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The 1932 VFL season was the 36th season of the
Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL), the highest level senior
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competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 30 April until 1 October, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the
Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo ...
for the third time, after it defeated by nine points in the 1932 VFL Grand Final.


Premiership season

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 The McIntyre System, or systems as there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher. The systems were developed by Ken McIntyre, an Australian lawyer, historian and English lect ...
.


Round 1

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.20 (116) , , 6.14 (50) ,
Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 25,000 , 30 April 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.21 (105) , , 11.12 (78) ,
Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...
, 13,000 , 30 April 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 7.12 (54) , Windy Hill , 30,000 , 30 April 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.19 (85) , , 9.11 (65) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 17,500 , 30 April 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.9 (51) , , 11.10 (76) ,
Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 14,500 , 30 April 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.19 (91) , , 10.15 (75) ,
Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...
, 25,000 , 30 April 1932


Round 2

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 13.16 (94) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 18,000 , 7 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.15 (75) , , 17.11 (113) , Princes Park , 28,000 , 7 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.19 (115) , , 11.16 (82) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 13,000 , 7 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.11 (95) , , 7.10 (52) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 21,500 , 7 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 16.17 (113) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 15,000 , 7 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.13 (55) , , 15.26 (116) , Motordrome , 13,000 , 7 May 1932


Round 3

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.11 (59) , , 6.14 (50) ,
Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 8,000 , 14 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 25.10 (160) , , 6.9 (45) ,
Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...
, 10,500 , 14 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.16 (94) , , 17.11 (113) ,
Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...
, 15,000 , 14 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 8.12 (60) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 30,000 , 14 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.20 (110) , , 18.11 (119) , Windy Hill , 18,000 , 14 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.23 (83) , , 12.12 (84) ,
Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 24,500 , 14 May 1932


Round 4

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.16 (70) , , 11.7 (73) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 23,000 , 21 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.12 (48) , , 7.9 (51) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 19,000 , 21 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.22 (106) , , 11.9 (75) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 17,000 , 21 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.16 (112) , , 7.7 (49) , Princes Park , 16,000 , 21 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.15 (57) , , 12.15 (87) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 16,000 , 21 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.13 (133) , , 14.11 (95) , Motordrome , 7,000 , 21 May 1932


Round 5

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 8.10 (58) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 14,000 , 28 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.6 (78) , , 20.10 (130) ,
Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...
, 13,000 , 28 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.15 (93) , , 11.7 (73) , Princes Park , 32,000 , 28 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.10 (118) , , 12.16 (88) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 12,000 , 28 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.18 (96) , , 6.9 (45) ,
Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 10,000 , 28 May 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 9.11 (65) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 28,000 , 28 May 1932


Round 6

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 16.13 (109) ,
Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 12,000 , 4 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.15 (69) , , 9.15 (69) ,
Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...
, 17,000 , 4 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.10 (142) , , 13.12 (90) , Windy Hill , 15,000 , 4 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.19 (91) , , 9.21 (75) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 25,000 , 4 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.9 (105) , , 16.14 (110) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 13,000 , 4 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 9.9 (63) , Motordrome , 12,500 , 4 June 1932


Round 7

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.5 (101) , , 11.17 (83) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 7,000 , 18 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.16 (118) , , 7.12 (54) , Princes Park , 15,000 , 18 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.21 (105) , , 14.12 (96) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 38,000 , 18 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.8 (62) , , 13.13 (91) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 18,000 , 18 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.16 (100) , , 8.13 (61) ,
Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 13,000 , 18 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.9 (51) , , 8.17 (65) ,
Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 7,000 , 18 June 1932


Round 8

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.7 (55) , , 8.9 (57) ,
Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 35,000 , 25 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.7 (67) , , 3.9 (27) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 10,000 , 25 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.15 (93) , , 9.9 (63) ,
Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...
, 7,500 , 25 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 11.12 (78) ,
Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...
, 9,500 , 25 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.16 (88) , , 15.15 (105) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 9,000 , 25 June 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.7 (73) , , 14.16 (100) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 15,000 , 25 June 1932


Round 9

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.13 (85) , , 10.14 (74) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 9,747 , 2 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 4.18 (42) , , 11.14 (80) , Windy Hill , 20,000 , 2 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.12 (126) , , 13.9 (87) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 10,500 , 2 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.21 (75) , , 7.9 (51) , Princes Park , 23,000 , 2 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.12 (54) , , 14.11 (95) ,
Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 5,500 , 2 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.10 (82) , , 10.15 (75) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 16,000 , 2 July 1932


Round 10

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.9 (69) , , 9.16 (70) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 13,000 , 9 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.15 (57) , , 8.8 (56) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 9,500 , 9 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.6 (90) , , 11.12 (78) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 20,000 , 9 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.16 (142) , , 11.11 (77) , Princes Park , 15,000 , 9 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.22 (106) , , 8.11 (59) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 6,000 , 9 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.12 (102) , , 13.12 (90) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 9,807 , 9 July 1932


Round 11

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.6 (72) , , 10.13 (73) ,
Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...
, 10,000 , 16 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.14 (50) , , 7.11 (53) , Windy Hill , 10,000 , 16 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.10 (58) , , 6.7 (43) ,
Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 11,500 , 16 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 6.6 (42) ,
Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 7,500 , 16 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.17 (47) , , 7.8 (50) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 38,000 , 16 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.20 (68) , , 10.23 (83) ,
Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...
, 14,000 , 16 July 1932


Round 12

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 13.15 (93) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 20,283 , 23 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.10 (94) , , 10.10 (70) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 9,000 , 23 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.21 (129) , , 13.6 (84) , Princes Park , 20,000 , 23 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.12 (54) , , 12.13 (85) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 18,000 , 23 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.14 (50) , , 14.10 (94) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 12,000 , 23 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 10.9 (69) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 14,000 , 23 July 1932


Round 13

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.13 (61) , , 7.8 (50) ,
Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 6,000 , 30 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.13 (49) , , 10.14 (74) ,
Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...
, 10,000 , 30 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 15.2 (92) , Windy Hill , 9,000 , 30 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.18 (90) , , 10.6 (66) ,
Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 11,000 , 30 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.17 (95) , , 10.10 (70) ,
Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...
, 11,000 , 30 July 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 12.17 (89) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 41,000 , 30 July 1932


Round 14

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 9.14 (68) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 18,000 , 6 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 9.13 (67) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 10,000 , 6 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 13.13 (91) , Princes Park , 31,000 , 6 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.4 (76) , , 10.12 (72) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 6,486 , 6 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.19 (109) , , 13.18 (96) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 10,000 , 6 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.17 (89) , , 10.8 (68) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 6,000 , 6 August 1932


Round 15

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 5.13 (43) ,
Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...
, 6,000 , 13 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.13 (97) , , 8.10 (58) , Windy Hill , 10,000 , 13 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.13 (67) , , 4.11 (35) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 15,000 , 13 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.11 (65) , , 8.12 (60) ,
Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 25,000 , 13 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 12.26 (98) ,
Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...
, 12,500 , 13 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.14 (62) , , 12.12 (84) ,
Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 9,000 , 13 August 1932


Round 16

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.9 (93) , , 16.22 (118) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 7,246 , 20 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.9 (45) , , 16.16 (112) ,
Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 10,000 , 20 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 11.20 (86) , Windy Hill , 15,000 , 20 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.5 (65) , , 9.17 (71) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 13,000 , 20 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 25.18 (168) , , 8.6 (54) ,
Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...
, 6,500 , 20 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 17.23 (125) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 33,000 , 20 August 1932


Round 17

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.21 (105) , , 13.7 (85) ,
Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 7,000 , 27 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 9.9 (63) , Princes Park , 12,000 , 27 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.13 (157) , , 4.10 (34) ,
Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 10,000 , 27 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.8 (86) , , 9.20 (74) ,
Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 26,000 , 27 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.17 (89) , , 7.10 (52) ,
Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...
, 10,000 , 27 August 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.12 (66) , , 11.5 (71) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 15,000 , 27 August 1932


Round 18

, - ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.23 (125) , , 9.15 (69) ,
Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...
, 9,500 , 3 September 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.10 (64) , , 12.18 (90) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 11,000 , 3 September 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.7 (67) , , 14.11 (95) ,
Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rules ...
, 14,000 , 3 September 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.15 (81) , , 4.10 (34) , Windy Hill , 7,000 , 3 September 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 16.17 (113) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 10,698 , 3 September 1932 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.12 (54) , , 20.21 (141) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
, 15,000 , 3 September 1932


Ladder


Finals


Semi finals

, - ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Collingwood , 17.12 (114) ,
South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...
, 12.16 (88) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 51,209 , 10 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 18.16 (124) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 63.326 , 17 September


Preliminary Final

, - ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.19 (157) , Collingwood , 11.16 (82) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 46,447 , 24 September


Grand final

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
defeated
Carlton Carlton may refer to: People * Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname * Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy * Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...
13.14 (92) to 12.11 (83), in front of a crowd of 69,724 people. (For an explanation of scoring see
Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
).


Awards

* The 1932 VFL Premiership team was
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
. * The VFL's leading goalkicker was
George Moloney George Michael Moloney (7 August 1909 – 5 January 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and for the Geelong Football Club in the Victor ...
of
Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
with 109 goals (all scored during the home-and-away season). * The winner of the 1932
Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
was
Haydn Bunton, Sr Haydn William Bunton (5 July 1911 – 5 September 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who represented in the Victorian Football League (VFL), in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and in the South Australian National Football L ...
of
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
with 23 votes. *
Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...
took the "
wooden spoon Wooden Spoon may refer to: * Wooden spoon, implement * Wooden spoon (award) A wooden spoon is an award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous e ...
" in 1932. * The seconds premiership was won by . Melbourne 8.12 (60) defeated 4.10 (34) in the Grand Final, played as a curtain-raiser to the firsts Grand Final on 1 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.


Notable events

* Rain had delayed the resurfacing of the
Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadiu ...
, so 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 Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, the up-to-that-time-unbeaten
South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...
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 Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
wingman
Alan Geddes Allan Edward Geddes (4 November 1903 – 12 December 1987) was an Australian rules football player who played between 1922 and 1924 in the VFA for the Williamstown Football Club, and in the VFL between 1925 and 1935 for the Richmond Footbal ...
had played the entire second half of the Grand-Final with a broken jaw.


References

* Hogan, P., ''The Tigers of Old'', The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. * Rogers, S. & Brown, A., ''Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition)'', Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. * 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


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