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<\/p>\nClaremont coach Ashley Prescott refuses to look in the rearview mirror heading into the 2026 Sullivan Logistics WAFL season.<\/p>\n
The Tigers bowed out of the premiership race last year in the Preliminary Final against East Perth by five points following a home and away season which netted 14 and a half wins.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have worked very hard over the summer months,\u201d Prescott said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you collectively do this, it leads to feeling optimistic that we will compete very hard.<\/p>\n
Despite the retirement of dual Sandover Medallist Jye Bolton, Claremont has maintained a talented list with designs on challenging for its first flag since 2012.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have had a strong, young, and committed group of core players that have their best football ahead of them,\u201d Prescott said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith hard work and strong method, every individual on our list has an enormous capacity to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Prescott is adamant there\u2019s no point looking back at 2025 and the opportunity the side missed, placing a priority on the club as a whole moving forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year is irrelevant, we are at ground zero with every other team,\u201d Prescott explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur focus at the football club is to get one per cent better every day.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoaches, players, support staff, and volunteers, we are all in it together.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur focus is firmly on the actions and behaviours to become a great team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claremont begins its campaign against West Perth on Easter Saturday, April 4.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot wait to test ourselves and compete with intensity week in week out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cRound 1 up at Joondalup is an exciting challenge and we cannot wait.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ins: Adam Boules (East Perth), Tyson Headland (Kwinana\/Perth Football League), Oliver Sheldrick (travel)<\/p>\n
Outs: Eric Benning (East Fremantle\/WAFL), Jye Bolton (retired), Kai Dehavilland (West Perth\/WAFL), Menno Inverarity (West Perth\/WAFL), Lachlan Martinis (retired)<\/p>\n
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