The 1932 VFL Grand Final was an

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game contested between the

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and

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, held at the

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on 1 October 1932. It was the 34th annual

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of the

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, staged to determine the

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for the

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. The match, attended by 69,724 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 9 points. Richmond were competing in their fifth Grand Final in six years, and after losing the previous four, finally claimed their third VFL/AFL premiership victory.

Score

Teams

* Umpire - Bob Scott

Statistics

Goalkickers

References

1932 VFL Grand Final statistics from the AFL Tables
* ''The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004'' * 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.

External links

Games you may have missed: State Library of Victoria Australian Rules research guide
{{Australian Football League VFL/AFL Grand Finals

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