Formed: 1906 This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
Joined WAFL: 1926 (as Claremont-Cottesloe)
Home Ground: Claremont Oval
Colours: Navy Blue and Gold
Nickname: Tigers
WAFL Premierships: 1938-39-40, 1964, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996 A bloodied Haydn Bunton Junior celebrates Swan Districts first Grand Final win, in 1961. ...
Record Home Attendance: 18,268 v. South Fremantle, 7th May 1983 Categories: Stub | Western Australian Football League clubs ...
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Claremont Tigers (http://www.claremontfc.com/) - Official Site
Claremont, which had not participated in a senior grand final since 1940, was given little serious chance of upsetting minor premier and perennial finalist East Fremantle, which was aiming to secure the 22nd senior flag in its history.
Claremont was again a genuine contender for the flag in 1965, finishing the home and away rounds in 2nd spot on the ladder before, depressingly, bowing out in straight sets to Swan Districts and East Fremantle in the finals.
Claremont was one of 8 clubs to participate in the carnival where it was successful in defeating North Adelaide and Port Adelaide to qualify for the grand final where it lost to Hawthorn.
As the 1919 football season drew to a close a group of local football supporters not connected with the Cottesloe Beach organisation sought, and received, permission from the WAFL to attend a meeting to consider whether or not the admission of a 7th League club, based in the Claremont-Cottesloe district, was both desirable and feasible.
Claremont again finished runners up a year later after raising hopes, first by finishing the home and away rounds with a 13-5-1 record to qualify for the finals as minor premiers, and then by overcoming East Fremantle in the 2nd semi final by 14 points.
From the Claremont perspective, such a seismic lapse in concentration was highly uncharacteristic, and therefore somewhat worrying; however, at least it had the virtue of rendering the defeat explicable, and hence of giving the club's 'brains trust' a readily accessible fulcrum for improvement.
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