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Round 22 Preview Swan Districts v Claremont

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 1:21 PM

By Dan Scamozzi

Claremont will be aiming to atone for their disappointing loss to South Fremantle when they face Swan Districts at Steel Blue Oval in the penultimate round of the home-and-away season on Saturday.

With just two rounds remaining before finals, the Tigers must defeat Swans and then West Perth, and rely on the Falcons and fifth-placed East Perth losing their remaining matches to feature in September.

WHERE AND WHEN:

Steel Blue Oval, Saturday, August 19, 2.15pm.

Reserves: 11.30am.

Colts: 9.00am.

TV AND RADIO:

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HEAD-TO-HEAD:

Played: 253.

Swan Districts: 96.

Claremont: 155.

Draws: 2.

LAST TIME THEY MET:

Round 13, 2017, Claremont 16.14 (110) def Swan Districts 6.7 (43) at Claremont Oval.

TALKING POINTS:

  1. With fourth-placed Swans one win behind third-placed Peel Thunder, and the Tigers still a mathematical chance of playing finals, a fierce contest is set to unfold between two traditional rivals.
  2. The Tigers have won three of the last four games against Swans, including a 67-point drubbing of the Black Ducks in round 13.
  3. With it being Claremont’s last away game of the season, the club encourages the Tiger army to attend and cheer the team to victory.