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
1986 Season (WAFL) Fixture
Claremont's 1986 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-03-31 1 | H | Claremont | 7.6 | 16.15 | 22.17 | 33.18 | 216 | WON | South Fremantle | 2.0 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 69 | 147 | CLM | 1986-03-31 Mar 31 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-04-05 2 | A | Claremont | 7.2 | 13.5 | 19.8 | 22.12 | 144 | WON | Swan Districts | 6.3 | 7.7 | 10.12 | 17.12 | 114 | 30 | BAS | 1986-04-05 Apr 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-04-12 3 | H | Claremont | 2.5 | 10.8 | 14.12 | 20.17 | 137 | LOST | East Perth | 8.2 | 14.5 | 20.10 | 21.14 | 140 | -3 | CLM | 1986-04-12 Apr 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-04-19 4 | A | Claremont | 4.3 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 14.12 | 96 | LOST | Perth | 6.0 | 10.3 | 15.6 | 20.8 | 128 | -32 | LAT | 1986-04-19 Apr 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-04-26 5 | H | Claremont | 5.5 | 11.8 | 16.12 | 18.17 | 125 | WON | Subiaco | 3.3 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 9.15 | 69 | 56 | CLM | 1986-04-26 Apr 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-05-03 6 | H | Claremont | 5.4 | 7.9 | 14.11 | 21.14 | 140 | WON | East Fremantle | 3.1 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 12.11 | 83 | 57 | CLM | 1986-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-05-10 7 | A | Claremont | 5.2 | 9.6 | 15.10 | 19.14 | 128 | LOST | West Perth | 3.1 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 20.11 | 131 | -3 | LEE | 1986-05-10 May 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-05-17 8 | A | Claremont | 5.0 | 9.5 | 15.12 | 25.17 | 167 | WON | South Fremantle | 3.4 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 9.12 | 66 | 101 | FRE | 1986-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-05-24 9 | H | Claremont | 3.3 | 8.17 | 11.22 | 16.32 | 128 | WON | Swan Districts | 1.4 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 9.10 | 64 | 64 | CLM | 1986-05-24 May 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-06-02 10 | A | Claremont | 3.4 | 7.10 | 7.15 | 7.20 | 62 | LOST | Subiaco | 2.7 | 6.12 | 10.12 | 14.26 | 110 | -48 | SUB | 1986-06-02 Jun 2 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-06-07 11 | H | Claremont | 5.6 | 12.9 | 19.11 | 23.13 | 151 | WON | Perth | 4.5 | 8.8 | 12.13 | 14.16 | 100 | 51 | CLM | 1986-06-07 Jun 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-06-14 12 | A | Claremont | 6.4 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 19.11 | 125 | WON | East Perth | 4.1 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 11.13 | 79 | 46 | SUB | 1986-06-14 Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-06-21 13 | H | Claremont | 4.7 | 6.12 | 10.18 | 13.26 | 104 | LOST | West Perth | 3.1 | 8.4 | 12.11 | 16.13 | 109 | -5 | CLM | 1986-06-21 Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-06-28 14 | A | Claremont | 3.6 | 10.10 | 12.11 | 16.18 | 114 | WON | East Fremantle | 4.6 | 6.8 | 8.11 | 12.18 | 90 | 24 | EFO | 1986-06-28 Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-07-12 15 | H | Claremont | 2.7 | 8.7 | 11.10 | 15.12 | 102 | WON | South Fremantle | 2.1 | 4.10 | 7.16 | 12.17 | 89 | 13 | SUB | 1986-07-12 Jul 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-07-19 16 | A | Claremont | 4.3 | 8.7 | 12.10 | 16.11 | 107 | LOST | Swan Districts | 6.3 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 17.9 | 111 | -4 | BAS | 1986-07-19 Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-07-26 17 | H | Claremont | 3.3 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 13.10 | 88 | LOST | Subiaco | 3.6 | 6.12 | 13.14 | 13.22 | 100 | -12 | CLM | 1986-07-26 Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-08-02 18 | A | Claremont | 4.2 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 16.11 | 107 | LOST | Perth | 3.7 | 10.14 | 14.19 | 22.20 | 152 | -45 | LAT | 1986-08-02 Aug 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-08-09 19 | H | Claremont | 3.3 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 14.10 | 94 | LOST | East Perth | 5.3 | 7.5 | 19.8 | 22.11 | 143 | -49 | CLM | 1986-08-09 Aug 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-08-16 20 | A | Claremont | 2.0 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | West Perth | 5.5 | 8.12 | 12.18 | 18.24 | 132 | -49 | LEE | 1986-08-16 Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-08-23 21 | H | Claremont | 5.3 | 8.6 | 8.11 | 13.11 | 89 | LOST | East Fremantle | 5.3 | 12.8 | 19.9 | 27.14 | 176 | -87 | CLM | 1986-08-23 Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1986-08-30 1SF | H | Claremont | 3.2 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 13.11 | 89 | LOST | Perth | 7.3 | 13.7 | 19.12 | 24.18 | 162 | -73 | SUB | 1986-08-30 Aug 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |