By Ken Casellas

Versatility is an important ingredient in a footballer’s make-up, and Claremont’s Dylan Mulligan gave a splendid example of his skill and provided a highlight of the reserves match against East Perth at Leederville Oval on Sunday when he gathered the ball close to the boundary at left half-forward early in the second quarter.

With no options ahead of him, he cleverly kicked the ball on the outside of his right boot into Read More [+]

John Townsend

Claremont have beaten the WAFL’s ladder leader for the second week in a row to underline their credentials as a genuine final contender.

The Tigers survived a gruelling East Perth challenge to survive by nine points in tough and heavy conditions at Leederville Oval on Sunday.

The 9.5 (59) to 6.14 (50) result improved their ladder position to sixth at the halfway point of the season – and just 10 percentage points from Read More [+]

By John Townsend

Claremont’s ability to play with humility after a week of soul-searching has been identified as the key to their season-defining win over ladder leaders Peel.

The Tigers produced one of the best and most intense performances in coach Ash Prescott’s eight-year tenure to account for the potent Thunder by 29 points on Saturday.

Peel were kept to just two goals and were 50 points Read More [+]

by John Townsend

Claremont’s frustrating season of near wins and lost opportunities has continued.

Tardy starts and sloppy finishes have told the tale of a galling year in which the Tigers have been in all but one match yet got over the line in only two of them.

And so it was again against West Coast in the early morning match at Mineral Resources Park on Saturday.

Down by 38 points just before half-time, Read More [+]

By Ken Casellas

Seventy years ago, on April 24, 1954, Hugh Edwards made his league debut for Claremont when he lined up on a half-back flank against East Perth at Perth Oval and celebrated the occasion with a 32-point victory.

A product of Hale School and recruited from metropolitan junior club Collegians, Edwards was a hard-nosed and rugged defender who retired after ten league matches, with his final appearance in the final round of qualifying Read More [+]

By Ken Casellas

With nine minutes before the final siren Claremont’s reserves side held a comfortable 35-point lead over Perth at Lathlain Park on Saturday when Tigers midfielder Tyron Smallwood, on the grandstand wing, hurled his body at the boot of Perth’s Ryan Newick to smother his kick and force the ball out of bounds.

This typified Smallwood’s selfless dedication and was a team-lifting act in a match in which the 24-year-old excelled with his Read More [+]

by John Townsend

Sometimes you just have to win.

After four losses in the first five rounds of the season, two of them desperate defeats by a combined total of three points, Claremont needed a victory to both validate the work done over the past few months and to stay in touch with the top five teams.

Both things were achieved against Perth on Saturday when the 57-point win, 15.13 (103) to 6.10 (46), Read More [+]

By Ken Casellas

Claremont survived a spirited challenge from Swan Districts before coming from behind in the final few minutes to snatch a four-point victory in the reserves match at Revo Fitness Stadium on Saturday when the most heartening feature of the win was the wonderful return to action of the richly talented teenager Sam Gilbey.

Gilbey, who Read More [+]

John Townsend

Things are starting to get desperate.

Four defeats in five matches, and the first home loss to Swan Districts in 11 years, suggests that the Tigers need to find their mojo quickly if they are going to play finals this season.

Second last on the ladder yet only a game and percentage from the top five, Claremont will continue to seek ways to improve their system and connection between players, lines and Read More [+]