By Ken Casellas

A vastly more experienced East Fremantle side crushed Claremont’s premiership dream with aresounding 29-point victory in the reserves grand final at Optus Stadium on Sunday.

The Tigers, who had won 16 of their 17 matches this season, performed below par and wererestricted to 6.7, their lowest total of the year, after managing just three goals up to three-quarter time and going into the final term with a deficit of Read More [+]

CLAREMONT'S dominance of the WAFL Colts competition has continued with the Tigers making it back-to-back premierships completing a standout 2024 season with a 35-point Grand Final win at Optus Stadium against Swan Districts.

Claremont came into the Grand Final on Sunday afternoon having won the colts premiership of 2023 and then having a dominant season in 2024 winning all but two games and then advancing to the Read More [+]

By Ken Casellas

Mitch Barron knows only one way to play football --- and that’s running in straight lines with aferocious attack on the ball.

He’s like a human wrecking ball, fearless in his desire to gain possession, and to soften the opposition with his physicality and his unrelenting tackling.

Claremont’s reserves players owe him a debt of gratitude for his inspirational performance in the second semi-final against Subiaco at Rushton Park Read More [+]

By Ken Casellas

Small of stature, skilful, fast and tenacious, Keren Guard was an outstanding player for Claremont in his 111 league appearances between 1959 and 1967.

And now Claremont supporters and officials are mourning his death this week 60 years after he gave a superb performance and was one of Claremont’s best players in the memorable four-point premiership victory over East Fremantle Read More [+]

For the first time since 2005 the Sandover Medal has been shared by two players with Nik Rokahr from Swan Districts and Claremont’s Callan England claiming the highest individual award in the WAFL. 

Rokahr and England finished with 19 votes, the lowest winning tally in a full season using the 3-2-1 voting system since 1984. 

Rokahr polled in eight matches, including four best on grounds, while England registered votes in nine games, producing maximum votes Read More [+]

John Townsend

Another devastating final minute; another heart-breaking final loss.

Claremont’s season came to a crashing end at Rushton Park on Sunday when Peel kicked a goal with 41 seconds left to win the first semifinal by one miserable point.

The lost match was painful but the lost opportunity was the most galling element of the encounter.

Claremont monstered the Thunder for most of the intense and pulsating contest.

The Tigers laid Read More [+]

John Townsend

Claremont’s 90-point loss to East Fremantle in round 2 was their worst performance since the 2012 premiership season.

Claremont’s 24-point win over East Fremantle in the elimination final on Sunday may not have been their best performance since 2012 but it was the one marked by the hardest edge.

Fired by a degree of ferocity that unsettled the Sharks and kept them to just one goal in each of the Read More [+]

By Ken Casellas

The Claremont reserves side took the field against Subiaco at Leederville Oval on Saturday with a record of 14 wins and one loss this season and looked anything but a premiership favourite when the Lions ambushed the Tigers and were riding high with a 38-point lead, 7.4 to 1.2, early in the second quarter.

Subiaco scored the first five goals before full-forward Zane Sumich stopped the rot by taking a mark 40m Read More [+]

As you would be aware our League side have made the WAFL Finals, and although East Fremantle finished above us in fourth position, they have chosen to play our Elimination Final at Revo Fitness Stadium this Sunday 1st September

Although the game is at our home ground, this is NOT a normal Claremont Matchday with the ticketing and entry run by the WAFL and the matchday function run by East Fremantle Football Club. CFC Membership and Read More [+]

John Townsend

Kieran Gowdie produced the best game of his short career to ensure Claremont did not stumble in their bid to play finals for the eighth time in coach Ashley Prescott’s eight seasons at the club.

The Tigers will take on East Fremantle in the elimination final on Sunday after producing a nerveless performance against archrival and potential finals spoiler Subiaco in the last round of the home-andaway season.

East Fremantle finished higher Read More [+]