1986 April, The West , Story and photos headlined ” records tumble as Claremont crush South”. Claremont turned easter Monay 1986 into a record breaking day against South Fremantle at Claremont Oval when they kicked 33.18 on their way to a massive 147 point victory. The score and the margin were a record against South eclipsing the 27.20 kicked in 1970 and surpassssing the 108 point win in 1984. Steve Malaxos was the man of the match and a great way to return to Claremont. He had help from wingmen Darrell Panizza and peter davidson across the centreline. Claremont’s midfield was complete, combining Cam Shepherd, Steven Goulding, Peter Thorne and Mark Hann. Claremont’s David O’Connell had 25 hit outs and led the following division. Full Forward John Scott kicked 8.2 a performance nearly matched by Tony beers 7.1. Gilbert McAdam kicjked 3 goals.
Claremont had a winning half back line of Michael O’Connell, Geoff Miles and Noel Morton.
Photos of John Scott, Steve Malaxos and Gary Tait.
