CLAREMONT FOOTBALL CLUB

The 'Claremont Football Club' is an Australian rules football club in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL). It is nicknamed "the Tigers", and its official colours are navy blue and gold.

Contents

History

2007 season

Achievements

Current squad

External links

History

It was formed as the amateur 'Cottesloe Beach Football Club' in 1906, and joined the peak amateur competition, the Western Australian Football Association the following year. The club dominated the WAFA from the outset, winning premierships from 1907-1910, and in 1908 it beat WAFL club Subiaco in a challenge match.
Applications by the club to join the WAFL were rejected for many years. In 1919, the Cottesloe Beach club merged with a consortium from Claremont which was also attempting to gain entry to the WAFL and had no contracted players, but claimed to have secured use of the Claremont Showgrounds, as a home ground. In 1921, the club was admitted to the WAFL "B" Grade competition, as 'Claremont-Cottesloe', using the same blue and gold colours as the local swimming club. It was finally admitted to the senior league in 1926.
The inaugural captain-coach was former South Fremantle and Richmond player Norm McIntosh, who was the only player with senior experience. McIntosh's young squad could only win one game in their first season.
In 1927, the club moved to Claremont Oval.

2007 season

Claremont is currently sitting second on the WAFL ladder, eight points behind Subiaco after Round 10 ^[1]. The Tigers squandered a good chance to close the gap between themselves and Subiaco in their Round 10 clash, losing by a goal in the final minutes^[2].

Achievements

'WAFL Premierships'': 10; 1938-40, 1964, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996
'Sandover Medalists:' 1932: Keith Hough, 1933-34: Sammy Clarke, 1936: George Moloney, 1949: Gordon Maffina, 1967: John Parkinson, 1984: Michael Mitchell/Steve Malaxos, 2005: Jaxon Crabb
'Record home attendance:' 18,268; May 7, 1983; v. South Fremantle.

Current squad

''As of 5 June, 2007:''

★   1 Rory Walton ★   2 Clancy Rudeforth ★   3 Luke Dwyer ★   4 Ian Richardson ★   5 Michael Cousens (vc) ★   6 Matt Orzel ★   7 Ian Rowe ★   8 Jaxon Crabb ★   9 Ben Colreavy ★ 11 Trent Martin ★ 10 Brett Jones (WCE listed) ★ 12 Anthony Jones (c) ★ 13 Andrew Clarke ★ 14 Luke Toia ★ 15 Robbie Swift ★ 16 Eric MacKenzie (WCE listed) ★ 17 Trinity Handley ★ 18 Tom Matson ★ 19 David Crawford ★ 20 Chad Jones (WCE rookie listed) ★ 21 Andrew Ruck ★ 22 Troy Carlon

★ 23 Nick Derickx ★ 24 Brandon Franz ★ 25 Daniel Bandy ★ 26 Andrew Browne (FFC listed) ★ 27 Rowan Jones (WCE listed) ★ 28 Matt Sofoulis ★ 29 Simon Nimmo ★ 30 Fred Johnson ★ 31 James Thomson (WCE listed) ★ 32 Nic Chidgzey ★ 34 Mitch Morton (WCE listed) ★ 35 Ryan Gale ★ 36 Aaron Jarvis ★ 38 Justin Crudeli ★ 39 Michael Warren ★ 40 Darren Harper ★ 41 Craig Campbell ★ 42 Beau Wilkes (WCE rookie listed) ★ 43 Preston O'Keefe ★ 44 Jack Reagan

★ 45 Trent Denardi ★ 46 Beau Waters (WCE listed) ★ 47 Gabe Orr ★ 48 Hudson Wheeler ★ 49 Tom Morrison ★ 50 Jeremy Lunt ★ 51 Byron Schammer (FFC listed) ★ 53 Brad Bennet ★ 54 James Read ★ 55 Casey Malone ★ 56 Paul Arias ★ 57 Todd Nisbett ★ 58 Brian O'Dea ★ 59 Brett Eades ★ 60 Reace Eades ★ 61 Scott Walker ★ 62 Tom Ayton ★ 63 Tyson Prater ★ 64 Tom Kinneen ★ - Dean Kennedy ★ 65 James Staples ★ 66 Peter Prendiville ★ 67 Sean Gregory ★ 68 Adrian Curley

External links

★ Claremont Tigers - Official Site


★ Full Points Footy History of Claremont Football Club