1986 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup
       Balmain Tigers

• Round 1 - Mar 7-9
  Sun Mar 9: Balmain 18 d. Canterbury 12
  Date: Sunday March 9, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,738
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 2 - Mar 15-16
  Sat Mar 15: Raiders 20 l. Balmain 26
  Date: Saturday March 15, 1986
  Venue: Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan (NSW)
  Crowd: 9,728
  Table Position: 4
  
  
  
• Round 3 - Mar 22-23
  Sun Mar 23: Balmain 8 l. Eels 23
  Date: Sunday March 23, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 12,520
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 4 - Mar 29-31
  Sun Mar 30: Sea Eagles 16 d. Balmain 14
  Date: Sunday March 30, 1986
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 16,180
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 5 - Apr 5-6
  Sun Apr 6: Balmain 18 l. St George 33
  Date: Sunday April 6, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 12,736
  Table Position: 8
  
  
  
• Round 6 - Apr 12-13
  Balmain bye
  
  
• Round 7 - Apr 19-20
  Sat Apr 19: Illawarra 18 l. Balmain 22
  Date: Saturday April 19, 1986
  Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,024
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 8 - Apr 25-27
  Sat Apr 26: Balmain 24 d. Sharks 4
  Date: Saturday April 26, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 4,101
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 9 - May 3-4
  Sat May 3: Wests 17 d. Balmain 14
  Date: Saturday May 3, 1986
  Venue: Lidcombe Oval, Church St, Lidcombe, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,527
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 10 - May 10-11
  Sun May 11: Balmain 17 d. Panthers 14
  Date: Sunday May 11, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,218
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 11 - May 18
  Sun May 18: Easts 16 d. Balmain 6
  Date: Sunday May 18, 1986
  Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,170
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 12 - May 24-25
  Sat May 24: Balmain 7 l. Norths 16
  Date: Saturday May 24, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 3,537
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 13 - May 31-Jun 1
  Sun Jun 1: Souths 13 l. Balmain 30
  Date: Sunday June 1, 1986
  Venue: Redfern Oval, Chalmers St, Redfern, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 16,380
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 14 - Jun 7-8
  Sun Jun 8: Balmain 28 d. Canterbury 0
  Date: Sunday June 8, 1986
  Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,473
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 15 - Jun 14-16
  Sun Jun 15: Balmain 26 d. Raiders 10
  Date: Sunday June 15, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,455
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 16 - Jun 21-23
  Sun Jun 22: Eels 32 d. Balmain 4
  Date: Sunday June 22, 1986
  Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 25,047
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 17 - Jun 28-30
  Sun Jun 29: Balmain 14 d. Sea Eagles 9
  Date: Sunday June 29, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,011
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 18 - Jul 5-7
  Mon Jul 7: St George 10 d. Balmain 4
  Date: Monday July 7, 1986
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 12,354
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 19 - Jul 12-14
  Balmain bye
  
  
• Round 20 - Jul 20-21
  Sun Jul 20: Balmain 8 l. Illawarra 22
  Date: Sunday July 20, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,899
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 21 - Jul 26-28
  Sun Jul 27: Sharks 14 l. Balmain 16
  Date: Sunday July 27, 1986
  Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,523
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 22 - Aug 2-4
  Sun Aug 3: Balmain 6 l. Wests 36
  Date: Sunday August 3, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,670
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 23 - Aug 9-11
  Mon Aug 11: Balmain 31 d. Panthers 14
  Date: Monday August 11, 1986
  Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 8,434
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 24 - Aug 16-18
  Mon Aug 18: Balmain 14 d. Easts 6
  Date: Monday August 18, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,559
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 25 - Aug 23-25
  Sat Aug 23: Norths 12 d. Balmain 10
  Date: Saturday August 23, 1986
  Venue: North Sydney Oval, Miller Street, North Sydney, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 9,741
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Round 26 - Aug 30-Sep 1
  Sat Aug 30: Balmain 38 d. Souths 20
  Date: Saturday August 30, 1986
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,321
  Table Position: 5
  
  
  
• Play Off for 5th - Sep 2
  Tue Sep 2: Balmain 14 d. Norths 7
  Date: Tuesday September 2, 1986
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,788
  
  
  
• Preliminary Semi-Finals - Sep 6-7
  Sat Sep 6: Balmain 29 d. Sea Eagles 22
  Date: Saturday September 6, 1986
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 17,597
  
  
  
• Semi-finals - Sep 13-14
  Sat Sep 13: Balmain 36 d. Souths 11
  Date: Saturday September 13, 1986
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 27,035
  
  
  
• Preliminary Finals - Sep 21
  Sun Sep 21: Canterbury 28 d. Balmain 16
  Date: Sunday September 21, 1986
  Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 32,341
  
  
  

Round 1 [09 Mar 86] W 18-12 v Canterbury (H)
Round 2 [15 Mar 86] W 26-20 v Raiders (A)
Round 3 [23 Mar 86] L 8-23 v Eels (H)
Round 4 [30 Mar 86] L 14-16 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 5 [06 Apr 86] L 18-33 v St George (H)
Round 6 Balmain bye
Round 7 [19 Apr 86] W 22-18 v Illawarra (A)
Round 8 [26 Apr 86] W 24-4 v Sharks (H)
Round 9 [03 May 86] L 14-17 v Wests (A)
Round 10 [11 May 86] W 17-14 v Panthers (H)
Round 11 [18 May 86] L 6-16 v Easts
Round 12 [24 May 86] L 7-16 v Norths (H)
Round 13 [01 Jun 86] W 30-13 v Souths (A)
Round 14 [08 Jun 86] W 28-0 v Canterbury
Round 15 [15 Jun 86] W 26-10 v Raiders (H)
Round 16 [22 Jun 86] L 4-32 v Eels (A)
Round 17 [29 Jun 86] W 14-9 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 18 [07 Jul 86] L 4-10 v St George (A)
Round 19 Balmain bye
Round 20 [20 Jul 86] L 8-22 v Illawarra (H)
Round 21 [27 Jul 86] W 16-14 v Sharks (A)
Round 22 [03 Aug 86] L 6-36 v Wests (H)
Round 23 [11 Aug 86] W 31-14 v Panthers
Round 24 [18 Aug 86] W 14-6 v Easts (H)
Round 25 [23 Aug 86] L 10-12 v Norths (A)
Round 26 [30 Aug 86] W 38-20 v Souths (H)
Play Off for 5th [02 Sep 86] W 14-7 v Norths
Preliminary Semi-Finals [06 Sep 86] W 29-22 v Sea Eagles
Semi-finals [13 Sep 86] W 36-11 v Souths
Preliminary Finals [21 Sep 86] L 16-28 v Canterbury