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
1985 Season (WAFL) Fixture
Claremont's 1985 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-03-30 1 | A | Claremont | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.11 | 8.15 | 63 | LOST | East Perth | 1.5 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 11.11 | 77 | -14 | POV | 1985-03-30 Mar 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-04-08 2 | H | Claremont | 3.5 | 6.8 | 6.11 | 10.18 | 78 | WON | Subiaco | 5.0 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 10.10 | 70 | 8 | CLM | 1985-04-08 Apr 8 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-04-14 3 | H | Claremont | 2.6 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 13.14 | 92 | LOST | East Fremantle | 3.2 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 16.15 | 111 | -19 | GER | 1985-04-14 Apr 14 (Sun, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-04-20 4 | H | Claremont | 4.1 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 15.15 | 105 | WON | Swan Districts | 7.4 | 10.8 | 13.10 | 13.15 | 93 | 12 | FRE | 1985-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-04-27 5 | A | Claremont | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | South Fremantle | 2.4 | 12.11 | 18.17 | 24.19 | 163 | -91 | FRE | 1985-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-05-04 6 | A | Claremont | 1.1 | 6.5 | 11.10 | 18.15 | 123 | WON | Perth | 6.2 | 8.5 | 13.10 | 13.14 | 92 | 31 | SUB | 1985-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-05-11 7 | A | Claremont | 8.4 | 13.9 | 17.10 | 20.13 | 133 | LOST | West Perth | 8.1 | 14.2 | 20.5 | 23.7 | 145 | -12 | LEE | 1985-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-05-18 8 | H | Claremont | 7.3 | 10.5 | 16.11 | 19.15 | 129 | WON | East Perth | 0.2 | 4.12 | 8.14 | 12.15 | 87 | 42 | CLM | 1985-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-05-25 9 | H | Claremont | 1.1 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | East Fremantle | 7.5 | 11.7 | 13.10 | 19.13 | 127 | -45 | CLM | 1985-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-06-01 10 | A | Claremont | 2.2 | 3.6 | 10.12 | 14.17 | 101 | LOST | Subiaco | 5.5 | 12.10 | 13.12 | 19.15 | 129 | -28 | SUB | 1985-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-06-08 11 | H | Claremont | 3.4 | 4.7 | 8.11 | 12.13 | 85 | LOST | South Fremantle | 8.1 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 105 | -20 | CLM | 1985-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-06-22 12 | A | Claremont | 6.6 | 13.14 | 18.20 | 24.27 | 171 | WON | Swan Districts | 3.5 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 11.10 | 76 | 95 | BAS | 1985-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-06-29 13 | A | Claremont | 7.5 | 14.9 | 21.10 | 24.13 | 157 | WON | Perth | 8.0 | 14.5 | 16.10 | 22.13 | 145 | 12 | LAT | 1985-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-07-06 14 | H | Claremont | 3.3 | 6.7 | 13.9 | 16.17 | 113 | WON | West Perth | 4.5 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 14.11 | 95 | 18 | CLM | 1985-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-07-13 15 | A | Claremont | 2.5 | 3.8 | 8.11 | 9.15 | 69 | LOST | East Perth | 4.3 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 13.11 | 89 | -20 | POV | 1985-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-07-20 16 | H | Claremont | 2.4 | 4.9 | 10.13 | 12.17 | 89 | LOST | Subiaco | 3.3 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 22.16 | 148 | -59 | CLM | 1985-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-07-27 17 | A | Claremont | 3.3 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 60 | LOST | East Fremantle | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 10.13 | 73 | -13 | EFO | 1985-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-08-03 18 | H | Claremont | 5.2 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 19.10 | 124 | WON | Swan Districts | 3.2 | 5.8 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 92 | 32 | CLM | 1985-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-08-10 19 | A | Claremont | 7.4 | 11.5 | 17.8 | 21.11 | 137 | WON | South Fremantle | 1.1 | 2.5 | 8.11 | 13.13 | 91 | 46 | FRE | 1985-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-08-17 20 | H | Claremont | 3.3 | 6.7 | 8.11 | 12.17 | 89 | LOST | Perth | 3.3 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 19.11 | 125 | -36 | CLM | 1985-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1985-08-24 21 | A | Claremont | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | West Perth | 3.3 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 20.10 | 130 | -72 | LEE | 1985-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |