All four finalists had been decided before the end of the final round and by coincidence faced each other in the penultimate round.
1926 wooden spooners
St. George had a massive turnaround in 1927, with a chance to become minor premiers in the final round when they played
South Sydney who were just one point ahead of them on the ladder. However looking for their third successive title, South Sydney prevailed 22-9 in front of a large crowd of 26,649 at the
Sydney Cricket Ground, and as a result took the minor premiership. On the same day,
Western Suburbs and
Eastern Suburbs played each other for third spot, with Western Suburbs winning 8-6. In the semi-finals, both South Sydney and St. George overcame their opponents and were able to set up a rematch of their Round 18 game just two weeks earlier. {{Round4
Final Playing on a quagmire at the
Royal Agricultural Society Grounds in front of a modest crowd of 12,124
St. George contested their first ever premiership decider in their seventh year in the top league. They confronted the might of
South Sydney who were reigning premiers in the two prior years and minor premiers at the end of the 1927 regular season. The two teams had already met earlier in the season at the Sydney Cricket Ground when Souths defeated Saints 17–14 in front of a massive crowd of 31,500. With heavy rain falling throughout the match, refereed by former Rabbitoh and international
Webby Neill Souths took a 13–6 lead to the half time break. The Rabbitohs won the decider scoring four tries to three to take their third successive premiership and becoming the third club to do so.
South Sydney 20 (Tries: Carr, Root, Wearing, Finch. Goals: Blair 2, Kadwell 2) defeated
St George 11 (Tries: Justice, Carstairs, Saunders. Goal: Saunders ) Image:George Treweek 1925.jpg |
George Treweek Image:Eddie Root 1925.jpg|
Edward Root Image:Harry Cavanough 1925.jpg|
Harry Cavanough Image:Alby Carr 1925.jpg |
Alby Carr Image:Snowy Justice.jpg|
Arthur Justice Image:Frank Burge.jpg|
Frank Burge ==References==