1988 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup
       Balmain Tigers

• Round 1 - Mar 4-6
  Sun Mar 6: Balmain 24 d. Norths 4
  Date: Sunday March 6, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,418
  Table Position: 3
  
  
  
• Round 2 - Mar 11-13
  Sun Mar 13: Eels 30 d. Balmain 10
  Date: Sunday March 13, 1988
  Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 18,245
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 3 - Mar 18-20
  Sun Mar 20: Knights 20 d. Balmain 16
  Date: Sunday March 20, 1988
  Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
  Crowd: 24,060
  Table Position: 10
  
  
  
• Round 4 - Mar 26-27
  Sun Mar 27: Balmain 15 d. Wests 12
  Date: Sunday March 27, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,813
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 5 - Apr 2-4
  Sat Apr 2: Balmain 8 d. Sea Eagles 6
  Date: Saturday April 2, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 6,300
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 6 - Apr 8-10
  Sun Apr 10: Panthers 18 d. Balmain 8
  Date: Sunday April 10, 1988
  Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,691
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 7 - Apr 16-17
  Sat Apr 16: Broncos 18 l. Balmain 26
  Date: Saturday April 16, 1988
  Venue: Suncorp Metway Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
  Crowd: 18,434
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 8 - Apr 22-25
  Sun Apr 24: Balmain 26 d. St George 18
  Date: Sunday April 24, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 10,426
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Round 9 - May 1
  Sun May 1: Souths 22 d. Balmain 13
  Date: Sunday May 1, 1988
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 18,116
  Table Position: 8
  
  
  
• Round 10 - May 7-8
  Sun May 8: Balmain 19 d. Canterbury 8
  Date: Sunday May 8, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 9,213
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 11 - May 14-22
  Sun May 22: Sharks 16 d. Balmain 14
  Date: Sunday May 22, 1988
  Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 11,158
  Table Position: 9
  
  
  
• Round 12 - May 28-Jun 5
  Sat Jun 4: Balmain 22 d. Easts 12
  Date: Saturday June 4, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,330
  Table Position: 8
  
  
  
• Round 13 - Jun 12-13
  Sun Jun 12: Gold Coast 16 l. Balmain 30
  Date: Sunday June 12, 1988
  Venue: Seagulls Stadium, West Tweed Heads, Gold Coast (QLD)
  Crowd: 7,428
  Table Position: 8
  
  
  
• Round 14 - Jun 17-19
  Sun Jun 19: Balmain 15 l. Raiders 39
  Date: Sunday June 19, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 8,860
  Table Position: 8
  
  
  
• Round 15 - Jun 24-26
  Sun Jun 26: Illawarra 12 l. Balmain 24
  Date: Sunday June 26, 1988
  Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
  Crowd: 8,478
  Table Position: 8
  
  
  
• Round 16 - Jul 1-3
  Sat Jul 2: Norths 20 l. Balmain 30
  Date: Saturday July 2, 1988
  Venue: North Sydney Oval, Miller Street, North Sydney, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 9,039
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 17 - Jul 8-10
  Sun Jul 10: Balmain 22 d. Eels 6
  Date: Sunday July 10, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 9,501
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 18 - Jul 15-17
  Sun Jul 17: Balmain 18 d. Knights 16
  Date: Sunday July 17, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 6,110
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 19 - Jul 22-24
  Sun Jul 24: Wests 16 l. Balmain 22
  Date: Sunday July 24, 1988
  Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,473
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 20 - Jul 29-31
  Sun Jul 31: Sea Eagles 8 d. Balmain 4
  Date: Sunday July 31, 1988
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 22,492
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 21 - Aug 5-7
  Sun Aug 7: Balmain 16 d. Panthers 14
  Date: Sunday August 7, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 12,450
  Table Position: 7
  
  
  
• Round 22 - Aug 12-14
  Sat Aug 13: Balmain 20 d. Broncos 10
  Date: Saturday August 13, 1988
  Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 13,015
  Table Position: 6
  
  
  
• Play Off for 5th - Aug 16
  Tue Aug 16: Balmain 28 d. Panthers 8
  Date: Tuesday August 16, 1988
  Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 14,206
  
  
  
• Preliminary Semi-Finals - Aug 20-21
  Sat Aug 20: Balmain 19 d. Sea Eagles 6
  Date: Saturday August 20, 1988
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 25,327
  
  
  
• Semi-finals - Aug 27-28
  Sat Aug 27: Balmain 14 d. Raiders 6
  Date: Saturday August 27, 1988
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 28,879
  
  
  
• Preliminary Finals - Sep 4
  Sun Sep 4: Balmain 9 d. Sharks 2
  Date: Sunday September 4, 1988
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 34,848
  
  
  
• Grand Final - Sep 11
  Sun Sep 11: Canterbury 24 d. Balmain 12
  Date: Sunday September 11, 1988
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 40,000
  
  
  

Round 1 [06 Mar 88] W 24-4 v Bears (H)
Round 2 [13 Mar 88] L 10-30 v Eels (A)
Round 3 [20 Mar 88] L 16-20 v Knights
Round 4 [27 Mar 88] W 15-12 v Wests (H)
Round 5 [02 Apr 88] W 8-6 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 6 [10 Apr 88] L 8-18 v Panthers (A)
Round 7 [16 Apr 88] W 26-18 v Broncos (A)
Round 8 [24 Apr 88] W 26-18 v St George (H)
Round 9 [01 May 88] L 13-22 v Souths (A)
Round 10 [08 May 88] W 19-8 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 11 [22 May 88] L 14-16 v Sharks (A)
Round 12 [04 Jun 88] W 22-12 v Roosters (H)
Round 13 [12 Jun 88] W 30-16 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 14 [19 Jun 88] L 15-39 v Raiders (H)
Round 15 [26 Jun 88] W 24-12 v Illawarra (A)
Round 16 [02 Jul 88] W 30-20 v Bears (A)
Round 17 [10 Jul 88] W 22-6 v Eels (H)
Round 18 [17 Jul 88] W 18-16 v Knights (H)
Round 19 [24 Jul 88] W 22-16 v Wests (A)
Round 20 [31 Jul 88] L 4-8 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 21 [07 Aug 88] W 16-14 v Panthers (H)
Round 22 [13 Aug 88] W 20-10 v Broncos (H)
Play Off for 5th [16 Aug 88] W 28-8 v Panthers
Preliminary Semi-Finals [20 Aug 88] W 19-6 v Sea Eagles
Semi-finals [27 Aug 88] W 14-6 v Raiders
Preliminary Finals [04 Sep 88] W 9-2 v Sharks
Grand Final [11 Sep 88] L 12-24 v Bulldogs