1932 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1932 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing six matches there (six as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1932 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 4-0-14, P%: 76.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Frank Vine
Vice-Captain:
Jim Abernethy
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Jim | #4 | 9 | 1 | R01-02, R04-06, R08-11 |
| Adams, Bill | #8 | 15 | 11 | R02-05, R07-15, R17-18 |
| Avery, Bert | #7 | 15 | 1 | R01-10, R13, R15-18 |
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 16 | 7 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18 |
| Conole, Reg | #22 | 13 | 2 | R02-13, R16 |
| Cunningham, Dan | #30 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Davidson, Hec | #5 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Davidson, Jimmy | #29 | 17 | 5 | R02-18 |
| Deague, Bill | #5 | 4 | 1 | R14-17 |
| Dickens, Arthur | #9 | 13 | 7 | R01, R07-18 |
| Earle, Bill | #25 | 9 | 0 | R06-09, R13, R15-18 |
| Esposito, Ted | #6 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Hogan, Joe | #13 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Hooper, Don | #18 | 13 | 11 | R01-03, R07-13, R15-16, R18 |
| Jackson, Webber | #28 | 3 | 0 | R05-07 |
| Johnson, Bob | #16 | 7 | 14 | R04-06, R11-14 |
| Kinnear, Joe | #17 | 15 | 0 | R04-18 |
| Long, Harry | #20 | 17 | 4 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Margitich, George | #3 | 17 | 60 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| McInnes, Geoff | #10 | 4 | 4 | R01-03, R06 |
| McMahon, Tom | #15 | 2 | 0 | R05, R12 |
| Moodie, Jim | #38 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Murray, Wyn | #2 | 10 | 1 | R01, R03-08, R13-15 |
| Nolan, Leo | #1 | 6 | 4 | R02-03, R06-08, R17 |
| Ogden, Gordon | #32 | 12 | 0 | R01-08, R13-15, R18 |
| Ogden, Terry | #11 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Pemberton, Edwin | #19 | 9 | 1 | R01-03, R09-12, R14-15 |
| Pickford, Jack | #40 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Power, Jack | #31 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Richardson, Jack | #14 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Riley, Lou | #26 | 8 | 15 | R09-11, R14-18 |
| Roberts, Archie | #6 | 10 | 0 | R09-18 |
| Rutherford, Ron | #33 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
| Ryan, Alan | #12 | 9 | 0 | R09-12, R14-18 |
| Sellers, Ike | #35 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Smith, Frank | #11 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| Steel, Howard | #30 | 2 | 1 | R03-04 |
| Thomas, Ted | #12 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Tymms, Bill | #26 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R11-13, R16 |
| Usher, Ray | #34 | 15 | 0 | R01-08, R10-12, R14, R16-18 |
| Vanthoff, Bill | #21 | 12 | 13 | R01, R05, R07-10, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Vine, Frank | #23 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | #14 | 13 | 14 | R05-14, R16-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | 18 | 4 | -0- | 14 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/1932 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 20 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 07/05/1932 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 61 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 14/05/1932 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 9 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 21/05/1932 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 38 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 28/05/1932 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 30 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 04/06/1932 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 24 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 18/06/1932 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 18 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 25/06/1932 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 40 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 02/07/1932 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 11 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 09/07/1932 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 16/07/1932 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 3 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 23/07/1932 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 9 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 30/07/1932 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 24 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 06/08/1932 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 4 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 13/08/1932 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 61 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 20/08/1932 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 25 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 27/08/1932 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 42 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |
| 03/09/1932 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 23 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Frank Vine |