1961 J J Giltinan Shield and WD HO Wills Cup
       Balmain Tigers

• Round 1 - Apr 15-16
  Sat Apr 15: Norths 19 l. Balmain 21
  Date: Saturday April 15, 1961
  Venue: North Sydney Oval, Miller Street, North Sydney, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 6,777
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 2 - Apr 22-23
  Sat Apr 22: St George 23 d. Balmain 12
  Date: Saturday April 22, 1961
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 21,146
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 3 - Apr 25
  Tue Apr 25: Balmain 6 l. Eels 9
  Date: Tuesday April 25, 1961
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 2,330
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 4 - Apr 29-30
  Sun Apr 30: Easts 36 d. Balmain 12
  Date: Sunday April 30, 1961
  Venue: Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 19,039
  Table Position: 9
  
  
  
• Round 5 - May 6-7
  Sun May 7: Balmain 11 l. Sea Eagles 33
  Date: Sunday May 7, 1961
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,934
  Table Position: 10
  
  
  
• Round 6 - May 13-14
  Sun May 14: Wests 25 d. Balmain 2
  Date: Sunday May 14, 1961
  Venue: Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 13,651
  Table Position: 10
  
  
  
• Round 7 - May 20-21
  Sat May 20: Balmain 16 l. Newtown 36
  Date: Saturday May 20, 1961
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 3,408
  Table Position: 10
  
  
  
• Round 8 - May 27-28
  Sat May 27: Canterbury 11 l. Balmain 15
  Date: Saturday May 27, 1961
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 3,504
  Table Position: 10
  
  
  
• Round 9 - Jun 17-18
  Sun Jun 18: Balmain 35 d. Souths 13
  Date: Sunday June 18, 1961
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 8,881
  Table Position: 9
  
  
  
• Round 10 - Jun 24-25
  Sun Jun 25: Balmain 19 d. Norths 5
  Date: Sunday June 25, 1961
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,313
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 11 - Jul 1-2
  Sat Jul 1: St George 16 d. Balmain 10
  Date: Saturday July 1, 1961
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 17,513
  Table Position: 8
  
  
  
• Round 12 - Jul 8-9
  Sat Jul 8: Eels 8 l. Balmain 11
  Date: Saturday July 8, 1961
  Venue: Cumberland Oval, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 4,507
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 13 - Jul 15-16
  Sat Jul 15: Balmain 14 d. Easts 9
  Date: Saturday July 15, 1961
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 16,497
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 14 - Jul 22-23
  Sat Jul 22: Sea Eagles 15 d. Balmain 6
  Date: Saturday July 22, 1961
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 4,235
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 15 - Jul 29-30
  Sat Jul 29: Balmain 13 d. Wests 11
  Date: Saturday July 29, 1961
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 18,047
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 16 - Aug 5-6
  Sat Aug 5: Newtown 10 l. Balmain 32
  Date: Saturday August 5, 1961
  Venue: Henson Park, Marrickville, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 3,472
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 17 - Aug 12-13
  Sun Aug 13: Balmain 10 d. Canterbury 7
  Date: Sunday August 13, 1961
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 6,779
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 18 - Aug 19-20
  Sat Aug 19: Souths 6 l. Balmain 36
  Date: Saturday August 19, 1961
  Venue: Redfern Oval, Chalmers St, Redfern, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 9,100
  Table Position: 4
  
  
  
• Semi-finals - Aug 27
  Sun Aug 27: Balmain 10 d. Sea Eagles 5
  Date: Sunday August 27, 1961
  Venue: Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 20,842
  
  
  
• Preliminary Finals - Sep 9
  Sat Sep 9: Wests 7 d. Balmain 5
  Date: Saturday September 9, 1961
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 40,726
  
  
  

Round 1 [15 Apr 61] W 21-19 v Norths (A)
Round 2 [22 Apr 61] L 12-23 v St George
Round 3 [25 Apr 61] L 6-9 v Eels (H)
Round 4 [30 Apr 61] L 12-36 v Easts (A)
Round 5 [07 May 61] L 11-33 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 6 [14 May 61] L 2-25 v Wests
Round 7 [20 May 61] L 16-36 v Newtown (H)
Round 8 [27 May 61] W 15-11 v Canterbury (A)
Round 9 [18 Jun 61] W 35-13 v Souths (H)
Round 10 [25 Jun 61] W 19-5 v Norths (H)
Round 11 [01 Jul 61] L 10-16 v St George
Round 12 [08 Jul 61] W 11-8 v Eels (A)
Round 13 [15 Jul 61] W 14-9 v Easts
Round 14 [22 Jul 61] L 6-15 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 15 [29 Jul 61] W 13-11 v Wests
Round 16 [05 Aug 61] W 32-10 v Newtown (A)
Round 17 [13 Aug 61] W 10-7 v Canterbury (H)
Round 18 [19 Aug 61] W 36-6 v Souths (A)
Semi-finals [27 Aug 61] W 10-5 v Sea Eagles
Preliminary Finals [09 Sep 61] L 5-7 v Wests