Punchbowl Frustration
Balmain were desperately unlucky not to come home from Punchbowl with all three points after Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Sydney Cedars. The Tigers opened the scoring early when Jeremy Deasey played to the whistle, chasing down a ball that Julian Bracewell had let go seeing as though he was a mile offside. Deasey got to [...]
Keeper Denies Kellyville
Balmain keeper Justin Delaney was the hero in Saturday’s hard fought 2-0 victory over Kellyville. The Tigers took the lead in the 4th minute when Dave Hardwick did his best impression of a salmon, leaping high and heading in from a corner. Continuing where he left off last week, Delaney fisted away a dipping free [...]
Points on the Board
Balmain registered their first points of the season with a comfortable 3-1 victory away to Greenisland on Sunday. Despite being introduced as “Glebe Tigers” by the cartographically-dyslexic ground announcer, the lads overcame the identity crisis to start the match brightly. Keen to impress with his first start, Kelly Zammit, twin brother of 2004 cult hero [...]
Tired Tigers Tamed
Saturday’s season opener saw Balmain achieve what can only be described as an embarrassing start to the new season, as all three grades were swept aside in the second half of their respective matches. The firsts produced a solid first half and indeed took the lead when Gavin Buddis, with SportsTab quoting 450-1 pre-match for [...]
First Match of 2005 Season
This weekend sees Balmain start its 2005 season against the University of NSW. All three grades are playing at Birchgrove Oval on Saturday, with the U19s kicking things off at 11am, the U21s at 1pm, and first grade at 3pm. For the players, click here to check which squad you have been selected in and [...]
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