Premiership Final
| Balmain | Position | South Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Des Ponchard | FB | Howard Hallett |
| Jim Love | WG | Benny Wearing |
| Dud Millard | CE | Harold Horder |
| Jim Craig | CE | Oscar Quinlivan |
| Tommy Kennedy | WG | Cec Blinkhorn |
| Charles Fraser (Ca./Co.) | FE | Alf Blair |
| Norman Robinson | HB | Frank Brogan |
| Bill Schulz | PR | David Watson |
| Horrie Watt | HK | Ern Wilmot |
| Andrew Fraser | PR | Jack Lawrence |
| Roy Liston | SR | Edward Root |
| Les Hayes | SR | Pat Murphy |
| Reg Latta | LK | Abby Carr |
| Coach |
Balmain and South Sydney finished equal at the top of the ladder, having dropped just one game each. The teams had earlier met in Round 5, with a 10-10 draw being the result at the Sydney Cricket Ground in front of a crowd of around 16,000.
The Final was played before a crowd of around 15,000 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 29 July 1924 and refereed by former Rabbitoh premiership winner Webby Neill. Balmain led 3-0 at half-time and both sides failed to score in the second half. The Tigers thus claimed their sixth premiership within ten years. At the time it was the lowest-scoring Final since the start of the NSWRFL premiership and the first time a team had been held scoreless in a Final.
The Final was also the first rugby league match broadcast on radio with the commentary by Balmain secretary Bob Savage.
Balmain 3 (Try: Latta)
defeated
South Sydney 0
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