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
1938 Season (WANFL) Fixture
Claremont's 1938 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938-04-23 1 | H | Claremont | 5.7 | 9.8 | 15.11 | 16.15 | 111 | WON | Swan Districts | 1.2 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 14.11 | 95 | 16 | CLM | 1938-04-23 Apr 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-04-30 2 | H | Claremont | 4.4 | 6.9 | 8.12 | 19.12 | 126 | WON | East Fremantle | 5.7 | 9.7 | 12.12 | 13.12 | 90 | 36 | CLM | 1938-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-05-07 3 | A | Claremont | 2.3 | 5.9 | 11.15 | 15.20 | 110 | LOST | South Fremantle | 5.4 | 11.11 | 17.16 | 27.19 | 181 | -71 | FRE | 1938-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-05-14 4 | H | Claremont | 6.1 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 15.14 | 104 | WON | Subiaco | 3.3 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 12.12 | 84 | 20 | CLM | 1938-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-05-21 5 | H | Claremont | 4.4 | 10.9 | 16.12 | 19.18 | 132 | WON | West Perth | 3.7 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 17.10 | 112 | 20 | CLM | 1938-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-05-28 6 | A | Claremont | 5.1 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 20.5 | 125 | LOST | East Perth | 10.5 | 12.11 | 17.15 | 21.17 | 143 | -18 | POV | 1938-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-06-04 7 | A | Claremont | 2.4 | 6.10 | 8.10 | 13.12 | 90 | LOST | Perth | 7.3 | 9.5 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 111 | -21 | WAC | 1938-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-06-06 8 | A | Claremont | 4.3 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Swan Districts | 3.2 | 7.9 | 8.11 | 13.17 | 95 | -31 | BAS | 1938-06-06 Jun 6 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-06-11 9 | A | Claremont | 2.4 | 7.7 | 12.14 | 13.16 | 94 | LOST | East Fremantle | 2.4 | 5.8 | 10.9 | 15.12 | 102 | -8 | FRE | 1938-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-06-18 10 | H | Claremont | 5.4 | 9.8 | 12.14 | 13.18 | 96 | WON | South Fremantle | 3.0 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 12.12 | 84 | 12 | CLM | 1938-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-06-25 11 | A | Claremont | 6.3 | 11.6 | 19.7 | 23.9 | 147 | WON | Subiaco | 1.0 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 15.7 | 97 | 50 | SUB | 1938-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-07-02 12 | A | Claremont | 5.1 | 9.7 | 12.10 | 18.17 | 125 | WON | West Perth | 5.1 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 79 | 46 | LEE | 1938-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-07-09 13 | H | Claremont | 6.3 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 19.10 | 124 | WON | Swan Districts | 4.0 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 15.9 | 99 | 25 | CLM | 1938-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-07-23 14 | H | Claremont | 8.3 | 12.8 | 13.10 | 17.17 | 119 | WON | Perth | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 6.14 | 50 | 69 | CLM | 1938-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-07-30 15 | H | Claremont | 3.2 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 15.15 | 105 | WON | East Perth | 5.2 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 74 | 31 | CLM | 1938-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-08-06 16 | H | Claremont | 2.3 | 5.6 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 79 | LOST | East Fremantle | 4.4 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 13.10 | 88 | -9 | CLM | 1938-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-08-13 17 | A | Claremont | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | South Fremantle | 5.4 | 8.10 | 13.13 | 14.18 | 102 | -44 | FRE | 1938-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-08-27 18 | A | Claremont | 1.6 | 7.10 | 14.13 | 19.17 | 131 | WON | Subiaco | 4.4 | 10.10 | 11.13 | 16.14 | 110 | 21 | SUB | 1938-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-09-03 19 | A | Claremont | 6.4 | 9.8 | 16.14 | 20.20 | 140 | WON | West Perth | 5.1 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 78 | 62 | LEE | 1938-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-09-10 20 | H | Claremont | 2.4 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | Perth | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7.13 | 12.14 | 86 | 26 | CLM | 1938-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-09-24 2SF | H | Claremont | 4.4 | 6.8 | 12.16 | 17.19 | 121 | WON | East Fremantle | 4.3 | 6.7 | 8.12 | 13.18 | 96 | 25 | SUB | 1938-09-24 Sep 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-10-08 GF | H | Claremont | 4.2 | 9.6 | 10.12 | 13.16 | 94 | DRAW | East Fremantle | 3.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 14.10 | 94 | 0 | SUB | 1938-10-08 Oct 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1938-10-15 GFR | H | Claremont | 2.9 | 6.9 | 11.12 | 14.17 | 101 | WON | East Fremantle | 0.1 | 6.12 | 9.13 | 11.13 | 79 | 22 | SUB | 1938-10-15 Oct 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |