Craig Balme

Craig Balme
Personal information
Date of birth	5 March 1961
Original team(s)	Subiaco[1]
Height/Weight	191 cm / 88 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1983 1984-1995	Richmond Norwood	3 (0) 254 (87)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995 season.
Career highlights
Norwood premiership 1984

Craig Balme (born 5 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Balme, who started out at Richmond in the under 19s, made three senior appearances for Richmond, from rounds three to five in the 1983 VFL season.^[2][3] He then joined Norwood, coached by his brother Neil.^[4] From 1984 to 1995, Balme played 254 SANFL games for Norwood.^[5] He was a full-back in the club's 1984 premiership team and memorably clashed with opposition full-forward Tim Evans in the grand final win over Port Adelaide, before the first bounce.^[6][7]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
2. "Tiger with too much spirit". The Age (Melbourne). 29 May 1981. p. 20. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
3. "Craig Balme". AFL Tables.
4. Devaney, John. Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion. Full Points Publications.
5. "Players - Balme, Craig". Redlegs Museum.
6. "S.A.N.F.L. Norwood top from fifth position.". The Canberra Times (ACT). 1 October 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
7. "When the main show was SANFL". Adelaide Football Club.