1932 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 118.0%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Collingwood (Semi Final)
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): Bill Faul (16)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Bob Pratt (68)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Bill Faul

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Johnny Leonard

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Austin, Jack #3 16 R02-R12, R14-R15, R17-R18, SF 0
Beard, Bert #18 14 R03-R05, R07-R09, R11-R17, SF 12
Bennett, Reg #20 10 R02-R05, R07, R14-R18 1
Bisset, Jack #1 18 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF 5
Black, Alick #30 1 R01 0
Boschen, Herb #21 4 R01-R02, R09-R10 0
Brain, Terry #5 18 R01-R05, R07-R18, SF 27
Clarke, Harry #6 16 R01, R05-R18, SF 2
Cosgriff, Joe 1 R18 0
Diggins, Brighton #17 10 R07-R16 2
Dowd, Dinny #25 2 R03, R06 0
Fahey, Jock #27 12 R04, R06-R08, R12-R18, SF 6
Faul, Bill #10 17 R03-R18, SF 0
Fisher, Clem #14 4 R01-R04 3
Flynn, Bill #31 2 R12-R13 0
Gilmour, Alan #22 2 R12, R18 0
Hearn, Maurie #33 4 R15-R16, R18, SF 3
Hillis, Ron #4 18 R01-R11, R13-R18, SF 0
Leffanue, Rod #25 7 R03-R06, R13-R14, R17 9
Leonard, Johnny #1 12 R04, R06-R12, R14-R16, SF 17
Matthews, Herbie #2 14 R01-R06, R11-R15, R17-R18, SF 3
McKay, Hec #9 17 R01-R06, R09-R18, SF 1
McLaughlin, Hugh #8 18 R01-R11, R13-R18, SF 0
McPherson, Norm #19 2 R01-R02 0
Mietzcke, Art #34 12 R05-R08, R10-R12, R14, R16-R18, SF 6
Pettiona, Cecil #15 16 R01-R02, R05-R14, R16-R18, SF 3
Pratt, Bob #11 17 R01-R16, SF 71
Reville, Peter #26 16 R01-R14, R17-R18 28
Robertson, Austin #16 18 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF 10
Selleck, Roy #23 3 R01-R03 2
Thomas, Len #12 17 R01-R11, R13-R17, SF 1
Thomas, Reg #6 18 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF 13
Wade, Jack #28 5 R01-R02, R08-R10 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Leonard, Johnny 19 13 -0- 6 R01-R18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
30/04/1932 Round 1 Melbourne HOME WIN SOU by 20 Johnny Leonard unknown
07/05/1932 Round 2 Carlton AWAY WIN SOU by 38 Johnny Leonard unknown
14/05/1932 Round 3 Footscray HOME WIN SOU by 11 Johnny Leonard unknown
21/05/1932 Round 4 North Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 3 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
28/05/1932 Round 5 Essendon HOME WIN SOU by 34 Johnny Leonard unknown
04/06/1932 Round 6 Hawthorn AWAY WIN SOU by 29 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
18/06/1932 Round 7 Geelong HOME WIN SOU by 9 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
25/06/1932 Round 8 Richmond AWAY WIN SOU by 2 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
02/07/1932 Round 9 Fitzroy HOME WIN SOU by 7 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
09/07/1932 Round 10 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 1 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
16/07/1932 Round 11 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 3 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
23/07/1932 Round 12 Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 9 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
30/07/1932 Round 13 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 9 Johnny Leonard unknown
06/08/1932 Round 14 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 12 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
13/08/1932 Round 15 North Melbourne HOME WIN SOU by 32 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
20/08/1932 Round 16 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 4 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard
27/08/1932 Round 17 Hawthorn HOME WIN SOU by 123 Johnny Leonard unknown
03/09/1932 Round 18 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 56 Johnny Leonard unknown
10/09/1932 Semi Final Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 26 Johnny Leonard Johnny Leonard