Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy could face a stint on the sidelines after injuring his ankle early in Peel Thunder’s 19-point loss to Claremont at Claremont Oval.

The 20-year-old appeared to roll his ankle in a ruck contest against Tigers big man Oliver Eastland within the first 10 minutes of the opening quarter before heading to the changerooms and not reappearing for the rest of the day.

Claremont overcame a form slump and the absence of a number of key players to defeat a spirited Peel Thunder 12.8 (80) to 9.7 (61).

The Tigers went into the clash without seven players who could easily slot into their best 22, but dual Sandover medallist Jye Bolton led from the front as the Tigers dominated much of the contest.

It was all one-way traffic early in the contest, with Claremont’s midfield of Bolton (32 disposals), Kane Mitchell (25 disposals) and Thomas Ledger (26 disposals) giving their forwards plenty of opportunities to score, with the Tigers sending the ball inside 50 16 times in the first term alone.

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Harrison McCracken was the beneficiary of this, booting three goals for the quarter in what looked to be an ominous sign of dominance.

Two quick goals to start the second term from Peel breathed some life into the contest, but it did not take long for Claremont to settle and soon they had control of the game again.

Peel were not getting enough from some of the Dockers’ more experienced players, with Travis Colyer collecting one disposal in the first half on his way to 11, while forward Cam McCarthy had two touches in the first half.

Camera Icon Sean Darcy suffered an injury setback. Credit: Justin Benson-Cooper

Despite a big effort from the Thunder in the second half, they could not stop the influence of Bolton and his chargers, who had all the answers to their opposition’s challenges.

Anton Hamp was a standout in defence for the Tigers, clogging up space and forcing the Peel players to kick long and high to their forwards, playing into the hands of the Claremont defenders.

Eventually Peel Thunder’s persistence began to pay off when in the final term they once again kicked two quick goals to put pressure on the Tigers.

The Tigers were held goalless in the final term until the 21st minute when Kaiden Gilbert booted his third and iced the game for the home side.

Claremont 6.1 9.4 11.6 12.8 80

Peel Thunder 2.1 4.4 6.6 9.7 61

Goals – Claremont: McCracken, Gilbert 3; Treacy 2; Lim, Busher, Eastland, Anderson. Peel Thunder: R. Bennell, Bell 2; Colyer, Valente, Carter, Dixon, Schultz.

Best – Claremont: Bolton, Mitchell, Ledger, Rogers, Hamp, Beeck. Peel Thunder: Giro, North, Banfield, Schultz, Bewley, R. Bennell.

Injuries: Peel Thunder: Darcy (ankle).

Umpires: M. Adams, J. Gibb, L. Jago.

Crowd: About 1500 at Claremont Oval.