BALMAIN TIGERS

COACH - Wayne Pearce
CAPTAIN - Mark Stimson
HOME GROUND - Leichhardt Oval
ATTENDANCE RECORD - 22,750 v Penrith - 27/8/89
MAJOR SPONSOR - Meriton

PLAYER ROSTER - Joel Caine, John Carlaw, Ben Duckworth, Shayne Dunley, James Gannon, Michael Gillett, Craig Hancock, Solomon Haumono, Jason Hudson, Jason Lowrie, Brendan Magnus, Andrew Meads, Laloa Milford, Adam Nable, Shannon Nevin, Mark O'Neill, Steven Price, Darren Senter, Brad Smith, Tyran Smith, Adam Starr, Mark Stimson, Shane Walker, Jason Webber, Garth Wood
CENTREBET BETTING - To win, $81.00; Top 8, $4.50; Wooden Spoon, $9.00
MICK'S PICK - 16th LAST YEAR - 13th
MICK'S COMMENTS - 1999 could be the swansong for the Mighty Tigers of Balmain. They are in grave danger of being dropped for the new millenium and they will have a tough season proving to the NRL that they deserve a spot in 2000. They have bought a few quality players in Craig Hancock, Haumono and Lowrie to beef up their chances, but their downfall may prove to be injuries. A lack of backup for their top shelf players will be critical. Pearce will be out during the season with Origin duties and this won't help an already struggling club. It looks like a long year for the Tigers, but for all their fans that might be a good thing, because it could be their last.

1999 DRAW
Regular season All times EST
1 Sun 5-6-7/3 at Cronulla Lost 0-44
2 Sun 12-13-14/3 Melbourne Won 16-6
3 Sun 19-20-21/3 North Queensland Won 26-18
4 Sun 26-27-28/3 at Parramatta Lost 12-26
5 Sun 2-3-4-5/4 Auckland Won 17-8
6 Sun 9-10-11/4 North Sydney Lost 4-26
7 Sun 16-17-18/4 Manly Won 18-12
8 Sun 24-25/4 at Western Suburbs Won 28-16
9 Sun 30/4 1-2/5 at North Queensland Lost 14-20
10 Sun 7-8-9/5 Bye  
11 Sun 14-15-16/5 Brisbane Lost 10-12
12 Sun 21-22-23/5 at St.George-Illawarra Lost 8-48
13 Sun 28-29-30/5 at North Sydney Lost 12-64
14 Sun 4-5-6/6 Western Suburbs Lost 16-18
15 Sun 11-12-13/6 Bye
16 Sun 18-19-20/6 Penrith Lost 16-24
17 Sun 25-26-27/6 at Auckland Lost 4-22
18 Sun 2-3-4/7 at Brisbane Lost 10-42
19 Sun 9-10-11/7 at South Sydney Lost 12-22
20 Sun 16-17-18/7 St.George-Illawarra Lost 16-38
21 Sun 23-24-25/7 Newcastle Won 20-16
22 Sun 30-31/7 1/8 Sydney City Lost 10-22
23 Sun 6-7-8/8 at Manly Lost 14-44
24 Sun 13-14-15/8 Parramatta Won 20-10
25 Sun 20-21-22/8 at Canterbury Lost 24-44
26 Sun 27-28-29/8 at Canberra Lost 14-42
THE TOP SQUAD

1. Shannon Nevin
2. Laloa Milford
5. Craig Hancock
3. John Carlaw
4. Jason Webber
6. Michael Gillett
7. Shayne Dunley
13. Ben Duckworth
11. Mark O'Neill
12. Solomon Haumono
8. Jason Lowrie
10. Shane Walker
9. Darren Senter
         

INTERCHANGE : Mark Stimson, Tyran Smith, Garth Wood, Adam Nable, Brendan Magnus, Joel Kain, Stephen Price