SFL Community League 2025 live stream: Claremont v Hobart, Round 12

Chasing its first win of the SFL season, Claremont made a strong start but not even Jye Graham’s seven goals could stop Hobart claiming victory. Watch the REPLAY here.

If Claremont was hoping for a boost from its 2015 premiership reunion, it got it.

For the opening 20 minutes.

After taking an early 15-point lead, Claremont was over-run by Hobart in a battle of SFL Community League cellar-dwellers.

The Tigers claimed a 39-point triumph at Abbotsfield Park, leaving the Magpies winless.

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Claremont spearhead Jye Graham finished with seven goals in a brilliant individual display despite his team succumbing 20.13 (133) to 14.10 (94) in a high-energy shootout.

Jumped at the start, Hobart responded with nine unanswered goals either side of quarter-time, to turn a deficit into a 44-point lead.

Sam Cosgrove celebrates a goal for Hobart. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

The home team kicked the final three goals of the second term to stay in touch, trailing by 25 at the main break.

Another five-goal burst in the third quarter put Hobart up by 43 points at three-quarter-time as the match turned into a wide-open goalfest.

Claremont kicked five and Hobart added four majors in a thrilling finish that belied both club’s ladder standing.

Leo Blair was dominant in defence for Hobart, while at the other end, Toby Maughan finished with four goals and Cayden Bosworth, Angus Cracknell and Harry Van Kraanan each bagged three.

In the midfield, Jude Butler, Noah Mead and Cooper Warmbrunn all had plenty of the pill.

For Claremont, Graham was a standout.

Logan Meredith led the way in midfield, while Izayah Conrad and Jack Underwood also impressed.

In the SFL Community League Women’s clash, ladder-leader Claremont flexed its muscle on Saturday with a dominant 90-point win over New Norfolk at Abbotsfield Park.

Nat Smedley was prolific in midfield, creating numerous chances for her club and Gemma Leitch was the main beneficiary, bagging four goals, in the 15.12 (102) to 2.0 (12) triumph.

It was a close game early, Claremont taking a 15-point lead into quarter-time before turning on the jets.

The Magpies piled on 12 unanswered goals, keeping the visitors goalless for the better part of three quarters.

New Norfolk finally breaking the drought in the final minutes.

Chanette Thuringer, Melinda Green, Nat Daniels and Ella Gatehouse all finished with two goals, while Nat Curtis, Kylie McCauley and skipper Kelli Smith were also influential.

For the Eagles, Zoe Crawford and captain Sophie Farrow were best afield, while Chloe Ford and Tyla Hepburn bagged a goal each.

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Claremont v New Norfolk (Women)

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The lure of its first win, a home game, and a blast from the past could be enough to boost Claremont to SFL Community League glory when the Magpies take on Hobart at Abbotsfield Park on Saturday.

Claremont will go Tiger hunting watched by past stars celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Magpies’ 2015 premiership win over New Norfolk, and the roar from the deck of the social club is expected to be deafening.

The Magpies v Tigers clash will be available live and exclusive on KommunityTV from 2pm, with the Claremont v New Norfolk women’s clash to kick off the action from 12pm.

Full-forward Asher Atkin hopes the stars align for Claremont’s fast-developing young team and the hope of a maiden win in 2025.

“If we put our best foot forward it’s definitely a good opportunity to get our first win on the board,” Atkin said.

Claremont captain Nathan Brown and New Norfolk co-captains Zeke Gardam and Josh Clifford play tug-of-war with the 2015 SFL premiership cup.

“Hobart is a good, young, fit team and we’re also young and inexperienced.

“It’s going to come down whoever turns up on the day is going to take the win.”

Claremont may be 0-11 but they are vastly different from the team that hit the park for a 272-point loss to Cygnet in round one.

“It’s unbelievable from where we were at the start of the year to now,” Atkin said.

“Our goal for the rest of the season is just to build and get everyone to buy in for next year and the years to come.

“We are a very young team and from what the club has been through to what it is now, it’s pretty cool to see.”

It has been a long time between drinks so a win would boost the confidences at Abbotsfield Park.

“It would be the world,” Atkin said.

“We’ve got the 10-year reunion from the grand final in 2015, so there will be plenty of support for us on the day.

“It would be unbelievable to get the win.”

Claremont’s opponent Hobart knows the Magpies are on the rise and coach Allen Christensen says he men need to lift.

“We’ve been down over the past couple of weeks,” he said.

“I’d been happy with how we had been playing, but our last two performances haven’t been fantastic.

“This week is about getting back to the way we have been playing.

“If we play the right way, we will be a competitive side against them, but if we go away from the way we want to play it can get pretty ugly, as it did against Dodges.”

Originally published as SFL Community League 2025 live stream: Claremont v Hobart, Round 12