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1932 VFL season

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1932 VFL premiership season
Richmond 1932 VFL premiership team
Overview
Date30 April—1 October 1932
Teams12
PremiersRichmond
3rd premiership
Runners-upCarlton
6th runners-up result
Minor premiersCarlton
8th minor premiership
Brownlow MedallistHaydn Bunton Sr. (Fitzroy)
23 votes
Leading goalkicker medallistGeorge Moloney (Geelong)
109 goals
Attendance
Matches played112
Total attendance1,876,973 (16,759 per match)
Highest (H&A)41,000 (round 13, South Melbourne v Carlton)
Highest (finals)69,724 (grand final, Richmond v Carlton)
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The 1932 VFL season was the 36th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs and ran from 30 April to 1 October, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.

Richmond won the premiership, defeating Carlton by nine points in the 1932 VFL grand final; it was Richmond's third VFL premiership. Carlton won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 15–3 win–loss record. Fitzroy's Haydn Bunton Sr. won his second consecutive Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player, and Geelong's George Moloney won the leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.

Background

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In 1932, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.

Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.

Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1932 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.

Home-and-away season

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Round 1

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 16.20 (116) St Kilda 6.14 (50) Punt Road Oval 25,000 30 April 1932
Geelong 14.21 (105) North Melbourne 11.12 (78) Corio Oval 13,000 30 April 1932
Essendon 15.15 (105) Footscray 7.12 (54) Windy Hill 30,000 30 April 1932
South Melbourne 11.19 (85) Melbourne 9.11 (65) Lake Oval 17,500 30 April 1932
Hawthorn 7.9 (51) Collingwood 11.10 (76) Glenferrie Oval 14,500 30 April 1932
Fitzroy 12.19 (91) Carlton 10.15 (75) Brunswick Street Oval 25,000 30 April 1932

Round 2

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Collingwood 12.11 (83) Geelong 13.16 (94) Victoria Park 18,000 7 May 1932
Carlton 10.15 (75) South Melbourne 17.11 (113) Princes Park 28,000 7 May 1932
St Kilda 16.19 (115) Hawthorn 11.16 (82) Junction Oval 13,000 7 May 1932
Footscray 14.11 (95) Fitzroy 7.10 (52) Western Oval 21,500 7 May 1932
North Melbourne 14.12 (96) Essendon 16.17 (113) Arden Street Oval 15,000 7 May 1932
Melbourne 7.13 (55) Richmond 15.26 (116) Motordrome 13,000 7 May 1932

Round 3

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 8.11 (59) Melbourne 6.14 (50) Glenferrie Oval 8,000 14 May 1932
Geelong 25.10 (160) St Kilda 6.9 (45) Corio Oval 10,500 14 May 1932
Fitzroy 13.16 (94) North Melbourne 17.11 (113) Brunswick Street Oval 15,000 14 May 1932
South Melbourne 10.11 (71) Footscray 8.12 (60) Lake Oval 30,000 14 May 1932
Essendon 15.20 (110) Collingwood 18.11 (119) Windy Hill 18,000 14 May 1932
Richmond 10.23 (83) Carlton 12.12 (84) Punt Road Oval 24,500 14 May 1932

Round 4

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 9.16 (70) South Melbourne 11.7 (73) Arden Street Oval 23,000 21 May 1932
Footscray 6.12 (48) Richmond 7.9 (51) Western Oval 19,000 21 May 1932
Collingwood 14.22 (106) Fitzroy 11.9 (75) Victoria Park 17,000 21 May 1932
Carlton 16.16 (112) Hawthorn 7.7 (49) Princes Park 16,000 21 May 1932
St Kilda 7.15 (57) Essendon 12.15 (87) Junction Oval 16,000 21 May 1932
Melbourne 14.11 (95) Geelong 20.13 (133) Motordrome 7,000 21 May 1932

Round 5

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 13.14 (92) St Kilda 8.10 (58) Western Oval 14,000 28 May 1932
Fitzroy 12.6 (78) Geelong 20.10 (130) Brunswick Street Oval 13,000 28 May 1932
Carlton 13.15 (93) Collingwood 11.7 (73) Princes Park 32,000 28 May 1932
North Melbourne 18.10 (118) Melbourne 12.16 (88) Arden Street Oval 12,000 28 May 1932
Richmond 13.18 (96) Hawthorn 6.9 (45) Punt Road Oval 10,000 28 May 1932
South Melbourne 14.15 (99) Essendon 9.11 (65) Lake Oval 28,000 28 May 1932

Round 6

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 11.14 (80) South Melbourne 16.13 (109) Glenferrie Oval 12,000 4 June 1932
Geelong 9.15 (69) Richmond 9.15 (69) Corio Oval 17,000 4 June 1932
Essendon 22.10 (142) Fitzroy 13.12 (90) Windy Hill 15,000 4 June 1932
Collingwood 12.19 (91) Footscray 9.21 (75) Victoria Park 25,000 4 June 1932
St Kilda 16.9 (105) North Melbourne 16.14 (110) Junction Oval 13,000 4 June 1932
Melbourne 9.9 (63) Carlton 12.15 (87) Motordrome 12,500 4 June 1932

Round 7

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Collingwood 16.5 (101) Melbourne 11.17 (83) Victoria Park 7,000 18 June 1932
Carlton 17.16 (118) St Kilda 7.12 (54) Princes Park 15,000 18 June 1932
South Melbourne 14.21 (105) Geelong 14.12 (96) Lake Oval 38,000 18 June 1932
North Melbourne 9.8 (62) Footscray 13.13 (91) Arden Street Oval 18,000 18 June 1932
Richmond 14.16 (100) Fitzroy 8.13 (61) Punt Road Oval 13,000 18 June 1932
Hawthorn 7.9 (51) Essendon 8.17 (65) Glenferrie Oval 7,000 18 June 1932

Round 8

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 8.7 (55) South Melbourne 8.9 (57) Punt Road Oval 35,000 25 June 1932
Footscray 10.7 (67) Melbourne 3.9 (27) Western Oval 10,000 25 June 1932
Fitzroy 13.15 (93) Hawthorn 9.9 (63) Brunswick Street Oval 7,500 25 June 1932
Geelong 9.9 (63) Essendon 11.12 (78) Corio Oval 9,500 25 June 1932
St Kilda 12.16 (88) Collingwood 15.15 (105) Junction Oval 9,000 25 June 1932
North Melbourne 11.7 (73) Carlton 14.16 (100) Arden Street Oval 15,000 25 June 1932

Round 9

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 12.13 (85) St Kilda 10.14 (74) MCG 9,747 2 July 1932
Essendon 4.18 (42) Richmond 11.14 (80) Windy Hill 20,000 2 July 1932
Collingwood 19.12 (126) North Melbourne 13.9 (87) Victoria Park 10,500 2 July 1932
Carlton 9.21 (75) Footscray 7.9 (51) Princes Park 23,000 2 July 1932
Hawthorn 7.12 (54) Geelong 14.11 (95) Glenferrie Oval 5,500 2 July 1932
South Melbourne 12.10 (82) Fitzroy 10.15 (75) Lake Oval 16,000 2 July 1932

Round 10

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
St Kilda 10.9 (69) South Melbourne 9.16 (70) Junction Oval 13,000 9 July 1932
Footscray 7.15 (57) Geelong 8.8 (56) Western Oval 9,500 9 July 1932
Collingwood 14.6 (90) Richmond 11.12 (78) Victoria Park 20,000 9 July 1932
Carlton 21.16 (142) Essendon 11.11 (77) Princes Park 15,000 9 July 1932
North Melbourne 14.22 (106) Hawthorn 8.11 (59) Arden Street Oval 6,000 9 July 1932
Melbourne 15.12 (102) Fitzroy 13.12 (90) MCG 9,807 9 July 1932

Round 11

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Fitzroy 11.6 (72) St Kilda 10.13 (73) Brunswick Street Oval 10,000 16 July 1932
Essendon 6.14 (50) Melbourne 7.11 (53) Windy Hill 10,000 16 July 1932
Richmond 8.10 (58) North Melbourne 6.7 (43) Punt Road Oval 11,500 16 July 1932
Hawthorn 9.9 (63) Footscray 6.6 (42) Glenferrie Oval 7,500 16 July 1932
South Melbourne 5.17 (47) Collingwood 7.8 (50) Lake Oval 38,000 16 July 1932
Geelong 8.20 (68) Carlton 10.23 (83) Corio Oval 14,000 16 July 1932

Round 12

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 12.12 (84) South Melbourne 13.15 (93) MCG 20,283 23 July 1932
Collingwood 14.10 (94) Hawthorn 10.10 (70) Victoria Park 9,000 23 July 1932
Carlton 18.21 (129) Fitzroy 13.6 (84) Princes Park 20,000 23 July 1932
St Kilda 7.12 (54) Richmond 12.13 (85) Junction Oval 18,000 23 July 1932
North Melbourne 6.14 (50) Geelong 14.10 (94) Arden Street Oval 12,000 23 July 1932
Footscray 11.16 (82) Essendon 10.9 (69) Western Oval 14,000 23 July 1932

Round 13

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 8.13 (61) St Kilda 7.8 (50) Glenferrie Oval 6,000 30 July 1932
Fitzroy 6.13 (49) Footscray 10.14 (74) Brunswick Street Oval 10,000 30 July 1932
Essendon 14.14 (98) North Melbourne 15.2 (92) Windy Hill 9,000 30 July 1932
Richmond 12.18 (90) Melbourne 10.6 (66) Punt Road Oval 11,000 30 July 1932
Geelong 13.17 (95) Collingwood 10.10 (70) Corio Oval 11,000 30 July 1932
South Melbourne 11.14 (80) Carlton 12.17 (89) Lake Oval 41,000 30 July 1932

Round 14

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 11.14 (80) South Melbourne 9.14 (68) Western Oval 18,000 6 August 1932
Collingwood 14.15 (99) Essendon 9.13 (67) Victoria Park 10,000 6 August 1932
Carlton 12.14 (86) Richmond 13.13 (91) Princes Park 31,000 6 August 1932
Melbourne 12.4 (76) Hawthorn 10.12 (72) MCG 6,486 6 August 1932
St Kilda 15.19 (109) Geelong 13.18 (96) Junction Oval 10,000 6 August 1932
North Melbourne 12.17 (89) Fitzroy 10.8 (68) Arden Street Oval 6,000 6 August 1932

Round 15

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Geelong 15.14 (104) Melbourne 5.13 (43) Corio Oval 6,000 13 August 1932
Essendon 14.13 (97) St Kilda 8.10 (58) Windy Hill 10,000 13 August 1932
South Melbourne 9.13 (67) North Melbourne 4.11 (35) Lake Oval 15,000 13 August 1932
Richmond 9.11 (65) Footscray 8.12 (60) Punt Road Oval 25,000 13 August 1932
Fitzroy 11.13 (79) Collingwood 12.26 (98) Brunswick Street Oval 12,500 13 August 1932
Hawthorn 8.14 (62) Carlton 12.12 (84) Glenferrie Oval 9,000 13 August 1932

Round 16

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 14.9 (93) North Melbourne 16.22 (118) MCG 7,246 20 August 1932
Hawthorn 6.9 (45) Richmond 16.16 (112) Glenferrie Oval 10,000 20 August 1932
Essendon 13.12 (90) South Melbourne 11.20 (86) Windy Hill 15,000 20 August 1932
St Kilda 10.5 (65) Footscray 9.17 (71) Junction Oval 13,000 20 August 1932
Geelong 25.18 (168) Fitzroy 8.6 (54) Corio Oval 6,500 20 August 1932
Collingwood 11.13 (79) Carlton 17.23 (125) Victoria Park 33,000 20 August 1932

Round 17

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 14.21 (105) St Kilda 13.7 (85) Arden Street Oval 7,000 27 August 1932
Carlton 15.15 (105) Melbourne 9.9 (63) Princes Park 12,000 27 August 1932
South Melbourne 24.13 (157) Hawthorn 4.10 (34) Lake Oval 10,000 27 August 1932
Richmond 13.8 (86) Geelong 9.20 (74) Punt Road Oval 26,000 27 August 1932
Fitzroy 12.17 (89) Essendon 7.10 (52) Brunswick Street Oval 10,000 27 August 1932
Footscray 9.12 (66) Collingwood 11.5 (71) Western Oval 15,000 27 August 1932

Round 18

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Geelong 17.23 (125) South Melbourne 9.15 (69) Corio Oval 9,500 3 September 1932
Footscray 9.10 (64) North Melbourne 12.18 (90) Western Oval 11,000 3 September 1932
Fitzroy 10.7 (67) Richmond 14.11 (95) Brunswick Street Oval 14,000 3 September 1932
Essendon 11.15 (81) Hawthorn 4.10 (34) Windy Hill 7,000 3 September 1932
Melbourne 13.12 (90) Collingwood 16.17 (113) MCG 10,698 3 September 1932
St Kilda 7.12 (54) Carlton 20.21 (141) Junction Oval 15,000 3 September 1932

Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Carlton 18 15 3 0 1803 1308 137.8 60
2 Richmond (P) 18 14 3 1 1526 1096 139.2 58
3 Collingwood 18 14 4 0 1644 1473 111.6 56
4 South Melbourne 18 13 5 0 1531 1297 118.0 52
5 Geelong 18 11 6 1 1825 1306 139.7 46
6 Essendon 18 10 8 0 1488 1444 103.0 40
7 Footscray 18 9 9 0 1229 1188 103.5 36
8 North Melbourne 18 8 10 0 1535 1581 97.1 32
9 Melbourne 18 4 14 0 1281 1675 76.5 16
10 Fitzroy 18 3 15 0 1361 1786 76.2 12
11 St Kilda 18 3 15 0 1263 1753 72.0 12
12 Hawthorn 18 3 15 0 1034 1613 64.1 12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 81.1
Source: AFL Tables

Finals series

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Semi-finals

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Home team Score Away team Score Venue Crowd Date
Collingwood 17.12 (114) South Melbourne 12.16 (88) MCG 51,209 10 September
Carlton 14.15 (99) Richmond 18.16 (124) MCG 63.326 17 September

Preliminary final

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Home team Score Away team Score Venue Crowd Date
Carlton 23.19 (157) Collingwood 11.16 (82) MCG 46,447 24 September

Grand final

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Season notes

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  • Rain had delayed the resurfacing of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, so Melbourne arranged to play its first three matches for the year at the Motordrome. These were the only three VFL matches ever staged at the venue.
  • In round 11, due to the effects of an extremely strong cross-wind that blew all day at the Lake Oval, the up-to-that-time-unbeaten South Melbourne lost to Collingwood, kicking 5.17 (47) to their opponent's more accurate 7.8 (50).
  • After the match was over, it was revealed that Richmond wingman Alan Geddes had played the entire second half of the Grand-Final with a broken jaw.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "League seconds". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 October 1932. p. 13.
  • Hogan, P., The Tigers of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
  • Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

Sources

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