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Claremont will travel to Bendigo Bank Stadium to face Peel Thunder having recorded consecutive wins for the first time this season.
The Tigers were too good for South Fremantle in “Naidoc Round”, while Peel suffered a 63-point defeat against league-leaders East Perth.
Claremont (Reserves) has ended a four-game losing streak by holding off a fast-finishing South Fremantle at the Showgrounds.
A virtuoso performance from acting captain Luke Blackwell left Claremont supporters searching for superlatives at the Showgrounds on Saturday after the inspirational centreman had provided the catalyst that emboldened, enlivened and invigorated his teammates in the battle against South Fremantle.
Sixteen-year-old schoolboy Matt Guelfi has fought back from a fractured leg two years ago to develop into an influential member of the Claremont colts side this year.
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Turnovers galore, skill errors and wrong options. That, in a nutshell, was the story of Claremont’s highly disappointing performance in the round-13 match at the Showgrounds on Saturday morning when the game was played in ideal conditions under a warming winter sun and pleasant blue skies.
Ill-discipline crept into Claremont’s play, particularly in the final quarter when the Tigers squandered opportunities and East Perth turned a 16-point deficit at three-quarter time into a 15-point victory.
Claremont (Reserves) has lost three consecutive games after East Perth staged a final-quarter comeback to prevail at the Showgrounds.
After trailing by 12 points at the last change, the Royals kicked five goals to nil in the final term to run out winners 12.13 (85) to 9.10 (64).
Claremont paid dearly for an inexplicable first-half lapse against East Perth at the Showground on Saturday before fighting back determinedly to lose by just 16 points.
The second-half display from the tenacious Tigers was full of merit and underlined the continuing improvement in the side.
Claremont will be looking to return to the winners list when they face East Perth at the Showgrounds this Saturday.
The Tigers are coming off a bye in round 12, while the Royals have hit their straps following a 61-point drubbing of the Bulldogs last Saturday.
The Tigers will be after a much-improved performance after the Royals won the corresponding fixture by 80 points back in round eight.
"The Kimberley Colts Championship – Fitzroy Crossing 31st May & 1st June 2014"
It's hard, its fast, its exciting, its Kimberley football.
Some of the best young footballers from the West Kimberley, the Central Kimberley, the East Kimberley and the Halls Creek/Kutjungka region, gathered in Fitzroy Crossing to compete for the John Jones Cup.
| Round 1 Saturday, 05 Apr | ||
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| 2:30 PM at Lane Group Stadium | ||
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| Round 2 Friday, 04 Apr | ||
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| 7:05 PM at Joondalup Arena | ||
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