Auburn Left Spitting Chips
Balmain secured three points on Sunday with 4-2 win over Auburn Star that was far more comfortable than the scoreline may suggest. Nathan Little made his debut for the Tigers, playing up front in place of Jules “Bergkamp” Bracewell, who is unable to travel to away matches due to his fear of long distance scooter [...]
Controversial Loss to Springwood
Springwood rode their luck on several occasions in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Balmain. The visitors opened the scoring in the first five minutes when a deep cross landed on an unmarked mountain dwarf’s head and he made no mistake, heading in to the far corner. The Tigers levelled things midway through the first period when [...]
Foley Volley
A late late goal from substitute Sean Foley gave Balmain the points in a 1-0 win away to Prospect United on Sunday. Daniel Totaro made his Tigers first grade debut, playing up front with crowd favourite Lorenzo Merlino. Prospect got stuck in early in the game and Jackson Gothe-Snape copped an elbow to the mouth [...]
Flogged by Fogolar
A see-sawing struggle between Balmain and Fogolar Wanderers ended with the Tigers letting slip a second half lead to lose 4-2 on Sunday. Not quite a flogging, but a catchy headline nonetheless. The first half was a cagey affair, with neither side creating any major chances until Fogolar grabbed the lead a couple of minutes [...]
Hakoah Spoils New Scoreboard Party
Balmain ushered in a new era of professionalism on Saturday when they unveiled their shiny new scoreboard before doing battle with Hakoah. Sadly no Tiger was able to trouble scoreboard attendant Ollie Bracewell in a dour 2-0 loss to Hakoah. In a match devoid of highlights, Hakoah took a 43rd minute lead when their striker [...]
