New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1932

Infobox rugby league season
year = 1932
competition = New South Wales Rugby Football League


imagesize = 125px
caption =
teams = 8
premiers =
count = 11th
minor premiers =
mpcount = 9th
matches = 60
points = 1810
attendance =
top points scorer = (104 points)
top try scorer = (18 tries)
1932's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twenty-fifth season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney, New South Wales. During the season, which lasted from April until September, eight teams from across the city contested the premiership.

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

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

The match was played Saturday 24th 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: J Why, A Black, E Lewis. Goals: Benny Wearing 4, Percy Williams)

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

References

* Whiticker, Alan & Collis, Ian (2006) "The History of Rugby League Clubs", New Holland, Sydney
* [http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/snotes.html Rugby League Tables - Notes] "The World of Rugby League"
* [http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/seas/1932.html Rugby League Tables - Season 1932] "The World of Rugby League"
* [http://www.rl1908.com/premiership.htm Premiership History and Statistics] "RL1908"
* cite book |last=Collis |first=Ian |coauthors=Whiticker, Alan |title=100 Years of Rugby League |publisher="New Holland"| date= 2007 |location=Chatswood, NSW |pages=page 124 |volume= |isbn=9781741104639

Footnotes

* [http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1931-1940.html Results: 1931-40 at rabbitohs.com.au]