Round 19 WAFL Preview v Claremont

Swan Districts will be looking to win five straight matches in the WAFL for the first time in nine years on Saturday and also putting a dent in the finals prospects of Claremont in the process.

Swan Districts might not be able to make finals still in the 2023 WAFL season, but they are finishing the campaign with impressive momentum having now won the last four matches against Subiaco, West Coast, South Fremantle and Perth.

That sees Swans come into Saturday's clash with Claremont at Revo Fitness Stadium full of confidence up against a Tigers team who has lost four in-a-row to be just clinging to fifth position coming into the penultimate round of the season.

The game gets underway at Revo Fitness Stadium on Saturday afternoon at 2.10pm. The day begins with the Colts contest at 9.10am followed by the Reserves at 11.40am.

Swan Districts is looking to make it five straight victories for the first time since going on an eight-match winning run back early in the 2014 season.

Despite the current form the two teams are in, it's Claremont who has had the better of recent battles between the sides including a thrilling two-point win back in Round 6 of this year at Steel Blue Oval.

In that win, Claremont came from 29 points down at three quarter-time to kick five goals to nil in the last quarter to end up winning by those two points with Zac Mainwaring kicking three goals, Talon Delacey three and Jack Buller two.

Teia Miles also collected 25 possessions for the Tigers, Jye Bolton 25, Declan Mountford 22, Callan England 21 and Olive Eastland 18 to go with 47 hit outs.

Jesse Palmer and Jehb O'Donohue kicked three goals each that day for Swan Districts with Tom Edwards adding two while Jesse Turner gathered 30 disposals, Jarvis Pina 21, Josh Cipro 20, Greg Ottaviano 19, Nathan Blakely 19 and Jackson McLachlan 19.

The teams split their meetings in 2022 with a home victory over the other apiece, but prior to that and Claremont had won nine in-a-row against Swan Districts dating back to 2017.

Claremont has enjoyed hosting Swan Districts for a long time now too having won the past seven times against Swans at Revo Fitness Stadium.

The last win for Swan Districts at Tigerland was Round 17, 2013 which was before the ground was even redeveloped.

Tony Notte is the only remaining player from that team for Swans which included Charlie Cameron, Jamie Bennell, Tim Geappen, Alex Howard, Justin Simpson, Rory Lobb, Matt Riggio, Ryan Davis, Wayde Twomey, Graham Jetta, Tallan Ames, Brett Robinson, Tom Roach and Kyle Hams.

Seb Bright and Jarvis Pina are added to the squad for Swan Districts with the black-and-whites attempting to make it five consecutive victories and to put a significant dent in the finals hopes of Claremont.

Claremont is searching for a winning formula to remain inside the top five after the last four losses including last week against Peel in Mandurah.

From that team, the Tigers have added Jason Carter, Callan England, Morgan Davies, Kieran Gowdie, Declan Mountford, Felix Rogers and Tyron Smallwood to the squad to take on Swan Districts at Tigerland on Saturday.

Going out of the Claremont team that lost to Peel is the injured Steven Miller along with Anthony Treacy and Joel Western.