Our own Elo rating at the end of each season. The shaded band is that season's high and low, and the dashed line is 1500, where every club starts. Compare every club, 1908 to 2026.
Includes the Sydney Tigers years before the Wests Tigers joint venture began.
1390
Final rating, 1999
1687
All-time peak
28 Jul 1917
1687
Best season-end
1917
1301
Weakest season-end
1994
Best seasons, by rating at season end
#
Season
Elo
Result
1
1917
1687
PremiersPremiers
2
1944
1680
PremiersPremiers
3
1920
1676
PremiersPremiers
4
1989
1652
Lost GFLost the Grand Final
5
1969
1651
PremiersPremiers
Weakest seasons, by rating at season end
#
Season
Elo
Result
1
1994
1301
MissedMissed finals
2
1995
1328
MissedMissed finals
3
1974
1348
MissedMissed finals
4
1973
1358
MissedMissed finals
5
1999
1390
MissedMissed finals
Season-by-season
1999
Balmain · NRL · Pos 15 · W8
—
20 pts
1998
Balmain · NRL · Pos 13 · W9
—
19 pts
1997
Balmain · ARL Premiership · Pos 8 · W10
—
20 pts
1996
Sydney Tigers · ARL Premiership · Pos 12 · W11
—
22 pts
1995
Sydney Tigers · ARL Premiership · Pos 15 · W7
—
14 pts
1994
Balmain · NSWRL · Pos 16 · W4
—
8 pts
1993
Balmain · NSWRL · Pos 15 · W6
—
— pts
1992
Balmain · NSWRL · Pos 10 · W10
—
21 pts
1991
Balmain · NSWRL · Pos 12 · W8
—
17 pts
1990
Balmain · NSWRL · Pos 5 · W14
Finals
28 pts
1989
Balmain · NSWRL · Pos 3 · W14
Runner-up
29 pts
1988
Balmain · NSWRL · Pos 6 · W15
Runner-up
30 pts
Result
1999
NRL
Balmain
15
24
8
0
16
20
345
636
—
1998
NRL
Balmain
13
24
9
1
14
19
381
463
—
1997
ARL Premiership
Balmain
8
22
10
0
12
20
339
340
—
1996
ARL Premiership
Sydney Tigers
12
22
11
0
11
22
319
459
—
1995
ARL Premiership
Sydney Tigers
15
22
7
0
15
14
309
591
—
1994
NSWRL
Balmain
16
22
4
0
18
8
303
642
—
1993
NSWRL
Balmain
15
22
6
1
15
—
327
412
—
1992
NSWRL
Balmain
10
22
10
1
11
21
402
398
—
1991
NSWRL
Balmain
12
22
8
1
13
17
351
412
—
1990
NSWRL
Balmain
5
22
14
0
8
28
432
284
Finals
1989
NSWRL
Balmain
3
22
14
1
7
29
380
236
Runner-up
1988
NSWRL
Balmain
6
22
15
0
7
30
402
341
Runner-up
1987
NSWRL
Balmain
4
24
14
1
9
33
469
349
Finals
1986
NSWRL
Balmain
5
24
13
0
11
30
403
387
Finals
1985
NSWRL
Balmain
2
24
18
0
6
40
494
304
Finals
1984
NSWRL
Balmain
9
24
12
0
12
28
380
405
—
1983
NSWRL
Balmain
4
26
17
0
9
34
525
438
Finals
1982
NSWRL
Balmain
11
26
10
1
15
21
383
427
—
1981
NSWRL
Balmain
12
22
6
1
15
13
293
395
—
1980
NSWRL
Balmain
10
22
7
0
15
14
330
382
—
1979
NSWRL
Balmain
6
22
12
1
9
25
358
313
—
1978
NSWRL
Balmain
9
22
9
1
12
19
337
344
—
1977
NSWRL
Balmain
4
22
13
2
7
28
417
288
Finals
1976
NSWRL
Balmain
6
22
12
1
9
25
318
287
—
1975
NSWRL
Balmain
7
22
10
1
11
21
288
357
Finals
1974
NSWRL
Balmain
12
22
4
2
16
10
255
481
—
1973
NSWRL
Balmain
10
22
7
0
15
14
254
495
—
1972
NSWRL
Balmain
10
22
6
1
15
13
333
455
—
1971
NSWRL
Balmain
5
22
11
0
11
22
366
398
—
1970
NSWRL
Balmain
6
22
12
1
9
25
380
347
—
1969
NSWRL
Balmain
2
22
17
0
5
34
410
304
Premiers
1968
NSWRL
Balmain
5
22
14
0
8
28
393
284
—
1967
NSWRL
Balmain
6
22
12
2
8
26
344
258
—
1966
NSWRL
Balmain
2
18
12
0
6
24
279
203
Runner-up
1965
NSWRL
Balmain
5
18
10
1
7
21
223
211
—
1964
NSWRL
Balmain
3
18
12
0
6
24
247
192
Runner-up
1963
NSWRL
Balmain
3
18
12
0
6
24
246
183
Finals
1962
NSWRL
Balmain
8
18
5
2
11
12
237
300
—
1961
NSWRL
Balmain
4
18
10
0
8
20
281
292
Finals
1960
NSWRL
Balmain
4
18
11
0
7
22
286
254
Finals
1959
NSWRL
Balmain
7
18
6
1
11
13
308
336
—
1958
NSWRL
Balmain
5
18
10
0
8
20
254
273
Finals
1957
NSWRL
Balmain
6
18
9
0
9
18
352
281
—
1956
NSWRL
Balmain
2
18
13
0
5
26
293
241
Runner-up
1955
NSWRL
Balmain
7
18
8
1
9
17
384
381
—
1954
NSWRL
Balmain
6
18
9
1
8
19
346
345
—
1953
NSWRL
Balmain
8
18
7
0
11
14
313
377
—
1952
NSWRL
Balmain
6
18
8
0
10
16
351
256
—
1951
NSWRL
Balmain
9
18
6
0
12
12
283
365
—
1950
NSWRL
Balmain
2
18
12
2
4
26
255
208
Finals
1949
NSWRL
Balmain
4
18
10
2
6
22
265
206
Finals
1948
NSWRL
Balmain
3
18
12
2
4
26
287
222
Runner-up
1947
NSWRL
Balmain
2
18
12
0
6
24
342
265
Premiers
1946
NSWRL
Balmain
3
14
9
0
5
18
279
193
Premiers
1945
NSWRL
Balmain
4
14
6
4
4
16
252
202
Runner-up
1944
NSWRL
Balmain
2
14
10
1
3
21
402
171
Premiers
1943
NSWRL
Balmain
2
14
10
1
3
21
178
131
Finals
1942
NSWRL
Balmain
2
14
10
0
4
20
223
192
Finals
1941
NSWRL
Balmain
2
14
9
0
5
18
243
205
Finals
1940
NSWRL
Balmain
5
14
7
1
6
15
199
162
—
1939◆
NSWRL
Balmain
1
14
10
2
2
22
249
115
Premiers
1938
NSWRL
Balmain
3
14
7
1
6
15
238
176
Finals
1937
NSWRL
Balmain
6
8
4
0
4
10
115
136
—
1936
NSWRL
Balmain
2
13
9
0
4
22
268
161
Runner-up
1935
NSWRL
Balmain
5
16
8
1
7
21
320
225
—
1934
NSWRL
Balmain
7
14
4
0
10
8
206
275
—
1933
NSWRL
Balmain
5
14
5
3
6
13
187
210
—
1932
NSWRL
Balmain
4
14
7
1
6
15
204
227
Finals
1931
NSWRL
Balmain
7
14
5
0
9
10
133
205
—
1930
NSWRL
Balmain
6
14
5
2
7
12
214
218
—
1929
NSWRL
Balmain
6
16
6
1
9
17
213
259
—
1928
NSWRL
Balmain
8
13
4
0
9
10
180
236
—
1927
NSWRL
Balmain
7
16
5
2
9
16
210
238
—
1926
NSWRL
Balmain
8
16
6
0
10
16
187
184
—
1925
NSWRL
Balmain
3
12
6
1
5
15
133
112
—
1924◆
NSWRL
Balmain
1
8
6
1
1
15
124
53
Premiers
1923
NSWRL
Balmain
3
16
10
1
5
25
247
136
—
1922
NSWRL
Balmain
5
16
8
2
6
22
168
145
—
1921
NSWRL
Balmain
4
8
5
0
3
12
135
71
—
1920◆
NSWRL
Balmain
1
13
11
1
1
27
287
114
Premiers
1919◆
NSWRL
Balmain
1
14
11
1
2
23
277
109
Premiers
1918
NSWRL
Balmain
4
14
8
1
5
17
215
148
—
1917◆
NSWRL
Balmain
1
14
13
0
1
26
269
61
Premiers
1916◆
NSWRL
Balmain
1
14
11
0
3
22
181
100
Premiers
1915◆
NSWRL
Balmain
1
14
12
2
—
26
232
71
Premiers
1914
NSWRL
Balmain
4
14
6
4
4
16
132
111
—
1913
NSWRL
Balmain
6
14
4
1
9
9
83
135
—
1912
NSWRL
Balmain
5
14
6
0
8
12
138
168
—
1911
NSWRL
Balmain
8
14
3
0
11
6
130
255
—
1910
NSWRL
Balmain
4
14
8
0
6
16
153
190
—
1909
NSWRL
Balmain
2
10
8
0
2
16
130
62
Finals
1908
NSWRL
Balmain
6
9
3
1
5
9
86
113
—
Grand Final Appearances
1989 vs Canberra Raiders
Balmain · Sydney Football Stadium
Lost
14–19
1988 vs Canterbury-Bankstown
Balmain · Sydney Football Stadium
Lost
12–24
1969 vs South Sydney
Balmain · Sydney Cricket Ground
Won
11–2
1966 vs St George
Balmain · Sydney Cricket Ground
Lost
4–23
1964 vs St George
Balmain · Sydney Cricket Ground
Lost
6–11
1956 vs St George
Balmain · Sydney Cricket Ground
Lost
12–18
1948 vs Western Suburbs
Balmain · Sydney Sports Ground
Lost
5–8
1947 vs Canterbury-Bankstown
Balmain · Sydney Sports Ground
Won
13–9
1946 vs St George
Balmain · Sydney Sports Ground
Won
13–12
1945 vs Eastern Suburbs
Balmain · Sydney Cricket Ground
Lost
18–22
1944 vs Newtown
Balmain · Sydney Cricket Ground
Won
12–8
1939 vs South Sydney
Balmain · Sydney Cricket Ground
Won
33–4
1989
Balmain
Lost
14–19
Canberra Raiders
Sydney Football Stadium
1988
Balmain
Lost
12–24
Canterbury-Bankstown
Sydney Football Stadium
1969
Balmain
Won
11–2
South Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
1966
Balmain
Lost
4–23
St George
Sydney Cricket Ground
1964
Balmain
Lost
6–11
St George
Sydney Cricket Ground
1956
Balmain
Lost
12–18
St George
Sydney Cricket Ground
1948
Balmain
Lost
5–8
Western Suburbs
Sydney Sports Ground
1947
Balmain
Won
13–9
Canterbury-Bankstown
Sydney Sports Ground
1946
Balmain
Won
13–12
St George
Sydney Sports Ground
1945
Balmain
Lost
18–22
Eastern Suburbs
Sydney Cricket Ground
1944
Balmain
Won
12–8
Newtown
Sydney Cricket Ground
1939
Balmain
Won
33–4
South Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
1936
Balmain
Lost
12–32
Eastern Suburbs
Sydney Cricket Ground
1924
Balmain
Won
3–0
South Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
1916
Balmain
Won
5–3
South Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
Defunct NRL club. All-time honours and season records sourced from afltables.com. See methodology.