Final
| Balmain | Position | South Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Lyall Wall | FB | Wally Dymant |
| Reg Latta | WG | Gordon Vaughan |
| Charles Fraser | CE | C. Phelps |
| Jim Craig | CE | Rex Norman |
| Jack 'Junker' Robinson | WG | Bill Cann |
| Albert "Rick" Johnston | FE | Roy Norman |
| Arthur Halloway | HB | George McGowan |
| Alf Fraser | PR | Roy Almond |
| D. Cranston | HK | John Kerwick |
| E. Burnicle | PR | Owen McCarthy |
| Bill Schultz | SR | Arthur Oxford |
| D. Stewart | SR | George Moore |
| Robert Craig | LK | W. Groves |
| Bill Kelly | Coach |
Having won all 3 grades in 1915 the Balmain Tigers returned in 1916 to repeat the effort for a second straight season. At the conclusion of the season Balmain and Souths were equal aloft the premiership ladder with 22 points apiece. The League didn't expect such a finish and a Final had to be scheduled.
For the first time a Final was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground where they were to be held for many years to come. The game played on July 26, 1916 in front of just 6,000 people, saw the lead change three times in the first half with Balmain ahead 5-3 at the break after a try by Arthur Halloway and a penalty goal by Charles "Chook" Fraser. The second half saw the game played predominantly on Balmain's line, with South Sydney putting on repeated attacks. However, the Balmain defence never gave in and the score didn't change by game's end - a two point margin securing Balmain's second consecutive title.
Balmain Tigers 5 (Try: Arthur Halloway. Goal: Charles Fraser)
defeated
South Sydney Rabbitohs 3 (Try: Gordon Vaughan )
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