Extract from Hansard [ASSEMBLY - Thursday, 12 September 2002] p911b-911b Mr Arthur Marshall SANDOVER MEDAL, ALLISTAIR PICKETT Statement by Member for Dawesville MR A.D. MARSHALL (Dawesville) [12.50 pm]: I thank all members on both sides of the House who faxed or e-mailed a congratulatory note to my office following the announcement last week of the Sandover Medal for 2002. Peel Thunder’s Allistair Pickett’s victory surprised all the tipsters, but what was more amazing was that Peel Thunder Football Club - the fledgling club; the club that seven metropolitan presidents wanted kicked out of the Western Australian Football League competition - produced players that finished first, second and fourth in the vote. For the record, Allistair Pickett from Peel Thunder won with 33 votes, Daniel Wells from Peel Thunder and Ryan Turnbull from East Perth Football Club tied for second place with 27 votes, and Darren Bolton from Peel Thunder came third with 23 votes. As chairman of the 1994 steering committee that applied for and won the licence from the Western Australian Football Commission to have the first country side in history included in the WAFL competitions, and as Peel Thunder’s number one badge holder, I was incredibly proud of the Peel region on Sandover Medal night. On Tuesday, 11 March 1997, it is recorded in Hansard that I inadvertently predicted Peel Thunder would be favourite for a flag in four years. I apologise for misleading the House. I meant to say that in 2002 players from Peel Thunder Football Club would finish first, second and fourth in the Sandover Medal vote. Peel Thunder can also boast having Leigh Hughes as runner-up in the Prendergast Medal. The runner-up in the Jack Clark or Colts medal was Leone DeMarte. The club also made the finals with the Colts team for the second time and has won five of its last six matches. Mandurah is not only the home of the blue mana crab but also it is now the home of the 2002 Sandover Medal! [1] .