Claremont
"This quasi-mythological view of Claremont as ineffectual weaklings might arguably be said, in part, to have a geographical basis: the suburb of Claremont is one of the most tranquil and outwardly genteel in Perth. Moreover, Claremont was, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, one of very few genuine soccer strongholds in the colony/state of Western Australia ... Whatever the reason for the ‘cream-puff’ theory, the fact that it was essentially mythological in nature needs to be stressed. Premiership pennants in elite Australian football competitions such as the Western Australian Football League quite simply do not end up in the possession of ineffectual weaklings, and Claremont produced a number of flag-winning combinations well before the 1980s ... "
John Devaney on how the Tigers banished their genteel reputation to become a perennial WANFL powerhouse
1971 Season (WANFL) Fixture
Claremont's 1971 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-04-10 1 | H | Claremont | 3.1 | 6.9 | 13.13 | 17.20 | 122 | LOST | East Fremantle | 7.7 | 11.9 | 16.10 | 19.12 | 126 | -4 | CLM | 1971-04-10 Apr 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-04-17 2 | A | Claremont | 3.4 | 7.10 | 8.12 | 13.13 | 91 | WON | East Perth | 4.4 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 11.10 | 76 | 15 | POV | 1971-04-17 Apr 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-04-24 3 | H | Claremont | 1.8 | 2.11 | 6.16 | 8.17 | 65 | WON | West Perth | 2.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 58 | 7 | CLM | 1971-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-01 4 | A | Claremont | 4.4 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 19.13 | 127 | WON | Swan Districts | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 48 | 79 | BAS | 1971-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-08 5 | H | Claremont | 3.3 | 7.8 | 12.11 | 20.13 | 133 | WON | South Fremantle | 4.7 | 6.9 | 13.11 | 14.11 | 95 | 38 | CLM | 1971-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-15 6 | H | Claremont | 7.1 | 9.7 | 15.13 | 22.20 | 152 | WON | Subiaco | 5.2 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 17.8 | 110 | 42 | CLM | 1971-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-22 7 | H | Claremont | 2.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 8.15 | 63 | LOST | Perth | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 9.10 | 64 | -1 | CLM | 1971-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-29 8 | A | Claremont | 5.3 | 16.6 | 22.12 | 27.13 | 175 | WON | East Fremantle | 4.0 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 16.10 | 106 | 69 | EFO | 1971-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-06-07 9 | H | Claremont | 2.5 | 6.8 | 8.12 | 11.14 | 80 | LOST | East Perth | 2.4 | 5.9 | 9.13 | 11.17 | 83 | -3 | CLM | 1971-06-07 Jun 7 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-06-12 10 | A | Claremont | 1.4 | 3.10 | 9.11 | 13.13 | 91 | LOST | West Perth | 3.3 | 5.5 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 99 | -8 | LEE | 1971-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-06-19 11 | H | Claremont | 3.0 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 18.12 | 120 | WON | Swan Districts | 3.3 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 14.11 | 95 | 25 | CLM | 1971-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-06-26 12 | A | Claremont | 1.5 | 6.14 | 11.16 | 18.17 | 125 | LOST | South Fremantle | 5.3 | 8.8 | 16.12 | 20.13 | 133 | -8 | FRE | 1971-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-07-03 13 | A | Claremont | 2.5 | 5.9 | 5.10 | 9.15 | 69 | LOST | Subiaco | 3.3 | 9.6 | 14.10 | 17.14 | 116 | -47 | SUB | 1971-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-07-10 14 | A | Claremont | 3.2 | 7.6 | 11.13 | 13.14 | 92 | LOST | Perth | 5.3 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 99 | -7 | LAT | 1971-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-07-24 15 | H | Claremont | 7.4 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 16.11 | 107 | WON | East Fremantle | 3.1 | 5.4 | 6.11 | 7.14 | 56 | 51 | CLM | 1971-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-07-31 16 | A | Claremont | 3.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 67 | LOST | East Perth | 4.1 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 11.13 | 79 | -12 | POV | 1971-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-08-07 17 | H | Claremont | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 47 | LOST | West Perth | 2.0 | 5.6 | 8.11 | 16.12 | 108 | -61 | CLM | 1971-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-08-14 18 | A | Claremont | 6.3 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 91 | WON | Swan Districts | 5.1 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 | 22 | BAS | 1971-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-08-21 19 | H | Claremont | 2.4 | 9.7 | 16.12 | 25.15 | 165 | WON | South Fremantle | 7.4 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 110 | 55 | CLM | 1971-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-08-28 20 | A | Claremont | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 8.11 | 59 | LOST | Subiaco | 1.4 | 4.6 | 11.10 | 14.14 | 98 | -39 | SUB | 1971-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-09-04 21 | H | Claremont | 6.6 | 7.6 | 11.17 | 13.18 | 96 | WON | Perth | 2.1 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 43 | 53 | CLM | 1971-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-09-11 1SF | H | Claremont | 2.3 | 6.9 | 8.12 | 11.16 | 82 | LOST | East Fremantle | 4.4 | 8.7 | 13.15 | 18.21 | 129 | -47 | SUB | 1971-09-11 Sep 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |