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
1953 Season (WANFL) Fixture
Claremont's 1953 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-04-25 1 | A | Claremont | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | East Fremantle | 1.7 | 2.8 | 5.15 | 7.18 | 60 | -2 | EFO | 1953-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-05-02 2 | H | Claremont | 3.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 9.14 | 68 | LOST | Swan Districts | 4.1 | 8.1 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 92 | -24 | CLM | 1953-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-05-09 3 | H | Claremont | 3.6 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 7.10 | 52 | WON | Subiaco | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.12 | 36 | 16 | CLM | 1953-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-05-16 4 | H | Claremont | 4.3 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | West Perth | 2.1 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 10.10 | 70 | -1 | CLM | 1953-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-05-23 5 | A | Claremont | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 45 | LOST | Perth | 8.2 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 14.10 | 94 | -49 | WAC | 1953-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-05-30 6 | H | Claremont | 3.6 | 5.8 | 8.13 | 10.17 | 77 | LOST | East Perth | 5.2 | 8.8 | 9.11 | 11.12 | 78 | -1 | CLM | 1953-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-06-01 7 | A | Claremont | 2.4 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 10.10 | 70 | LOST | South Fremantle | 1.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 12.17 | 89 | -19 | FRE | 1953-06-01 Jun 1 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-06-06 8 | H | Claremont | 2.1 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 13.9 | 87 | WON | East Fremantle | 6.2 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 72 | 15 | CLM | 1953-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-06-13 9 | A | Claremont | 2.1 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 9.10 | 64 | WON | Swan Districts | 1.5 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 8.11 | 59 | 5 | BAS | 1953-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-06-20 10 | H | Claremont | 3.4 | 9.9 | 15.10 | 18.15 | 123 | WON | Subiaco | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 11.10 | 76 | 47 | CLM | 1953-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-06-27 11 | A | Claremont | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | West Perth | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.12 | 120 | -41 | LEE | 1953-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-07-04 12 | H | Claremont | 2.2 | 4.10 | 8.12 | 9.17 | 71 | LOST | Perth | 5.2 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 75 | -4 | CLM | 1953-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-07-18 13 | A | Claremont | 3.2 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 81 | WON | East Perth | 1.4 | 4.7 | 5.11 | 8.13 | 61 | 20 | POV | 1953-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-07-25 14 | H | Claremont | 0.5 | 3.8 | 3.12 | 5.12 | 42 | LOST | South Fremantle | 3.3 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 13.10 | 88 | -46 | CLM | 1953-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-08-01 15 | H | Claremont | 2.0 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 61 | LOST | East Fremantle | 6.9 | 8.11 | 11.14 | 14.16 | 100 | -39 | CLM | 1953-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-08-08 16 | A | Claremont | 0.6 | 1.11 | 3.14 | 6.15 | 51 | LOST | Swan Districts | 3.3 | 4.5 | 10.11 | 10.16 | 76 | -25 | BAS | 1953-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-08-15 17 | H | Claremont | 0.2 | 4.8 | 8.10 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | Subiaco | 4.4 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 74 | 21 | CLM | 1953-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-08-22 18 | A | Claremont | 3.0 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 61 | LOST | West Perth | 6.2 | 10.3 | 15.6 | 17.10 | 112 | -51 | LEE | 1953-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-08-29 19 | A | Claremont | 2.4 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | Perth | 3.4 | 7.13 | 10.18 | 14.25 | 109 | -51 | WAC | 1953-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-09-05 20 | H | Claremont | 3.2 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 18.8 | 116 | WON | East Perth | 3.3 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 68 | 48 | CLM | 1953-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1953-09-12 21 | A | Claremont | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.16 | 46 | LOST | South Fremantle | 5.5 | 12.11 | 15.12 | 20.16 | 136 | -90 | FRE | 1953-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |