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    Press items included are from old newspaper cuttings, Football Budgets and Tiger Times. Due to the quantity, only some have been included at this stage. The entire collection is available at the club. It is envisaged that many more articles and photos will be uploaded to this project in the near future.

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    1972 Claremont’s Denis Marshall and John Quartermaine.

    Claremont's center half forward Denis Marshall marks in front of John Quartermaine at Lathlain Park.

    1972 Photograph of John Bridgewood, Denis Marshall and John Parkinson

    Claremont's John Bridgewood takes a tumble

    1972 Claremont in control with a trio of Tigers at Lathlain Park in Duperouzel, Crisp and Evans.

    Bruce Duperouzel has played 86 games between 1969 - 1973.

    1972 two photographs featuring John Crisp and Peter Hines

    Claremont ruckman Peter Hines fails to mark the ball after leaping over his East Perth opponent.

    1972 David Mill takes a spectacular mark over Robert Armanasco

    David Mill has played 81 games for Claremont between 1967 and 1976.

    1972 photograph of Mal Brown running clear of Claremont’s John Evans

    John Evans played 48 games between 1971 - 1973.

    1972 Photos of David Mill and Peter Hines

    David Mill played 81 games between 1967 and 1976. Peter Hines played 60 games between 1971 - 1974.

    1972 Tigers far too classy for South Fremantle

    Better players for Claremont included Peter Hines, Graham Moss were prominent as was Denis Marshall on the flank

    1972 Grand final photo Wayne Reynolds, John Lewis and David Thomson

    Wayne Reynolds played 114 games between 1969 - 1977.

    1972 Grand Final defeat East Perth defeated Claremont

    Claremont's best players were John Parkinson, Vern Orr, John Lewis, Bruce Duperouzel, Jim Thomas and Colin Tully.

    Photograph of Jim Thomas of Claremont between 1972 – 1975

    Thomas played 74 games for Claremont between 1972 - 1975.

    1968 photograph of play with John Parkinson and Kevin Huppatz

    Kevin Huppatz played 15 games for Claremont in 1968. 

    1968 photographs of Claremont full-forward Wayne Harvey.

    Wayne Harvey played 217 games for Claremont between 1959 - 1970 

    1968 Photograph of Claremont Full-back Malcolm Gooding and Lindsay Carroll.

    Lindsay Carroll played 140 games between 1965 - 1974 

    1968 Photograph of incident in Claremont and Swan Districts match with David Liggins

    David Liggins played 11 matches between 1967 - 1968

    1968 with photograph of John Crisp selected for State side during training.

    Crisp has played 105 games for Claremont between 1966 - 1973.

    1968 Claremont Ruckman David Liggins

    David Liggins played 11 games for Claremont during 1967 - 1968.

    1968 Claremont’s Bill Tully attempting a mark

    Tully played 11 games for Claremont in 1968.

    1949 – 1956 Claremont’s Peter Jago marks strongly at Perth Oval

    Jago played 122 games for Claremont between 1949 and 1956. 

    1950 Peter Lushey for Claremont flies in front of the pack

    Peter Clifton Lushey played 101 games for Claremont between 1949 and 1956. 

    1947 – 1955 Noah “Dixie” Lee

    Lee played 150 games for Claremont between 1947 and 1955.  

    1980s 21 year old Ray Smith a top recruit for Claremont.

    Smith played 53 games between 1979 - 1985.  

    1969 Vernon Orr photographed at training at Claremont Oval

    Orr ended up playing 125 games through 1968 - 1973

    Claremont’s Steven Goulding and Perth’s Peter Bosustow

    1982 - 1987 Steven Goulding played 122 games for Claremont

    In 1988 Scott Edwards Fact file.

    cott's father Dale Edwards was a member of the 1964 Claremont League team

    1968 Photographs of Peter Ding and Brian Fairclough  

    Brian Fairclough played 119 games between 1963 - 1971

    John Leonard Tribute as he passes away aged 92.

    Coach a highly talented Claremont team to three consecutive premierships.

    1987 Peter Higgins becomes one of the surprise packets of the League Team

    Photo of Peter Higgins in an article in Budget about how he was playing well enough to lift the Tigers

    1982 Photo and story on Ross Ditchburn at Carlton.

    Ditchburn had been drafted to Carlton after returning to his Kukerin farm for the 1981 football season

    1983 Photo and Story on Carlton having eyes on Warren Ralph

    Ralph has resisted temptations so far to move to Victoria and play with Carlton

    1981 Photo and Story on Warren Ralph beating the Second Years Blues

    In the first 2 practice matches of 1982 Warren Ralph kicked 12 goals, following on from his 127 tally in 1981. 

    1982 Ken Hunter a Photo and Story ” Hunter was an Immediate Star”

    Hunter was a star for his adopted club, Carlton,

    1981 Photo of Michael Aitken and Bruce Monteath

    Michael Aitken played 107 games for Claremont between 1979 - 1988.  Monteath played 29 games for Claremont between 1984 and 1985.  

    1988 Photo of those Selected for the Interstate Match are Allan, Sutherland and Pyke.

    Ben Allan went onto winning the Simpson medal.  

    1987, May 20 Photo and Story in Inside Football Malaxos back Home

    In the last half of the WAFL season he was the best player in that league

    1985 Graham Moss returned to play one game of League Football.

    Having Moss in the side lifted Claremont and they were leading against the ladder leaders East Fremantle at three quarter time

    13 October 1940 West Australian stories on Claremont’s Hat-trick of Premierships

    Stories under the headlines "Nice Work Tigers", "Fists Fly in One of Roughest Finals Seen for Many Years" and "Players reported".

    2002 Country Football honors Country Legends Noel Morton and Dean Kemp.

    Morton is a 1981 Claremont premiership player and played 172 league games between 1979 and 1988.

    Morton retired after the 1988 Grand Final when they lost comprehensibly. 

    He was 27 years but due to a knee injury Morton retired and returned to the farm to help his father and brother. 

    2001 Photographs of Steve Malaxos and Mark Brayshaw

    The game between Claremont and East Perth had Adidas as the major sponsor of the day. 

    2001 Myles Quinn photograph and a review of Claremont and Subiaco clash

    Quinn would have been State centre-half-forward last month if he hadn't been injured. 

    1976 Overview of Graham Moss and his time at the Essendon Football Club. 

    e joined Essendon in 1973 on transfer from the Claremont Football Club.

    2001 Paul Medhurst Photo on winning the Rising Star Award.

    Medhurst won the $5,000 Channel Ten-Bunnings Warehouse Rising Star Award.

    2001 Photo of Nick Stone and further review of 2001 season Part 2

    The major sponsor in 2001 has been "Signs Plus" and major support sponsors Ansett Australia and Swan Brewery Co. Ltd.  

    2001 Budget.  A photograph of Doug Roberts and a review of the 2001 season.

    State Squad members Darren Kowal, Paul Medhurst, Richard Harvey and Jaxon Crabb.

    2001 Merle Manea Claremont Football Club life member

    2001 Merle Manea is a member of the Claremont's Ladies Committee.

    2001 interview of Tom Matson who played for Claremont between 2001 and 2009.

    Matson played 104 games between 2001 and 2009. 

    2010 Interview with Claremont Property Man Eddie Coyle

    Eddie has been involved with the Club in many positions over the last 50 years.

    Les McClements Champion Claremont Ruck-man between 1941 and 1950

    Tassie Medalist in 1947- and three-times Claremont best and fairest.

    The photo from 1984 shows two champions from Claremont and Perth

    Stiles and Moss were runners during the Claremont versus Perth match.

    1987 Budget story on Guy McKenna keen on State Guernsey.

    Claremont aren't producing there best football yet and that's why we only have four players in the State squad. 

    1981 Claremont’s team of All Stars includes surprise Lindsay Kanther.

    Kanther has done everything that has been asked of him since playing his first game and is a worthy choice

    1991 two stories of Claremont full forward John Hutton

    Hutton claimed the top scorer after a mammoth tussle with East Perth's Glen Bartlett

    1991 Photos Pepsi Cup WAFL Claremont’s Miles and Hutton

    Claremont's John Hutton, the WAFL's leading goal-scorer

    1980 story and photo on two champions Hunter and Moss

    Ken Hunter courage personified and an aerial artist

    1992 the Budget’s Repcol player of the week David Ham.

    Brian and his son David Ham each won the Medallist Medal for the best player in the thirds competition.

    1992 Darrell Panizza and his rise from a winger to a defender

    Neesham decided it was time for something different and put Panizza at centre-half-back.

    1982 Westside Newspaper edition of “Know your Club” Claremont

    The return of Graham Moss a VFL Brownlow medal winner to be captain/coach was another major step forward.

    1980s the history of Baden Harper and photo showing aerial ability

    He was part of the 1981 Claremont Premiership team and represented Western Australia. 

    1991 WAs most outstanding rookie Ashley McIntosh

    WAs most outstanding young footballer of 1991.
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