Balmain Australian Football Club
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| Balmain | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Balmain Australian Football Club | |
| Nickname | Tigers | |
| Club song | Tigerland | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1903 | |
| Colours | Yellow Black | |
| Competition | Sydney AFL | |
| President | John Little | |
| Premierships | 7: 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998 (MD1), 2014 (MD1), 2026 (WD3, MD5) | |
| Ground | Rozelle Parklands, Rozelle Birchgrove Oval, Birchgrove | |
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | balmainafc.com | |
Balmain Australian Football Club is a NSWFL foundation Australian Football club competing in AFL Sydney.
History
[edit]The club formed in 1903 as the Balmain Football Club, a founding member of the Sydney Football League.
Famous players
[edit]Jack Ashley played for Balmain before being recruited by Port Adelaide, taking part in the clubs 1913 Championship of Australia victory and winning the Magarey Medal the following year.
Sydney Swans player Troy Luff played for Balmain after retiring from the Australian Football League from 2002 onward. Rugby league player Wally Messenger (the brother of Dally Messenger) played for the club in its early days.
Players to make VFL/AFL level from the Balmain Tigers over the years included John Stephenson (1907, Essendon), Jack Armstrong (1925, St Kilda), Neil Davies (1955, Richmond), Paul Feltham (1970–78, North Melbourne, Richmond) and Ray Hall (1999, Richmond).
In 2010 and 2011 Nic Fosdike (Sydney Swans) was the senior playing coach while Nick Davis (Sydney Swans), Jason Saddington (Sydney Swans) and Chad Fletcher (West Coast Eagles) played alongside Fosdike.
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