Apeness started the 2014 season playing for Fremantle's affiliate team, Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

Apeness made his AFL debut in Round 16, 2014 against Melbourne at TIO Stadium in Darwin, as a late replacement for Matthew Pavlich, who was ill.[4] He played the following week before being dropped back to Peel for the remainder of the season.

During his first game back from injury with the Peel reserves, he injured the PCL in his right knee, causing him to again miss the remainder of the season.

[6] In 2018 Apeness played the opening six matches of the season for Peel, before being recalled to replace an injured Aaron Sandilands in round 11.

The week after signing a contract extension,[7] he badly injured his hamstring tendon, ruling him out for the remainder of the season for the third time in his career.