Claremont Career
Krakouer moved to Perth to play for Claremont in the WAFL in 1977. At first he played in the junior Colts team, but by July the league team's poor form had prompted the club president Wal Maskiell to ask that Krakouer be given a game in the league team. He performed well and maintained his position in the side for the rest of the season. In 1978 his brother Phillip joined him at Claremont and they both had a successful season. Jim was named in the state squad and Phil scored more goals than any other debutant. Jim made his interstate debut in 1979, a year before Phil. They played their first state game together in 1981, in an 87-point win over South Australia, with Jim and Gary Buckenara sharing the Simpson Medal as best players.
In October 1981, in Jim and Phil's last game for Claremont, they were part of Claremont's WAFL Premiership side, beating the 1980 premiers South Fremantle.
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