. ▁Rugby ▁league ▁player ▁W ally ▁M essen ger ▁( the ▁brother ▁of ▁D ally ▁M essen ger ) ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁days . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁to ▁make ▁V FL / AF L ▁level ▁from ▁the ▁Bal main ▁Tig ers ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁included ▁John ▁Steph enson ▁( 1 9 0 7 , ▁Ess end on ), ▁Charles ▁Brown ▁( 1 9 1 6 – 1 9 2 3 , ▁Col ling wood ) ▁Jack ▁Arm strong ▁( 1 9 2 5 , ▁St ▁K ilda ), ▁Neil ▁Dav ies ▁( 1 9 5 5 , ▁Richmond ), ▁Paul ▁Fel th am ▁( 1 9 7 0 – 7 8 , ▁North ▁Melbourne , ▁Richmond ) ▁and ▁Ray ▁Hall ▁( 1 9 9 9 , ▁Richmond ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Nic ▁F os di ke ▁( S yd ney ▁Sw ans ) ▁was ▁the ▁senior ▁playing ▁coach ▁while ▁Nick ▁Davis ▁( S yd ney ▁Sw ans ), ▁Jason ▁S adding ton ▁( S yd ney ▁Sw ans ) ▁and ▁Ch ad ▁F let cher ▁( West ▁Coast ▁E ag les ) ▁played ▁alongside ▁F os di ke . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁club ▁broke ▁a ▁ 1 6 - year ▁dr ought ▁to ▁take ▁out ▁the ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁premi ership ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Bal main ▁Football ▁Club ▁website ▁Full ▁Point s ▁Foot y ▁profile ▁for ▁Bal main ▁Tig ers ▁ ▁Category