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Thanks to all those who attended our rego night last Monday and good luck to all teams. This years competition is being held at Leichhardt 3 (UBD p234 N 10)
which is located next to La Montage Function centre (formerly Apia Club). To get there you need to go to the end of Lillyfield road where it is now a dead end, the last turning on the right is the entrance to the car park for La Montage. drive right to the end and the pitches are located on your right. Suggest you park your cars away from the pitches.

Reserve Grade celebrate after their grand final victory

Balmain 1st Grade were left rueing missed chances and a debatable sending off as they were beaten by Transandinos in a penalty shoot out. To boot, feeling left out on the sideline from bad decisions in the middle, the assisstant referee also flagged for a penalty to be retaken as Svend (how bigs my chest) Geertsen saved brilliantly during the shootout.When its not your day.....!!

2 hours previous though it had started so brightly for Balmain as they slowly began to take control of their opposition in a very tight game. Coach Campbells tactic of packing out the midfield anchored By Jackson GS and Matt Jaff was begining to pay off as transandinos began to tire. Even their talented midfielder Carlo Falldownalotta was begining to fade as the relentless Balmain pressure took its toll. Then came the first controvesy of the day with 10 mins gone in the 2nd half Dave Hardwick was shown a straight red by a thrill seeking ref who deemed his attempt to trap the ball dangerous! Reduced to 10 men Balmain rose to the challenge and from there on in had several chances, with Nick Flower, Steve Lewis and Dan Ault all bringing great saves from the Tranny keeper Noberto Gloveinio. Extra time could not break the deadlock and the rest is history. It was hard to hide the dissappointment on all involved with the club after such a magnificent season but such is this beautiful game we play, it will make us only better and stronger for next year.

On a far brighter note the relentless reserves took out the Grand Final with a 2-1 win over Sydney Cedars with goals from Dylan (10 touches) Zammit and Grant Burgess. In fact the scoreline does not reflect the vast superiority Balmain enjoyed as they took this game by the scruff of the neck. Nevertheless as chance after chance went begging it was sheer relief for Coaches Kaltenegger and Warnick when the final whistle went and another double was completed in the space of 3 seasons.

So there you have it for another season. 2 Grades, 2 Premierships, 1 Grand Final Winner and 1 Runner up. Without doubt the best season in this clubs short history. All made possible by Great Coach, Committee, Players, Sponsors and Fans. Thanks to everyone involved this year and Does anyone fancy a kick around this Sat as I'm not doing anything!!

We have dedicated a photo album to grand final day in the gallery. Be sure to also check out the Video Clips gallery as we have the Grant Burgess winner for reserve grade and also the controversial "Svengate" penalty save that was deemed illegal.

Due to the huge response to this years competition we now have all teams required registered with 4 reserve teams ready should anyone drop out.

Unlike previously stated the drought has taken its toll on Birchgrove Oval and we have now been moved to Leichhardt 3 (next to la Montage Function Centre in Lilyfield) with the kick off scheduled for Mon 27th of Sept.

We will be havinng a registration night on Monday 20th Sept at the Exchange hotel in Balmain starting at 7.30pm. All Captains are asked to attend where they can pick up their appropriate draws and info on the comp.

The victorious Tigers thank their loyal supporters

Next Sunday will be a treat for Balmain fans as the first grade team joined the reserves in the Grand Final after a late, late winner in Sunday's elimination semi-final against the Sydney Cedars. The Tigers began the game on fire and should have taken the lead inside of three minutes when Dan Hanusek, Julian Bracewell, and Vinnie Leonard took part in a world record triple scuff with the gaping goal at their mercy. A couple of minutes later Leonard fizzed a cross through the crowded penalty area, narrowly avoiding everyone's head, as well as the back post, by a matter of inches. Unfortunately for the spectators, these proved to be the only telling chances of the first half for either team as the game metamorphised into a midfield arm wrestle. The tight nature of the contest continued in the second half as the rain began to bucket down. The Tigers midfield and defence held firm against the Cedars, denying them a decent shot at goal apart from the odd set piece. Then with time all but up, the referee awarded Balmain a free kick around 5cm outside the Cedars penalty area. Up stepped Jake Flower to guide the ball through a mass of Cedars defenders and into the corner to clinch the win for the Tigers.

For those who missed the game, or those who would like to relive the glory, you can view footage of the goal here. We also have several photos from the match in the gallery.