| 1932 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 1st (out of 8) | |||
| Play-off result | Premiers | |||
| 1932 record | Wins: 13; Draws: 0; Losses: 1 | |||
| Points scored | For: 292; Against: 130 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Charlie Lynch | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Sydney Sports Ground | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Benjamin Wearing (11) | |||
| Goals | Benjamin Wearing (32) | |||
| Points | Benjamin Wearing (97) | |||
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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.
| 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 |
| 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] |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 September 1932 - Sports Ground | ||||||
| South Sydney | 26 | |||||
| 17 September 1932 - Sports Ground | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 8 | |||||
| South Sydney | 8 | |||||
| 10 September 1932 - Sports Ground [15] | ||||||
| Western Suburbs | 23 | |||||
| Western Suburbs | 15 | |||||
| Balmain | 7 | |||||
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