WAFLW Second Semi-Final Preview

It is a huge day on Sunday at Steel Blue Oval with the Swan Districts WAFLW team attempting to advance straight into the Grand Final for 2021 while the Reserves are fighting to stay alive.

Swan Districts and Peel Thunder have been the two standout teams this entire 2021 Optus WAFLW Premiership Season and now it's only fitting they meet with a Grand Final spot at stake on Sunday at Steel Blue Oval.

Swan Districts has taken part in the finals the first two years of the WAFLW competition firstly reaching the Grand Final in 2019 before losing to East Fremantle. They again played finals in 2020 but lost the first semi-final again against the Sharks.

Peel, meanwhile, finished dead last back in the inaugural season of 2019 but were the fairytale story of 2020 to end up winning the premiership by defeating Subiaco in the Grand Final.

Now for the 15 rounds of the 2021 season, it has been Swans and the Thunder who emerged as the two standout teams and they finished in the top two positions setting up Sunday's second semi-final.

The winner of Sunday's game advances straight to the Grand Final in Mandurah in two weeks' time while the loser has earned a second chance and will host the preliminary final next week against the winner of the first semi-final between Claremont and Subiaco.

Swan Districts was the dominant team right throughout the WAFLW season. Swans won their opening 13 matches impressively before a slip up against Peel in Round 14, but that was only after top spot and the minor premiership was already secured.

Swans ended up finishing the season in top spot with a 14-1 record while Peel was second four games back at 10-5, but still two games clear of the third and fourth placed Lions and Tigers.

The two teams first met this season back in Round 3 in Mandurah with Swan Districts winning on that occasion against Peel 10.6 (66) to 5.8 (38).

Then in Round 11, it was again Swans prevailing over the Thunder 6.6 (42) to 6.5 (41). That win ended up securing the minor premiership for the black-and-whites but Peel then handed Swan Districts a loss in Round 14, winning 6.3 (39) to 2.6 (18).

The Swan Districts Reserves will also be in action on Sunday from 10.30am at Steel Blue Oval in the first semi-final up against Claremont.

Swan Districts finished the season in third position in the WAFLW Reserves with an 8-4 record and a massive percentage to earn home ground advantage over Claremont.

A win on Sunday and Swans will advance to the preliminary final next week against the loser of the second semi-final between East Fremantle and Peel Thunder.

OPTUS WAFLW SECOND SEMI-FINAL

SWAN DISTRICTS v PEEL THUNDER – STEEL BLUE OVAL, SUNDAY 2.30PM