Round 11: Perth v Peel Match Review

Peel Thunder maintained touch with the top five with a comfortable win over Perth on Saturday which could have been by more than the 42 points with some more accurate kicking.

While Perth had made a scintillating start to the 2019 season winning its opening five matches, but the Demons had lost four of their previous five heading into Saturday's clash with Peel at Lathlain's Mineral Resources Park.

And that downward trend continued on Saturday for Perth with Peel Thunder proving too strong after quarter-time kicking 10 goals to four to end up winning 11.18 (84) to 6.6 (42).

Perth did kick with the aid of the breeze in the opening quarter in wet conditions and the Demons did start well enough with two goals to one to head into quarter-time leading by seven points.

With the breeze at their backs in the second quarter, Peel took control of the contest kicking four goals to one while having 10 scoring shots to one to head into the half-time break with a 17-point advantage.

Perth was still in touch at half-time but couldn’t close that gap in the third term with Peel extending its advantage with three goals to two to end up leading by 27 points at three quarter-time.

The Thunder then further asserted their control with a dominant last quarter kicking 3.5 to 1.2 to end up winning strongly by 42 points to remain knocking on the door of the top five.

The win improves the Thunder to a 4-6 record on the season to be just a game outside of fifth position while the Demons do remain a game clear in fourth spot at 6-4 despite having lost four of their last five matches.

Cody Ninyette was Perth's only multiple goal scorer on the day kicking two from 14 disposals, five marks, five inside 50s and three tackles.

Matthew Taylor collected 33 possessions for the Demons, Clint Jones 29, Cody Leggett 24, Michael Sinclair 22, Mitch Browne 21 and Corey Yeo 20.