1932 NSWRFL season

1932 New South Wales Rugby Football League
Teams	8
Premiers	South Sydney (11th title)
Minor premiers	South Sydney (9th title)
Matches played	60
Points scored	1810 (total) 30.167 (per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Les Mead (104 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Alan Ridley (18 tries)

The 1932 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twenty-fifth season Sydney's top-level rugby league football 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.^[1]^[2]

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


Balmain 25th season Ground: Birchgrove Oval Coach: Chook Fraser Captain: Charlie Roberts	University 13th season Captain: Sammy Ogg	Newtown 25th season Ground: Marrickville Oval Captain: Tom Ellis	North Sydney 25th Season Ground: North Sydney Oval Captain: Bill Leckie
St. George 12th season Ground: Earl Park Coach: Harry Kadwell Captain: Harry Kadwell→Arthur Justice	South Sydney 25th season Ground: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Charlie Lynch Captain: George Treweek	Eastern Suburbs 25th season Ground: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Frank Burge Captain: Joe Pearce	Western Suburbs 25th season Ground: Pratten Park Coach: Jim Craig Captain: Bill Brogan

Ladder

The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1932 premiership across Sydney.

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	South Sydney	14	13	0	1	292	130	+162	26
2	Western Suburbs	14	11	0	3	321	156	+165	22
3	Eastern Suburbs	14	9	0	5	253	133	+120	18
4	Balmain	14	7	1	6	204	227	-23	15
5	Newtown	14	7	0	7	201	251	-50	14
6	St. George	14	4	1	9	140	203	-63	9
7	University	14	2	0	12	134	275	-141	4
8	North Sydney	14	2	0	12	147	317	-170	4

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.

Semi-finals		Final

3 September 1932 - Sports Ground
South Sydney	26
Eastern Suburbs	8

		17 September 1932 - Sports Ground
		South Sydney	8
		Western Suburbs	23



10 September 1932 - Sports Ground^[3]
Western Suburbs	15
Balmain	7

Grand Final

Western Suburbs	Position	South Sydney
Frank McMillan	FB	Albert Spillane
Alan Ridley	WG	Benny Wearing
Cliff Pearce	CE	Alby Black
Ray Morris	CE	Paddy Maher
Harry Rankine	WG	Jack Why
Les Mead	FE	Jim Deeley
Jack McGlinn	HB	Percy Williams
Cecil Rhodes	PR	Eddie Root
Bob Lindfield	HK	Jack Peterson
Bill Brogan (c)	PR	Frank Curran
Charlie Cornwell	SR	George Treweek (c)
Bill "Bricky" Ryan	SR	Frank O'Connor
Frank Sponberg	LK	Eric Lewis
Jim Craig	Coach	Charlie Lynch

In the replay, South Sydney beat Western Suburbs 19-12 to take away their seventh premiership in eight years.

The match was played 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 ^[4] 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: J Why, A Black, E Lewis. Goals: Benny Wearing 4, Percy Williams)

Western Suburbs 12 (Tries: A Ridley, H Rankine. Goals Les Mead )

References

↑ Premiership Roll of Honour at rl1908.com
↑ Results: 1931-40 at rabbitohs.com.au
↑ ""Souths" v "Wests" in Final". The Sydney Mail (Australia). 1932-09-14. p. 31. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
↑ "Whiticker & Collis p 36"

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 The World of Rugby League
Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
Collis, Ian; Whiticker, Alan (2007). 100 Years of Rugby League. Chatswood, NSW: New Holland. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-74110-463-9.

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Est. 1908 at Redfern Town Hall, Sydney, New South Wales

The club	History Honours Players Coaches Records Representatives Results

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Important figures	Arthur Hennessy Benny Wearing George Treweek Jack Rayner Clive Churchill John Sattler Bob McCarthy George Piggins Russell Crowe

League	Current NRL Past NSWRL ARL

Titles	Premierships – 21 1908 1909 1914 1918 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1931 1932 1950 1951 1953 1954 1955 1967 1968 1970 1971 2014 Minor Premierships – 17 1908 1909 1914 1918 1925 1926 1927 1929 1932 1949 1950 1951 1953 1968 1969 1970 1989 World Club Champions – 1 2015

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Other competitions	Current Auckland Nines National Youth Competition S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup Jersey Flegg Cup

Affiliations	South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League North Sydney Bears

Related articles	The Burrow Reggie the Rabbit South Sydney Central

South Sydney squad - 1932 NSWRFL Premiers (11th title)

1. Albert Spillane 2. Benny Wearing 3. Alby Black 4. Paddy Maher 5. Jack Why 6. Jim Deeley 7. Percy Williams 8. Edward Root 9. Jack Peterson 10. Frank Curran 11. George Treweek (c) 12. Frank O'Connor 13. Eric Lewis Coach: Charlie Lynch

NRL seasons

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