1932 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1932 New South Wales Rugby Football League 125px 8 16x16px South Sydney 11th 16x16px South Sydney 9th 60 1810 16x16px Les Mead (104 points) 16x16px Alan Ridley (18 tries) North Sydney 4th 1931 NSWRFL season 1931 1933 NSWRFL season 1933 The 1932 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twenty-fifth season of Sydney’s top-level rugby league competition, Australia’s first. During the season, which lasted from April until September, eight teams from across the city contested the premiership, culminating in South Sydney’s victory over Western Suburbs in the final.Premiership Roll of Honour https://web.archive.org/web/20101011045210/http://www.rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm 2010-10-11 at rl1908.comResults: 1931-40 https://web.archive.org/web/20080724071520/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1931-1940.html 2008-07-24 at rabbitohs.com.au Teams Balmain, formed on January 23, 1908, at Balmain Town Hall Eastern Suburbs, formed on January 24, 1908, at Paddington Town Hall Newtown, formed on January 14, 1908 North Sydney, formed on February 7, 1908 South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908, at Redfern Town Hall St. George, formed on November 8, 1920, at Kogarah School of Arts Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908 University, formed in 1919 at Sydney University Balmain100px|center 25th seasonGround: Birchgrove Oval75px|centerCoach: Charles FraserCaptain: Charlie RobertsEastern Suburbs100px|center 25th seasonGround: Sydney Sports Ground75px|centerCoach: Frank BurgeCaptain: Joe PearceNewtown100px|center 25th seasonGround: Marrickville OvalCaptain: Tom EllisNorth Sydney100px|center 25th SeasonGround: North Sydney OvalCaptain: Bill LeckieSt. George100px|center 12th seasonGround: Earl ParkCoach: Harry Kadwell75px|centerCaptain: Arthur JusticeSouth Sydney100px|center 25th seasonGround: Sydney Sports GroundCoach: Charlie Lynch75px|centerCaptain: George TreweekUniversity100px|center 13th season75px|centerCaptain: Sammy OggWestern Suburbs100px|center 25th seasonGround: Pratten Park75px|centerCoach: Jim Craig Captain: Bill Brogan Ladder 230px|thumb|right|The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1932 premiership across Sydney. TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts116x16px South Sydney141301292130+16226216x16px Western Suburbs141103321156+16522316x16px Eastern Suburbs14905253133+12018416x16px Balmain14716204227-2315516x16px Newtown14707201251-5014616x16px St. George14419140203-639716x16px Sydney University142012134275-1414816x16px North Sydney142012147317-1704 Finals In the two semi finals, the top two ranked teams South Sydney and Western Suburbs beat their lower-ranked opponents Eastern Suburbs and Balmain, respectively. The two winners then played in a final in which favourites and minor premiers South Sydney were beaten by Western Suburbs. However the finals system set in place then forced the final to be replayed, in what was known as the "Right of Challenge". This system ensured that in the event that the minor premiers lost in either the first or second round of the finals, then they would be given a second chance no matter what in what would later become the final premiership decider. 3 September 1932 - Sports Ground 16x16px South Sydney 26 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 8 10 September 1932 - Sports Ground "Souths" v "Wests" in Final The Sydney Mail Australia 31 1932-09-14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gacQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6278,2986427 2009-12-04 16x16px Western Suburbs 15 16x16px Balmain 7 17 September 1932 - Sports Ground 16x16px South Sydney 19 16x16px Western Suburbs 12 Grand Final South SydneyPositionWestern Suburbs22. Albert SpillaneFB Frank McMillan9. Benny WearingWG15. Alan Ridley15. Alby BlackCE3. Cliff Pearce29. Pat MaherCE5. Ray Morris12. Jack WhyWG59. Harry Rankine7. Jim DeeleyFE7. Les Mead6. Percy WilliamsHB6. Jack McGlinn19. Eddie RootPR11. Cecil Rhodes16. Jack PetersonHK12. Bob Lindfield3. Frank CurranPR17. Bill Brogan (c)20. George Treweek (c)SR10. Charlie Cornwell5. Frank O'ConnorSR16. Bill Ryan Eric LewisLK8. Frank SponbergCharlie Lynch CoachJim Craig In the Grand Final, South Sydney beat Western Suburbs 19–12 to take away their seventh premiership in eight years. The match was played on Saturday, 24 September 1932 at the Sydney Sports Ground and refereed by Lal Deane before a crowd of 16,925. It was a titanic battle in which Souths led 9–2 at half-time before Wests fought back to level at 12–12. Minutes from full-time a towering penalty goal by Benny Wearing edged Souths ahead 14–12 before they closed out the game with a converted try by Eric Lewis. The Whiticker/Collis reference quotes a rather prosaic Labor Daily"Whiticker & Collis p 36" in praise of both sides: “The ebb and flow of the grand final thrilled thousands who saw a great battle. A battle of the gladiators, fighting till their lungs seemed only fit to burst, while over 16,000 people hearts beating wildly to the thump of running feet, looked on gasping, cheering and rising from their seats in sheer delight”. South Sydney 19 (Tries: Jack Why, Alby Black, Eric Lewis. Goals: Benny Wearing 4, Percy Williams) Western Suburbs 12 (Tries: Alan Ridley, Harry Rankine. Goals: Les Mead 3) References External links Whiticker, Alan & Collis, Ian (2006) The History of Rugby League Clubs, New Holland, Sydney Rugby League Tables - Notes The World of Rugby League Rugby League Tables - Season 1932 AFL Tables Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 Collis Ian Whiticker, Alan 100 Years of Rugby League New Holland 2007 Chatswood, NSW 124 978-1-74110-463-9 Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRFL season