The 1932 season was the 24th season of the Auckland Rugby League.

Devonport United won the Senior grade with a 7 win, 2 draw, and 1 loss record ahead of Marist Old Boys and Ponsonby United. They were the dominant team and their only loss came in the final round when they had already secured their second title first having won it in 1928. Marist Old Boys stuffed their trophy cabinet when they won the Roope Rooster (defeating City Rovers 28–8), Stormont Shield (defeating Devonport United 15–8), and Max Jaffe Cup for finishing runner up in the Senior Championship (they beat Ponsonby United in a playoff after both teams tied for second by 37 to 8). City Rovers won the Thistle Cup after beating Devonport in the final by 22 to 19 after both teams finished with 8 competitions points in the second round thus forcing a playoff for the Cup. Richmond won the Davis Shield after their lower grade teams combined for the most competition points in Auckland. This was remarkably their 10th win in the Shields 12-year history.

In the reserve grade Richmond Reserves won with an 8 win, 2 loss record, with Ponsonby Reserves finishing runner up. The Marist Old Boys club added yet another trophy to their season haul with their reserve grade team winning the Stallard Cup (awarded to the reserve grade knockout winners) when they beat Devonport Reserves by 12–6 in the final.

The representative program was marked by a match between Auckland and the touring England team. In a very competitive match Auckland went down by 14 to 19. Aside from this fixture Auckland only played matches against South Auckland where they won 29 to 13, and Lower Waikato in Huntly where they won 35–8. There were a series of trial matches such as North Island v South Island and Probables v Possibles matches dominated by Auckland players.

Annual general meeting

At the annual general meeting of the Auckland Rugby League on 11 April, Mr. E.J. Phelan presided as acting president due to Mr. James Carlaw's absence. The plan put in place at the beginning of the 1931 season of having each club electing two members to represent them on the management committee and clubs taking a percentage of the gate receipts was considered a success. The election of officers took place and the results were: Patron: Hon. J.B. Donald (re-elected), President: Mr. James Carlaw (re-elected), Vice-presidents: Mr. George McMillan, Mr. O. Blackwood, Mr. S.H. Grange, Mr. W. Wallace, Mr. Gordon Seagar, Mr. Richard (Dick) Benson, Mr. C.H. Drysdale, Mr. E.J. Phelan, Mr. A.E. Laird, Mr. John .A. Lee, Mr. R.H. Woods, Mr. R.T. Sharman (all re-elected), and Mr. W.J. Meilklejohn, Mr. G. Gray Campbell, Mr. J.W. Dixon, and Mr. C. Faulkner.^[1]

Manukau Rugby League Club reborn, club name changes and competition restructuring

Prior to the season commencing the Mount Wellington club requested permission to change its name to Otahuhu Rovers and this was approved by the league. Their chairman Mr. L.W. Arnold said that the reorganised club was in good hands and they would enter teams in the second, fourth, and school teams grades. Their colours would be royal blue.

It was decided that the Ellerslie-Otahuhu club would revert to the name of Ellerslie United, and that senior players would be able to transfer to any other club, but juniors would need to obtain transfer clearance from Ellerslie.^[2]

At a meeting the following night the league decided to cut the teams in the first grade from seven to six with Ellerslie (or rather the combined Ellerslie-Otahuhu United team of 1931) being culled from the grade.^[3] The teams which would remain were Marist Old Boys, Devonport United, Ponsonby United, City Rovers, Newton Rangers, Richmond Rovers. The New Zealand Herald previewed the 6 teams in the week leading up to the first round of matches.^[4] It was initially decided to play two senior matches at Carlaw Park with the reserve teams playing the curtain raisers. However, for Round 2 it was decided to play all three senior matches at Carlaw Park and reserve grade games elsewhere.^[5] This was a decision which clubs fought over as they wanted their reserve teams playing prior to the Senior A teams in case of needing players. This came to a fore after Round 5 when City Rovers arrived at Devonport, New Zealand 4 players short. Fortunately for them the reserve grade match was being played at the same venue at 1:30pm and so they were able to use those players to avoid defaulting.^[6]

In mid September plans began to manifest for the formation of a Manukau Rugby League Club. The plans were reported to an Auckland Rugby League Management Committee meeting. It was stated that there was a good deal of playing talent in the Manukau district. Mr. J. Rukutai was deputed to investigate the matter.^[7] On Thursday, 29 September they placed an ad for intending players and supporters to be held at the Strand Theatre Buildings, Onehunga.^[8] At this meeting the club was officially formed with Mr. H. Kemp convening the meeting. There were 52 people present including W. Mincham, referee of the RL Association, and Mr. T. Davis, secretary of the junior control board. Mr. J Rukutai said that the proposed club had been discussed by the league and they would give it every consideration. A resolution to form the club and have its headquarters in Onehunga was adopted. Mr W. Hayward was elected chairman, with the patron being Mr. W. J. Jordan, M.P., and the president Mr. E. Martin, Mayor of Onehunga. Financial assistance has also been promised by several local businessmen.^[9] A committee was formed to further the development of the club during the off season.^[10] The newly formed club asked that an exhibition match be played in Onehunga so that the club could gain some funds. Permission was granted for the match between second grade knockout final between Mangere and Mount Albert to be played at the Onehunga Recreation Reserve.^[11] The match was won by Mangere by 18 points to 15.

Financial statement, player passes and ground fees

The financial statement said that the revenue from the 1931 season totalled £2,907 with £2,293 coming from gate receipts and £228 from ground rents. Spending had amounted to £2,066 meaning a net surplus of £813. Of this £472 was given to Auckland clubs, £68 to the Referees’ Association and the Junior Management Committee, £30 in grants to visiting teams, £195 in honorariums, and £66 in presentations and trophies. Carlaw Park was valued as an asset at £10,152.^[12] At a meeting of the Auckland Rugby League Board of Control on 17 March it was decided to continue with giving teams a percentage of the gate takings as had been started in 1931.^[13]

The League made a decision on an issue that had caused problems for several years, which was the abuse of players passes to gain entry to Carlaw Park on match days. Club secretaries would now have to supply the names of senior team players and that they would be checked in a side gate by a special official.^[14]

It was decided to admit military patients from Auckland Hospital into Carlaw Park to watch Senior matches free of charge news. The Patients’ Welfare Committee gratefully acknowledged the league for the move.^[15]

The Auckland Rugby League, Auckland Rugby Union, and Auckland Football Association had asked the city council if they could reduce their ground fees owing to the number of unemployed players. The city council decided to reduce charges despite their Parks Committee suggesting otherwise. Mr. E.J. Phelan moved to reduce fees from 5s to 3s for games played from 12:30pm to 1:45pm, from 10s to 7s/6d for games played from 1:45pm to 3pm, and from 15s to 12s/6d for games played from 3pm onwards. This motion was passed by a show of hands.^[16]

Radio broadcast of Carlaw Park games

For the first ever time commentary of a game at Carlaw Park was broadcast. The 1ZQ station broadcast coverage of the Ponsonby v Devonport game in Round 1.^[17] A temporary stand was also built to accommodate extra spectators for the England tour matches.

Rule issues

At the Auckland Rugby League Referees’ Association meeting on 16 May the City Club inquired about the play the ball rule. It was said that the rule was not being enforced properly regarding the forwards needing to be inside a 5-yard radius behind their halfback when the ball was being played. The New Zealand Council also wished for it to be known that the attacking side had the loose head at scrums but the defending team were to put the ball in. In addition hookers were not to go on their knees in scrums in order to get an advantage when raking the ball back.^[18]

Bert Cooke switches codes

In the middle of the season the famous All Black Bert Cooke (rugby) switched codes when he moved back to Auckland. He signed with the Richmond Rovers.^[19][20] The move proved very successful, so much so that he was selected for the North Island team in a trial match against the South Island only weeks after switching codes. He scored three tries and was selected for the New Zealand team to play England.

Obituaries

William Wynyard

In August William Thomas Wynyard, aged 49 died. He was from a sporting family with three uncles who were part of the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team that went on a rugby union tour of Great Britain. William played rugby union for North Shore and was an Auckland trialist before switching codes. He was a member of the New Zealand team which toured England in 1907–08 playing in 15 matches and scoring 4 tries.^[22] He was then part of the inaugural Auckland rugby league competition in 1909 playing intermittently for North Shore Albions from 1909 to 1913, and representing Auckland in 5 matches from 1908 to 1910. He retired in 1913 but remained involved in the game for many years after.

Fox Memorial Shield (senior grade championship)

Fox Memorial fixtures

Round 1

	30 April	Devonport	18–10	Ponsonby	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Alf Smith, Ted Scott, Dick Smith, Ernest Ruby Con: Dick Smith 3	[27]	Try: Roy Bright, Pat Skelton Con: Pat Skelton Pen: Pat Skelton	Referee: Vic Simpson

	30 April	Newton	18–5	City	Auckland Domain 2
	3:00	Try: Arnold Porteous 2, Ted Brimble, Allen Con: Claude Dempsey 3	[28]	Try: James Herring Con: Francis Herring	Referee: John Stormont

	30 April	Richmond	5–0	Marist	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Ray Lawless Con: Ellis	[29]		Referee: Percy Rogers

Round 2

Marshall scoring for Richmond against Devonport in their 14-9 loss at Carlaw Park.

All Round 2 Senior matches were originally postponed due to heavy rain on the Saturday morning of 7 May.^[30]

	14 May	Devonport	14–9	Richmond	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Horace Hunt, C Rhodes Con: Dick Smith 2 Pen: Dick Smith Drop: Allan Seagar	[31]	Try: Marshall Con: Ellis Pen: Ellis 2	Referee: Les Bull

	14 May	Marist	12–2	City	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Carter 2 Con: Alan Clarke 2 Pen: Alan Clarke	[32]	Pen: Ralph Longville	Referee: E McCall

	14 May	Ponsonby	8–6	Newton	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: A McIntyre, Lou Hutt Pen: Frank Delgrosso	[33]	Try: Trevor Hall, Ray Middleton	Referee: Bertie Victor Emirali

Round 3

Following the match between Marist and Ponsonby there was a protest by the Ponsonby club asking for a replay. Near the end of the game with Ponsonby leading an offside player (Alan Clarke) from a kick recovered the ball without Frank Delgrosso, the Ponsonby fullback touching the ball. The player then ran in a try untouched and Marist went on to add to their score. The incident saw the referee jeered by the spectators for some time. The Auckland Rugby League were not interested in a replay as it was a matter of a possible refereeing error rather than an incorrect rule interpretation.^[34]

	21 May	Marist	23–12	Ponsonby	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Claude List 2, Alan Clarke, Carter, Pat Meehan Con: Alan Clarke 4	[35]	Try: George Mills Con: Frank Delgrosso Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2	Referee: Frank Thompson

	21 May	Richmond	16–6	City	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Marshall, Stan Prentice, C Reynolds 2 Con: W Jones 2	[36]	Try: Ben Davidson, Stan Clark	Referee: Vic Simpson

	21 May	Devonport	8–8	Newton	Carlaw Park 1
	1:30	Try: J Hawkes, Leslie Oliff Pen: Dick Smith	[37]	Try: Cameron, Ted Brimble Con: Claude Dempsey	Referee: A.E. Chapman

Round 4

Newton's win over Richmond was a milestone in the club's history with it being their 100th first grade win. To this point they had played in 23 seasons. By the season end their all-time first grade record stood at 100-11-133 (For: 2,796 Against: 3,307).

	28 May	Marist	11–11	Devonport	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Pat Meehan 2, Phil Brady Con: Alan Clarke	[38]	Try: Allan Seagar, Alf Smith, J Harding Pen: Allan Seagar	Referee: Percy Rogers

	28 May	Newton	15–13	Richmond	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Ted Brimble, Arnold Porteous, Ray Middleton Con: Arnold Porteous	[39]	Try: Stan Prentice 2, Marshall Pen: Valentine 2	Referee: Bertie Victor Emirali

	28 May	Ponsonby	30–13	City	Carlaw Park 1
	1:30	Try: Leonard Riley 3, A McIntyre 3, Heck Lunn 2 Con: Frank Delgrosso 2 Drop: George Mills	[40]	Try: Horatio Drew, Pierce 2 Con: Tim Peckham, N Hickey	Referee: Les Bull

Round 5

	4 June	Marist	13–10	Newton	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Pat Meehan 2, Jock Johnson Con: Alan Clarke 2	[41]	Try: Cameron, Ted Brimble Pen: Arnold Porteous 2	Referee: E McCall

	4 June	Ponsonby	25–22	Richmond	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Heck Lunn 2, Roy Bright, Lou Hutt 2 Con: Frank Delgrosso 3 Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2	[42]	Try: Marshall, N Pell, Stan Prentice, Calder Con: Marshall 3 Pen: Marshall 2	Referee: John Stormont

	4 June	Devonport	21–17	City	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Dick Smith, Arthur Sowter 3, J Harding Con: Dick Smith 3	[43]	Try: Francis Herring 2, R Purdy Con: Steve Watene 3 Pen: Steve Watene	Referee: H Carroll

Round 6

	11 June	Devonport	7–3	Ponsonby	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Hugh Simpson Con: Allan Seagar Pen: Allan Seagar	[44]	Try: Shearer	Referee: Les Bull

	11 June	Marist	21–13	Richmond	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: J Iveson, Pat Meehan, Hec Brisbane, McDonald, Charles Dunne Con: Pat Meehan, Alan Clarke Pen: Alan Clarke	[45]	Try: Ray Lawless, C Reynolds, Harry Johns Con: Marshall Pen: Marshall	Referee: Percy Rogers

	11 June	City	13–13	Newton	Carlaw Park 1
	1:30	Try: Francis Herring, Ben Davidson, William Simms Con: Steve Watene Pen: Steve Watene	[46]	Try: Pope, Henry Crook 2 Con: Arnold Porteous 2	Referee: H Carroll

Round 7

In the Ponsonby match with Newton, C Stevens was ordered off for Ponsonby after questioning the referee's decisions. He had been warned for doing this 3 times already.

	18 June	Ponsonby	7–5	Newton	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: George Mills Con: Frank Delgrosso Pen: Frank Delgrosso	[47]	Try: Allen Con: Arnold Porteous	Referee: Wilfred Simpson

	18 June	City	13–13	Marist	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Stan Clark 2, George Perry Con: Steve Watene Drop: Ben Davidson	[48]	Try: Alan Clarke 2, Norm Campbell Con: Alan Clarke Pen: Alan Clarke	Referee: Frank Thompson

	18 June	Devonport	13–5	Richmond	Carlaw Park 1
	1:30	Try: Dick Smith 2, Hugh Simpson Con: Dick Smith, Allan Seagar	[49]	Try: Harry Johns Con: Marshall	Referee: Vic Simpson

Round 8

	25 June	Ponsonby	26–21	Marist	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Fleming, Cyril Thompson 2, Oram, Leonard Riley, George Mills Con: Frank Delgrosso 4	[50]	Try: Wilf Hassan, Alan Clarke, McDonald 2, Claude List Con: Alan Clarke 3	Referee: Vic Simpson

	25 June	Devonport	18–17	Newton	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Bert Leatherbarrow 2, O'Donnell, Albert Laing Con: Allan Seagar 2 Pen: Dick Smith	[51]	Try: Patterson, Ted Brimble, R Pope Con: Arnold Porteous, Claude Dempsey Pen: Arnold Porteous	Referee: C McCall

	25 June	City	14–10	Richmond	Carlaw Park 2
	1:30	Try: R Purdy, Francis Herring Con: Steve Watene 2 Pen: Steve Watene 2	[52]	Try: Bill Davis, Bill Telford Con: Marshall 2	Referee: Frank Thompson

Round 9

Bert Cooke (rugby) signed with the Richmond Rovers club and was registered on June 29.

Round 9 was marked by the debut of Bert Cooke for the Richmond Rovers. He was a famous All Black rugby player and his switching of codes caused great interest. He kicked a penalty in a 13-6 win over Newton at Carlaw Park. It was decided to play the reserve and senior matches between Ponsonby and City at the Northcote municipal ground at Stafford Park to help raise funds for the Northcote relief fund as the depression was in full swing by this time.^[53] A sum of nearly £7 was raised for the Northcote Relief Committee as a result of the collection taken up at the match.^[54]

	2 July	Devonport	7–5	Marist	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Jones Con: Dick Smith Pen: Dick Smith	[55]	Try: Pat Meehan Pen: Alan Clarke	Referee: Percy Rogers

	2 July	Richmond	13–6	Newton	Carlaw Park 1
	1:30	Try: Ralph Jenkinson 2, Ray Lawless Con: Marshall Pen: Bert Cooke	[56]	Try: Ted Brimble, A Pope	Referee: Bertie Victor Emirali

	2 July	City	32–18	Ponsonby	Stafford Park, Northcote
	3:00	Try: Ben Davidson, Francis Herring, James Herring, George Perry, R Purdy 3, William McLaughlin Con: Steve Watene 2, Tim Peckham 2	[57]	Try: Leonard Riley, Frank Delgrosso, Roy Bright, Heck Lunn Con: Frank Delgrosso 3	Referee: H Carroll

Round 10

The Round 10 matches were originally postponed on 9 July due to heavy rain in the lead up. This created scheduling issues with the need to select an Auckland team and New Zealand team to play against the touring England side in addition to finding opponents to play the victorious Northern Union Cup winners.^[58] Ultimately the final round was not able to be played until 13 August. Marist's match with Newton saw the debut for them of Jim Laird who had transferred from Ngaruawahia and the following weekend saw him debut for New Zealand in the third test.

	13 August	City	19–13	Devonport	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Atkins, William McLaughlin, R Purdy Con: Maher 3 Pen: Maher 2	[59]	Try: Arthur Sowter, S Casey, Hugh Simpson Pen: Allan Seagar 2	Referee: Frank Thompson

	13 August	Ponsonby	20–11	Richmond	Carlaw Park 1
	1:30	Try: Leonard Riley, A McIntyre, Fleming, George Mills Con: Frank Delgrosso 3 Pen: Frank Delgrosso	[60]	Try: Stan Prentice, Bill Telford, Horatio Drew Pen: Ellis	Referee: Les Bull

	13 August	Marist	10–6	Newton	Ellerslie Reserve
	3:00	Try: Jim Laird, Len Schultz Con: Alan Clarke Pen: Alan Clarke	[61]	Try: Ray Middleton, Allen St George	Referee: Bertie Victor Emirali

Senior reserve grade competition

Other club matches and lower grades

Lower grade clubs

The Davis Shield awarded to the club with the most competition points in lower grades was again awarded to Richmond. Since it had been awarded for the first time in 1921 they had won it every single year except for 1924 when City Rovers won it and 1931 when Marist Old Boys won it.^[88]

Papakura won the Wright Shield for taking out the Second Grade, Ponsonby won the Third Grade Open and were awarded the Hayward Shield, Northcote's Third Intermediate team won the Walker Cup, Point Chevalier won the Fourth Grade Hospital Cup, City Rovers won the Fifth Grade Endean Shield, Richmond won the Sixth Grade Banner and the Seventh Grade Myers Cup. The Myers Cup was the trophy originally awarded to the winners of the Senior Championship in its formative years. The Davis Shield for junior points went to Richmond with Marist in second place. This was the third year in a row that these two clubs finished in the top two positions.^[89]

Second grade

The championship was won by Papakura who defeated Otahuhu in an extra match to decide the title by 5 points to 2 on September 24. Northcote and Papakura had been tied with two rounds to go and Papakura won 5-2 to move up equal with Ōtāhuhu. This forced a playoff for the championship which Papakura won. Māngere beat Mount Albert 18–15 in the knockout final on October 15. This match was played at Onehunga and used to raise funds for the newly reformed Manukau club. Māngere had defeated Ōtāhuhu 11-2 in one semi-final while Mount Albert beat Papakura 19-8 in the other.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Papakura	17	13	0	4	243	91	26
Ōtāhuhu Rovers	17	12	0	5	89	54	24
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers	16	11	0	4	62	23	22
Mount Albert United	16	8	1	5	96	52	17
Māngere United	16	6	1	5	75	70	13
Ellerslie United	16	6	0	6	62	77	12
Point Chevalier	16	3	2	8	41	85	8
Ponsonby United	16	1	0	11	49	143	2
Devonport United	16	1	0	13	28	150	2

Third Grade Open standings

Ponsonby won the championship, finishing two points clear of Richmond. Richmond won the knockout competition when they beat Ponsonby in the final 19 points to 18 on October 15. After the first round of the knockout competition there were three teams remaining (Ponsonby, Richmond, and Marist). Ponsonby beat Marist to qualify for the final, while Richmond beat the same Marist side a week later to make the final which they won.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Ponsonby United	12	10	0	1	138	37	20
Richmond Rovers	12	9	0	3	131	39	18
Marist Old Boys	12	7	0	3	139	22	14
Mount Albert United	12	3	0	4	43	85	6
Akarana	12	2	0	7	25	63	4
Glenora	12	2	0	7	19	108	4
Papakura	13	0	0	8	15	156	0

Third Intermediate Grade standings

Northcote won the championship, 2 points ahead of City. The knockout final was won by Marist who beat Richmond on October 1 by 15 points to 12.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers	14	11	0	2	141	50	22
City Rovers	12	10	0	2	104	25	20
Marist Old Boys	14	6	0	4	120	35	12
Richmond Rovers	13	4	0	5	71	68	8
Mount Albert United	12	1	1	4	15	70	3
Devonport United	12	1	0	7	34	99	2
Akarana	13	0	1	9	10	148	1

Fourth Grade standings

The championship was won by Point Chevalier with Akarana runners-up, one point back. The knockout cup was won by Akarana who defeated Papakura in the final on September 24. Papakura had defeated Ōtāhuhu in one semi final, while Akarana beat Point Chevalier in the other.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Point Chevalier	15	11	2	2	131	29	24
Akarana	15	11	1	3	89	40	23
Papakura	15	8	0	3	75	33	16
Marist Old Boys	15	7	1	4	104	43	15
Richmond Rovers	15	6	0	7	62	71	12
Ōtāhuhu Rovers	15	4	0	4	30	47	8
Ponsonby United	15	2	0	12	35	91	4
Newton Rangers	15	0	0	12	13	185	0

Fifth Grade standings

City won the championship. The knockout final was won by Newton 3–0 over Northcote. One of the Brimble brothers who later represented New Zealand captained the Newton side. Northcote B withdrew after 6 rounds. On July 30 City beat Marist A 3-0 in a curtain-raiser to the New Zealand v England test match, while a week later Ellerslie beat City 5-2 in a curtain raiser to the Auckland-England game.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
City Rovers	16	13	0	1	131	21	26
Newton Rangers	15	12	1	2	141	23	25
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers A	14	12	0	2	80	22	24
Marist Old Boys B	16	11	1	4	186	60	23
Ellerslie United	17	6	0	5	123	50	12
Marist Old Boys A	17	3	3	9	76	98	9
Richmond Rovers	17	3	0	9	40	137	6
Point Chevalier	15	2	2	9	31	115	6
Akarana	13	1	3	5	30	82	5
Devonport United	17	2	0	6	69	35	4
Papatoetoe	16	1	0	12	20	268	2
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers B	5	0	0	2	0	15	0

Sixth Grade standings

Runners up, City Rovers.

The championship was won by Richmond A who finished 6 competition points ahead of City. Richmond A also won the knockout cup when they beat Richmond B 21 points to 5 on September 17. Richmond A had defeated Point Chevalier in one semi final by 8 points to 0, while Richmond B beat City 6-5 in the other.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Richmond Rovers A	10	9	0	0	134	0	18
City Rovers	10	5	1	4	33	52	11
Point Chevalier	10	5	1	2	92	39	11
Richmond Rovers B	9	2	0	7	28	125	4
Māngere United	9	0	0	9	8	79	0

Seventh Grade standings

In a remarkable season, the Richmond A team won the championship by 10 competition points over Devonport. They won all 12 matches and scored 333 points, conceding 0.^[90] They also won the knockout competition, defeating Māngere 27-0 in a semi final, and then Ellerslie 38-0 in the final.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Richmond Rovers A	12	12	0	0	333	0	24
Devonport United	12	6	2	4	16	78	14
Richmond Rovers B	11	2	2	4	35	60	6
Ellerslie United	13	2	0	6	12	71	4
Māngere United	12	0	0	8	3	70	0

Primary schools standings

Ellerslie won the championship. A 'knockout' competition was played however it involved a full round robin with Ellerslie winning the final by 3 points to 0 over Newton on October 8. There were also full season competition point totals reported for Ellerslie (29), Newton (27), and Devonport (19) so it appears that the knockout competition was more appropriately named a second round competition. The full season standings are posted below however many match results were not reported so it is a composite standings.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Ellerslie Schools	19	14	1	4	127	41	29
Newton Schools	19	12	3	4	95	31	27
Devonport Schools	18	9	1	6	45	71	19
Avondale Schools	19	8	0	5	65	83	16
City Schools	17	7	1	5	42	33	15
Ōtāhuhu Schools	17	4	1	7	66	60	9
Papatoetoe Schools	19	2	0	9	18	49	4
Northcote Schools	17	2	0	13	28	158	4
Richmond Schools	14	1	1	2	44	10	3

Other matches

	Date		Score		Score	Venue
Auckland City Mission fundraiser	23 Apr	Ponsonby Reserves	7	Marist Reserves	5	Carlaw Park # 1, 2:30pm
Exhibition match	17 Sep[91]	Taupiri	12	City Reserves	17	Taupiri
Exhibition match	25 Sep[92]	Hamilton	10	Richmond	28	Hinemoa Park, Hamilton, 3pm
Exhibition match	25 Sep[93]	Kaikohe	16	Mount Albert	19	Kaikohe
Exhibition match	3 Oct[94]	Taranaki	25	Marist	17	New Plymouth
Exhibition match	10 Oct[95]	Hikurangi-Waro	5	Newton	18	Hikurangi

Representative fixtures

Auckland v South Auckland (Waikato)

The first representative match of 1932 was between an Auckland XIII and South Auckland as part of the selection process for the upcoming England tour. Lord Bledisoe was in attendance at the match, this was the second time he had attended a Rugby League match at Carlaw Park.^[99]

	16 July	Auckland XIII	29–13	South Auckland	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Claude List 3, Len Scott, Bert Cooke, Trevor Hall 2 Con: Alan Clarke 4	[100]	Try: George Tittleton, Tom Timms 2 Con: Kenneth Peckham Pen: George Tittleton	Referee: Vic Simpson

Inter-Island match

Jim Amos left the field with an injured shoulder for the South Island team and was replaced by E O'Brien. Bert Cooke made his North Island debut and played brilliantly, scoring 3 tries for the winners in front of a crowd of 15,000. He had only recently converted to rugby league but his performance was instrumental in his selection for the New Zealand test team. Len Scott also scored 3 tries with Claude List crossing for 1. Albert Laing converted 3 of the North Island's 7 tries. Laing also made his debut for New Zealand after his effort, while Scott and List also gained New Zealand selection once more after having debuted for New Zealand in 1928. For the South Island Devonport and Hamberger scored a try each. Jim Amos had kicked 2 goals before being replaced. Jonas Masters kicked their other 3 goals.

	23 July	North Island	27–18	South Island	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Len Scott 3, Bert Cooke 3, Claude List Con: Albert Laing 3	[102]	Try: J Devonport, E Hamberger Con: Jonas Masters, Jim Amos Pen: Jonas Masters 2, Jim Amos Drop: E Hamberger	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Percy Rogers

Auckland v England

Ben Davidson attempting to tackle Artie Atkinson with Bert Cooke approaching.

With the attraction of the England team which had recently toured Australia the league authorities added several hundred seats by building a temporary stand at the northern end of the field at Carlaw Park. The reported attendance for the match was 15,000.

	6 August	Auckland	14–19	England	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ben Davidson, Bert Cooke Con: Alan Clarke Pen: Alan Clarke 2 Drop: Norm Campbell	[104]	Try: Alf Ellaby 2, Artie Atkinson, Gus Risman, Stanley Smith Con: Jim Sullivan Pen: Jim Sullivan	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Percy Rogers

Annual general meetings and club news

• Auckland Rugby League put out separate tenders for refreshment booth and advertising rights. The advertising was for fences at Carlaw Park.^[110] Their annual meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce on 30 April.^[111]

• Auckland Rugby League Referees Association held a meeting which was attended by over 40 members with Mr. A. Ball presiding over it. Mr. Wilf Simpson advocated for the appointment of a sole selector to grade referees. After some discussion over whether one was enough given the size of the association his recommendation was carried. Their annual meeting was scheduled for 4 April.^[112] Their annual meeting saw a record attendance of 53 and it was stated that there had such an increase in members that it would be necessary to limit membership in the future. Mr. A. Ball was elected president.^[113] The Referees Association refused to appoint line umpires for the third test between England and New Zealand at Carlaw Park. Their reason for this was to register their disapproval through the Auckland Rugby League to the New Zealand Rugby League Council because the English managers had overlooked their referees to rule over the test match. Instead they had used a referee for the 2nd and 3rd tests who they had not submitted. They felt that visiting team managers should accept the recommended referees.^[114]

• Akarana Rugby League Football Club held their general meeting at Carlaw Park on Sunday 17 April.^[115]

• City Rovers held their annual meeting at Carlaw Park on Sunday, 27 March.^[116] The report referred to a club record number of teams in all competitions of eight. Mr. C. Waugh was elected president.^[117]

• Devonport United Rugby League Football Club held their annual meeting at the Labour Rooms above Hellaby's, Devonport on Wednesday, 23 March. Mr. A.W.D. Meiklejohn was elected patron and they congratulated the schoolboys on winning the Kiely Cup.^[118]

• Ellerslie United League Football Club held practices at the Ellerslie Reserve beginning on Saturday 2 April.^[119] Mr. G. Harrison resigned as secretary after ten years in the position.^[120] They held an urgent general meeting on 18 April after finding out from the League that they would be excluded from the first grade championship.^[121]

• Ellerslie-Otahuhu United League Football Club held their annual general meeting in the club's training shed, Ellerslie on Monday, 21 March.^[122]

• Marist Brothers Old Boys League Football Club held their annual meeting at Donovan's Gymnasium, Parnell on Wednesday, 30 March.^[123]

• Māngere United League Football Club held their annual meeting in St. James’ Hall, Mangere Bridge on Wednesday, 23 March.^[124]

• Mt. Albert United Rugby League Football Club held their annual meeting at King George Hall, Mt Albert on Wednesday, 16 March.^[125] The meeting was presided over by Mr. R. Wilson and Mr. B. Brigham was elected patron. Practice was to begin the following Saturday on the club's ground at Springleigh Avenue.^[126]

• Mt Wellington Rugby League Football Club were renamed Otahuhu Rugby League Club.
• Newton Rangers Football Club held their annual meeting on Monday, 14 March at the Y.M.C.A.^[127] It was presided over by Mr. Bradley with a large attendance of members. Mr. W. Monteith was elected patron.

• Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers League Football Club held their annual meeting on Monday, 7 March at Victoria Hall, Birkenhead.^[128] More than 50 people attended the meeting with Mr. D. Wilkie presiding. The report stated that the club recorded a £30 profit. An engraved wristlet watch was presented to Mr. W.J. Dean for his service to the club as secretary and treasurer for the past three years. They planned on entering five junior teams along with a schoolboy thirteen. The club also decided to tell the Northcote Borough Council that they would be prepared to contribute to the cost of an addition to the dressing shed at the Northcote Municipal football ground.^[129] Practices were held at McKinstry's Paddock, Roseberry Avenue.^[130] The Northcote High School board allowed use of its rugby field on alternate Saturdays to the Ramblers. On the other Saturdays the Northcote and Birkenhead Rugby Union Football Club would use it.^[131]

• Otahuhu Rugby League Football Club had ceased to operate following the forced merger with Ellerslie but the Mount Wellington club had requested from Auckland Rugby League that they be renamed Otahuhu and the request was granted.
• Papakura Rugby League Football Club held their annual meeting on 22 March. Mr. E. C. Foote was elected patron and it was decided to make him a presentation in recognition of his service to the club.^[132] At a meeting of the Papakura Town Board the Rugby League club were granted use of the Railway Reserve on the same terms as the 1931 season.^[133] The club held a dance in the Star Theatre on Monday 18 April. Mr. and Mrs. G. Rogers won the Monte Carlo, and Mr. Alec Beams won the cake competition. It was decided to run a fortnightly dance during the season as this one was such a success.^[134]

• Point Chevalier League Football Club annual meeting was held at the Sailing Club's Hall on Wednesday 16 March.^[135]

• Ponsonby United Football Club annual meeting was held at Leys Institute on Monday, 14 March.^[136] The decided to change from the one selector system to a three selector system with F. White, S. Lowry, and N.D. Culpan chosen to pick the sides. Mr. A. H. McKeown was elected patron.^[137] Practises began on Sunday 2 April with players instructed to meet at Three Lamps, Ponsonby.^[138]

• Richmond Rovers Football Club annual meeting was held on Friday, 4 March at the Gaiety Hall, Surrey Crescent.^[139]

References

External links

• Auckland Rugby League Official Site