Welcome to the Claremont Junior Football Club! 

Claremont Junior Football Club, also known as the Claremont Tigers, is an Australian Rules Football junior club located at College Park, Nedlands, Western Australia.

A member of the Claremont District of the Western Australian Football Commission, the club caters for:

• Auskickers – children from Pre-Primary through to Year 2,
• Juniors – Year 3 through to Year 6,
• Youth – Year 7 through to Year 12,
• Girls – Years 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12

History

Claremont Junior Football Club was established in 1960 by long-time Claremont resident and past Claremont Councillor, Trevor Nicholas. In 2023, the club will be 63 years old.

In the years prior to the club’s formation, local boys played in the Temperance League under the banner of the “Claremont Cobblers”.

Trevor approached the Claremont Football Club (now the Claremont WAFL club) and received a 200 pounds grant which was applied to set up the Claremont Junior Football Council. The council  administered a new junior competition between Claremont Junior Football Club and a number of other district teams.

A very fortunate aspect of the Club’s founding was its location – College Park in Claremont – a great venue for junior footy with two full size ovals and grassy banks providing a natural grandstand. Lights were added for night training in the 1980s. It is planned for these to be upgraded in 2023/24. College Park has benefitted from many upgrades and is now the home ground for different sports.

A walk today through our club rooms (located in the basement of the Leckie Pavillion at College Park) shows a rich history and passion for Aussie Rules footy with over 50 framed photos of past Claremont Junior Football Club teams mounted on the walls. Some examples of Claremont Juniors teams through the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s can be seen by clicking on the links below.

Some of the past Claremont Football Club players who have gone on to become WAFL and AFL greats include: Steve Malaxos, Graham Moss, Robbie Melville, Frank Stevenson, Joe Jordan, Warren Ralph, John Winter, Hawthorn Strongman Campbell Brown and West Coast Eagles players James Thompson, Eric McKenzie and Emily Elkington.

We would love any other information you can give us to add to this club history – photos, media articles, details of past WAFL/AFL players who played for Claremont Junior Football Club. If you have anything to add, please email cardin.langer@claremontjuniorfc.com.au.

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