Balmain Tigers 5–3 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Final, 1916 NRL Finals Series
26 Jul 1916 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 7,000
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Final, 1916 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 5–3 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 26 Jul 1916.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Halloway Goals: C. Fraser (1/3) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Vaughan |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wall | Fullback | Dymant | 1 |
| 2 | Craig | Wing | Vaughan | 2 |
| 3 | Robinson | Centre | Phelps | 3 |
| 4 | C. Fraser | Centre | R. Norman (c) | 4 |
| 5 | Potter | Wing | H. Thompson | 5 |
| 6 | Johnston | Five-Eighth | Ray Norman | 6 |
| 7 | Halloway (c) | Halfback | McGowan | 7 |
| 8 | R. Craig | Lock | Cann | 8 |
| 9 | Stuart | Second Row | Oxford | 9 |
| 10 | Schultz | Second Row | Kerwick | 10 |
| 11 | A. Fraser | Prop | Moore | 11 |
| 12 | Cranston | Hooker | McCarthy | 12 |
| 13 | Burnicle | Prop | Groves | 13 |
| Arthur Halloway | Coach | |||
Match officials
| Referee | Arthur Farrow |
Match report
26 Jul 1916, SCG. Halftime: Balmain 5, South Sydney 0. RLP lists attendance at 7,000; Wikipedia gives approximately 6,000. This was Balmain's second consecutive premiership. South Sydney made two changes into this match: Harold Thompson and Billy Cann came in for Peter Cruise (wing) and Roy Almond (front row) from the previous week's side. South Sydney dominated field position and attack in the second half but could not break through Balmain's defence.