The 1932 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 25th in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season as premiers and minor premiers. Initially, South Sydney lost the final to Western Suburbs, however rules at the time allowed the minor premiers the right of rematch. Souths defeated Wests, and thus were the season's premiers. Following Round 1's loss to Wests, South Sydney would win the rest of the next 13 games consecutively.

1932 South Sydney season
NSWRFL Rank1st (out of 8)
Play-off resultPremiers
1932 recordWins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 1
Points scoredFor: 292; against: 130
Team information
CoachCharlie Lynch
Captain
StadiumSydney Sports Ground
Top scorers
TriesBenjamin Wearing (11)
GoalsBenjamin Wearing (32)
PointsBenjamin Wearing (97)
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Ladder

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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   Sydney University 14 2 0 12 134 275 -141 4
8   North Sydney 14 2 0 12 147 317 -170 4

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Round Opponent Result Score Date Venue Crowd Ref
1   Western Suburbs Loss 12 – 13 Saturday 16 April Sports Ground 15,600 [1]
2   Newtown Win 19 – 14 Saturday 23 April Pratten Park [2]
3   Balmain Win 26 – 12 Monday 25 April Birchgrove Park 4,000 [3]
4   North Sydney Win 32 – 7 Saturday 21 May North Sydney Oval 5,000 [4]
5   Sydney University Win 16 – 14 Saturday 11 June Earl Park, Arncliffe 2,000 [5]
6   Eastern Suburbs Win 15 – 5 Saturday 18 June Sports Ground 13,000 [6]
7   St. George Win 22 – 5 Saturday 25 June Earl Park, Arncliffe 4,000 [7]
8   Western Suburbs Win 12 – 8 Saturday 2 July Sports Ground 14,300 [8]
9   Newtown Win 21 – 17 Saturday 23 July Sports Ground 5,000 [9]
10   Balmain Win 17 – 4 Saturday 30 July Sports Ground [10]
11   North Sydney Win 40 – 14 Saturday 6 August Earl Park, Arncliffe [11]
12   Sydney University Win 23 – 13 Saturday 13 August Marrickville Oval 2,000 [12]
13   Eastern Suburbs Win 14 – 2 Saturday 20 August Sports Ground 15,175 [13]
14   St. George Win 23 – 2 Saturday 27 August Earl Park, Arncliffe [14]

Finals

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 September 1932 - Sports Ground
 
 
  South Sydney26
 
17 September 1932 - Sports Ground
 
  Eastern Suburbs8
 
  South Sydney8
 
10 September 1932 - Sports Ground[15]
 
  Western Suburbs23
 
  Western Suburbs15
 
 
  Balmain7
 

Grand final

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Although losing the final to Western Suburbs, the rules allowed the minor premiers a right to rematch in the event the minor premiers lose the final. At the time, the term "Grand Final" only referred to the match played if the minor premiers were beaten.[16]

A grand final was scheduled on the September 24 and was the first since 1911 when Glebe was upset in both the final and grand final by Eastern Suburbs 23-10 and 11-8 respectively. South Sydney were upset in the final 8-23, but won the grand final 19–12, holding onto a 9–2 lead at half time.

References

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  1. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 2 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  4. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  5. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  6. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  7. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  8. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  9. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  10. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  11. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  12. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  13. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 13 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  14. ^ "NSWRFL 1932 - Round 14 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  15. ^ ""Souths" v "Wests" in Final". The Sydney Mail. Australia. 1932-09-14. p. 31. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  16. ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.