Best Per forming Junior Referee on Grand Final Day/s

Following on from the Matt Cecchin award, the board of the Balmain Referee's Association decided that there should be an Award for both the best Senior and Junior referee over the days of Grand Finals. So the Tom McMahon Award was born. 

Tom McMahon was said by his peers at the time to be the finest referee of all with whom control was synonymous. Tom refereed Test Matches, City v Country Games, Interstate matches and 4 Grand Finals.

Tom rightly earned his place as Balmain Blue Ribbon Referee.