History
Peel Thunder was formed in 1996 after the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) granted a ninth licence in the WAFL to the Mandurah-Peel region. The licence was issued on the condition that the club be ready to compete in the 1997 Westar Rules competition. Geoff Miles was appointed as the team's inaugural coach and Phil Gilbert was named captain. The team finished last, with Scott Simister winning the inaugural best and fairest.
In 2011, the club was fined A$10,000 for breaching the league's salary cap rules.
The club are statistically the worst club ever to compete in the WAFL, having won only 71 out of 316 matches played, or a 22.47% winning percentage. The club have never made the finals, with 6th place their best finish, in 2002 and 2008.
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