Broome’s Anthony Treacy ready for big WAFL season after re-signing with Claremont Tigers

One of Broome’s star football players has re-signed with his old WAFL club after taking a break from the competition to compete in the Kimberley last year. Former West Coast Eagle and Broome product Anthony Treacy has put the Claremont Tigers’ blue and gold jersey back on after signing with the club for the 2023 season. Speaking to the Advertiser, Treacy said he was ready to jump back into some WAFL action after playing for the Derby Tigers and the Palmerston Magpies in the Northern Territory Football League last year. “I just decided to go back to the Kimberley and have a break from Perth,” he said. “I was playing for Derby Tigers last year and I was playing for the Palmerston Magpies over the wet season. “I was feeling really fit and playing good footy and I’m only 25 so I’ve still got plenty left in the tank and I thought ‘why not give WAFL another crack?’” Ready for a big year in the WAFL, Treacy said he would be concentrating on his form and hoped to keep any injuries at bay that could derail his season. “I’ve already started pre-season with Claremont and I’m just trying to stay in good form, play good footy, stay injury-free and boot some goals in the forward line and hopefully try make it to finals,” he said. With Claremont sitting at the pointy end of the competition for the past five years, Treacy said he believed the side had the makings of a premiership winning team. “I’ve only been at a few training sessions and there’s a lot of new faces, so it’s hard to get a full feel for where we are at but Claremont have been in every final over the last five years so I feel like we’re definitely a chance for the premiership this year,” he said. The WAFL 2023 season is set to start over the Easter weekend on April 9, with official fixtures to be released later this month.