It was a morning of missed opportunities when Claremont struggled to score in the match against Swan Districts at Bassendean Oval on Saturday.

Managing a mere five goals from 44 entries inside the attacking 50m zone was a shocking result for effort, but a ray of sunshine emerged from the morass of a heartbreaking 39-point defeat. And that came in the form of 16-year-old Sam Seton, a livewire rover who delighted the sparse crowd with Read More [+]

A calculated gamble to promote burly teenager Brenden Abbott, a tough, uncompromising straight-ahead defender, to the league side and use him in attack to infuse some much-needed oomph into Claremont’s forward line paid handsome dividends in the match against Swan Districts at Bassendean Oval on Saturday.

The 19-year-old Abbott, from the Royals club in Albany in Claremont’s Great Southern zone, made a seamless transition from defence to attack and his four-goal haul was a feature Read More [+]

Claremont will be out to break a two game losing-streak when they travel to Steel Blue Oval this Saturday to face Swan Districts.

The Tigers have won just once since round two, while the Swans haven’t lost a match during this time, winning their last six games.

The Tigers defeated the Swans by 50 points in the pre-season at the same venue, and will be hoping for a similar result to get their season back Read More [+]

Claremont’s (Reserves) three game winning streak is over after the Tigers lost to East Perth by 32 points, 15.13 (103) to 11.5 (71) at Medibank Stadium.

The Royals slammed on 10 goals to four in the second half, handing the Tigers their second loss for the season.

Not for the first time, coach Nigel Wilson had to contend with several changes to the team who defeated the Bulldogs in round seven.

Mitch Andrews returned after Read More [+]

Claremont again squandered chances and paid a heavy price for some undisciplined play when they lost a see-sawing contest by four points to East Perth at East Fremantle Oval on Saturday morning.

The defeat, hard on the heels of the one-point loss to South Fremantle the previous Saturday , has caused the Tigers to drop from second to fourth  on the premiership table.

And now over the next several weeks the side will be weakened Read More [+]

In sublime weather conditions at Leederville Oval on Saturday Claremont went 46 minutes at one stage during which the side managed a solitary behind (from a free-kick) and limped to a devastating 80-point beating at the hands of a powerful East Perth combination which included 13 members of the West Coast Eagles squad.

This barren period from the 23min. 50sec. mark of the first quarter to eight minutes into the third term was one of Read More [+]

The value of hard running which invariably disorganises the opposition was no better illustrated than early in the second quarter of the match at Fremantle Oval on Saturday when Claremont’s Isaac Baum gave further proof of his wonderful potential.

Baum, playing on a centre wing, had pressed back when South Fremantle were in attack and he was involved in a contest on a half-back flank which resulted in a Claremont clearing kick. Baum immediately charged Read More [+]

Team sport is not about individual glory. It revolves around conforming to team ideals and structures. It demands discipline and the willingness to sacrifice personal glory.

A shining example of a player fully prepared to embrace all of the above emerged at Fremantle Oval on Saturday when Claremont’s Corey Yeo was given the task of keeping a tight rein on highly dangerous playmaker Haiden Schloithe.

It was a daunting assignment for Yeo --- to try Read More [+]

Claremont will be looking to rebound from its disappointing loss to South Fremantle when they take on East Perth this Saturday at Medibank Stadium.

The Tigers were completely outplayed by the Bulldogs in round seven, while the Royals made it consecutive victories with a patchy 10 point win over the Sharks.

The Tigers haven’t had much joy on the road this season, with a win over the Falcons in round two their only success.

The Read More [+]

Claremont's Reserves have recorded their third consecutive win after dismantling South Fremantle by 80 points, 17.15 (117) to 5.7. (37) at Fremantle Oval.

In a dominant four-quarter effort the Tigers were led by Joel Ebert who kicked three goals, while Shane McAdam, Keegan Knott, Jordan Aitken, Matthew Davies, and Liam Smith each kicked two majors.

The Tigers were ruthless, restricting the Bulldogs to only two goals in the first three quarters.

Coach Nigel Wilson had to contend Read More [+]