryan Redfern (Harvey) | Dean Taylor (Waroona) | Ryan Redfern (Harvey) | Sam Hart (Rockingham) (65) | Mark Cherubino (Harvey) |
| 2006 | South Mandurah | Sean Wrigley | Waroona | Rockingham | Harvey | Greg Sanders (Rockingham) | Scott Simister Scott Simister Scott Simister is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Australian Football League .... (South Mandurah) |
Rod Tregenza Rod Tregenza Rodney Donald "Rod" Tregenza is a former Australian rules footballer. He played senior football in three states of Australia, and was also rookie-listed at the in the Australian Football League... (South Mandurah) (172) |
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| 2007 | Centrals | South Mandurah | South Mandurah | Pinjarra | Jason Morgan (Centrals) | Rowan Arnott (South Mandurah) | Jason Morgan (Centrals) | Rod Tregenza Rod Tregenza Rodney Donald "Rod" Tregenza is a former Australian rules footballer. He played senior football in three states of Australia, and was also rookie-listed at the in the Australian Football League... (South Mandurah) (124) |
Scott Franklin (Rockingham) | |
| 2008 | South Mandurah | Centrals | South Mandurah | Mandurah | Matthew Ware (Rockingham) | Matthew Giumelli (Waroona) | Rod Tregenza Rod Tregenza Rodney Donald "Rod" Tregenza is a former Australian rules footballer. He played senior football in three states of Australia, and was also rookie-listed at the in the Australian Football League... (South Mandurah) (223) |
Daniel Wilson (Centrals) | ||
| 2009 | Waroona | Paul Pannell | South Mandurah | Waroona | Dustin Roberts (Waroona) | Rod Tregenza Rod Tregenza Rodney Donald "Rod" Tregenza is a former Australian rules footballer. He played senior football in three states of Australia, and was also rookie-listed at the in the Australian Football League... (South Mandurah) (132) |
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| 2010 | Waroona | Paul Pannell | Mandurah | Waroona | Halls Head | Ben Matthews-Herrald (Waroona) | Rod Tregenza Rod Tregenza Rodney Donald "Rod" Tregenza is a former Australian rules footballer. He played senior football in three states of Australia, and was also rookie-listed at the in the Australian Football League... (South Mandurah) (100) |
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| 2011 | Waroona | Paul Pannell | Rockingham | Waroona | Matthew Giumelli (Waroona) | Rod Tregenza Rod Tregenza Rodney Donald "Rod" Tregenza is a former Australian rules footballer. He played senior football in three states of Australia, and was also rookie-listed at the in the Australian Football League... (South Mandurah) (122) |
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2010
LADDERLEAGUE
| Team | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGT | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waroona | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||
| Mandurah | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 60 | |||
| Baldivis | ||||||||
| Rockingham | ||||||||
| Sth Mandurah | 18 | 8 | 10 | 32 | ||||
| Centrals | 18 | |||||||
| Pinjarra | 18 | |||||||
| Halls Head | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
FINALS '07
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination | Waroona | 2 | 3 | 15 | Harvey | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Qualifying | Centrals | 9 | 7 | 61 | Mandurah | 5 | 6 | 36 |
| 1st Semi | Waroona | 10 | 6 | 66 | Mandurah | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| 2nd Semi | Centrals | 19 | 5 | 119 | South Mandurah | 13 | 7 | 85 |
| Preliminary | South Mandurah | 13 | 9 | 87 | Waroona | 9 | 13 | 67 |
| Grand Final | Centrals | 13 | 7 | 85 | South Mandurah | 8 | 8 | 56 |
RESERVES
Grand Final - South Mandurah (57) defeat Centrals (47)
COLTS
Grand Final - South Mandurah (53) defeat Pinjarra (48)
2008
LADDERLEAGUE
| Team | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGT | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Mandurah | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2988 | 859 | 348 | 72 |
| Centrals | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1940 | 1424 | 136 | 60 |
| Waroona | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1959 | 1204 | 163 | 48 |
| Baldivis | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1467 | 1800 | 82 | 32 |
| Rockingham | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1437 | 1795 | 80 | 32 |
| Pinjarra | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1450 | 1817 | 80 | 28 |
| Harvey | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1157 | 2505 | 46 | 12 |
| Mandurah | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1143 | 2137 | 53 | 4 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination | Baldivis | 15 | 11 | 101 | Rockingham | 11 | 9 | 75 |
| Qualifying | Waroona | 21 | 12 | 138 | Centrals | 14 | 6 | 90 |
| 1st Semi | Centrals | 15 | 9 | 99 | Baldivis | 7 | 9 | 51 |
| 2nd Semi | South Mandurah | 19 | 11 | 125 | Waroona | 18 | 5 | 113 |
| Preliminary | Centrals | 10 | 6 | 66 | Waroona | 8 | 5 | 53 |
| Grand Final | South Mandurah | 26 | 16 | 172 | Centrals | 5 | 5 | 35 |
RESERVES
South Mandurah (52) defeated by Centrals (78)
COLTS
South Mandurah (37) defeated by Rockingham (44)
Champion club
| Year | Winner | Total Points | League | Reserves | Colts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | South Mandurah | ||||
| 2008 | South Mandurah |
AFL players who originally come from PFL clubs
- Paul BowerPaul Bower
Paul Bower is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He was recruited as the number 20 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft from Peel Thunder. He is currently listed under the Carlton Football Club. He played the first half of the season in the Northern Bullants as a...
(South Mandurah)- Carlton
- Matt Riggio
Matt Riggio
Matt Riggio is an Australian rules footballer who recently played for the North Melbourne in the Australian Football League . Riggio was a second round draft selection, number 28 overall, in the 2005 AFL Draft...
(Waroona) - North Melbourne
- Daniel Wells (Rockingham) - North Melbourne
- Farren Ray
Farren Ray
Farren Ray is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Western Bulldogs: 2004-2008 :Ray was recruited from Peel Thunder with the fourth pick in the 2003 AFL Draft....
(Centrals) - Western Bulldogs
- Brock O'Brien
Brock O'Brien
Brock O'Brien is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He plays as a midfielder or defender and was selected by the Fremantle Football Club with selection 52 in the 2006 AFL National Draft....
(Pinjarra) - Fremantle