Declan Mountford (born 13 February 1997) is a professional

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er who played for the

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and the

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in the

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(AFL) and is currently playing for

Claremont Football Club The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Claremont, Western Australia, that currently plays in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). Its official colours are na ...

in the

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(WAFL). Mountford was born in the small town of

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in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. After playing colts and senior football at

North Albany Football Club The North Albany Football and Sporting Club, more often referred to as North Albany, is an Australian rules football club located in Albany, Western Australia. Nicknamed the roos, the club play in the Great Southern Football League, with home ...

as well as five games in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, he moved to Perth playing for

. He was drafted by the North Melbourne Football Club with their fifth selection and sixtieth overall in the 2015 national draft. Following the draft Mountford played for

Werribee Football Club The Werribee Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club, based in Werribee. The club was formed in 1964 and currently plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL). It is the western-most Melbourne-based VFL club as ...

, who are affiliated to North Melbourne, during the 2016 season in the Victorian Football League, as both a midfielder and as a tagger. He made his AFL debut in the forty-three point loss against in the opening round of the 2017 season at

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. He was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2018 season and returned to Western Australia to play for Claremont. In 2021 he was appointed as the co-captain of Claremont and represented Western Australia in the interstate match against South Australia. Mountford returned to the AFL for the West Coast Eagles in Round 2 of the 2022 season as part of the club's top-up list, after the club was hit by injuries and COVID-19 protocols. Mountford was entered into the squad after midfielder Jackson Nelson suffered a knee injury during a warm-up session, forcing West Coast coach

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to call him up against his old side North Melbourne. He got another opportunity in round 8 against Brisbane. Mountford had 8 disposals as a medi-sub.

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* * 1997 births Living people North Albany Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players Werribee Football Club players Claremont Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia West Coast Eagles players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub