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
1987 Season (WAFL) Fixture
Claremont's 1987 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-04-04 1 | H | Claremont | 3.2 | 9.5 | 14.6 | 17.9 | 111 | WON | Perth | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 11.13 | 79 | 32 | CLM | 1987-04-04 Apr 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-04-10 2 | A | Claremont | 3.4 | 7.7 | 11.10 | 14.13 | 97 | LOST | West Perth | 3.4 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 16.12 | 108 | -11 | WAC | 1987-04-10 Apr 10 (Fri, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-04-19 3 | H | Claremont | 2.1 | 7.4 | 11.11 | 12.14 | 86 | WON | East Fremantle | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.10 | 11.14 | 80 | 6 | MtB | 1987-04-19 Apr 19 (Sun, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-04-24 4 | H | Claremont | 3.2 | 5.3 | 10.10 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | Subiaco | 1.5 | 7.9 | 10.12 | 12.16 | 88 | 15 | WAC | 1987-04-24 Apr 24 (Fri, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-05-02 5 | H | Claremont | 4.2 | 10.11 | 14.20 | 22.26 | 158 | WON | Swan Districts | 4.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 8.11 | 59 | 99 | CLM | 1987-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-05-09 6 | H | Claremont | 3.5 | 7.9 | 8.14 | 18.21 | 129 | WON | East Perth | 1.2 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 45 | 84 | CLM | 1987-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-05-16 7 | A | Claremont | 6.3 | 9.9 | 16.16 | 23.20 | 158 | WON | Perth | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 10.11 | 71 | 87 | WAC | 1987-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-05-23 8 | A | Claremont | 3.3 | 9.7 | 16.14 | 25.18 | 168 | WON | South Fremantle | 5.7 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 14.11 | 95 | 73 | FRE | 1987-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-05-30 9 | H | Claremont | 2.9 | 4.15 | 6.18 | 11.23 | 89 | DRAW | Subiaco | 2.3 | 7.8 | 11.10 | 13.11 | 89 | 0 | CLM | 1987-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-06-06 10 | A | Claremont | 4.2 | 8.3 | 13.11 | 13.13 | 91 | WON | East Fremantle | 3.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 10.14 | 74 | 17 | EFO | 1987-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-06-13 11 | H | Claremont | 9.6 | 13.8 | 20.9 | 22.15 | 147 | WON | West Perth | 1.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 51 | 96 | CLM | 1987-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-06-20 12 | A | Claremont | 4.2 | 5.15 | 7.16 | 10.19 | 79 | WON | Swan Districts | 2.1 | 4.3 | 5.11 | 7.15 | 57 | 22 | BAS | 1987-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-06-27 13 | H | Claremont | 7.5 | 15.9 | 23.12 | 26.20 | 176 | WON | East Perth | 5.1 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 69 | 107 | SUB | 1987-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-07-04 14 | H | Claremont | 3.2 | 9.6 | 15.8 | 21.10 | 136 | WON | South Fremantle | 5.3 | 9.7 | 14.14 | 20.14 | 134 | 2 | CLM | 1987-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-07-11 15 | H | Claremont | 1.7 | 4.14 | 8.19 | 13.23 | 101 | WON | Perth | 2.2 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 87 | 14 | CLM | 1987-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-07-18 16 | A | Claremont | 5.2 | 9.5 | 15.10 | 20.11 | 131 | WON | West Perth | 2.2 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 11.11 | 77 | 54 | LEE | 1987-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-07-25 17 | H | Claremont | 6.2 | 13.3 | 21.5 | 25.8 | 158 | WON | East Fremantle | 8.3 | 10.7 | 15.10 | 17.10 | 112 | 46 | CLM | 1987-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-08-01 18 | A | Claremont | 3.2 | 7.8 | 9.10 | 14.11 | 95 | WON | Subiaco | 3.2 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 14.7 | 91 | 4 | SUB | 1987-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-08-08 19 | H | Claremont | 7.5 | 10.13 | 12.16 | 15.18 | 108 | WON | Swan Districts | 1.1 | 2.6 | 6.12 | 12.16 | 88 | 20 | CLM | 1987-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-08-15 20 | A | Claremont | 9.6 | 16.13 | 24.20 | 33.28 | 226 | WON | East Perth | 3.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 57 | 169 | WAC | 1987-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-08-22 21 | A | Claremont | 4.5 | 8.7 | 12.13 | 22.13 | 145 | WON | South Fremantle | 3.4 | 6.9 | 8.11 | 12.12 | 84 | 61 | FRE | 1987-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-09-05 2SF | H | Claremont | 5.3 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 19.11 | 125 | WON | Subiaco | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 7.13 | 55 | 70 | SUB | 1987-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1987-09-19 GF | H | Claremont | 3.5 | 11.8 | 16.13 | 20.20 | 140 | WON | Subiaco | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 69 | 71 | SUB | 1987-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |