Andrew Hastie (Canning, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

As the footy season starts I rise to acknowledge the men and women of Canning who put Peel footy on the map in 2016. I would like to start with the Peel Thunder league team, who last year clinched victory from the jaws of two-time premiers the Subiaco Lions. The game was hard-fought by both teams but Peel blitzed the Lions in the last quarter to bring home a 23-point win. Meanwhile, the Peel Thunderbirds have been outstanding in both the seniors and youth competitions. The senior women's team made a preliminary final, while the youth took out a back-to-back premiership, remaining undefeated and making them the most successful footy team in the state. A number of these women have since been drafted to the Dockers' AFL women's team, which is a great historical achievement. One woman from the Canning electorate, Sabrina Frederick-Traub, was picked up by the Brisbane Lions as a marquee player and just played in her first AFL Women's grand final.

Congratulations to all players in Peel. I look forward to watching another year of stellar footy down at Bendigo Bank Stadium. I hope that both the Peel Thunder and the Thunderbirds win a premiership in 2017.