Superules 1980 - 1999
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Superules 1980 – 1999
Oct 1999 | 17th Superules Australia National Championships, Darwin, Northern Territory |
Sep 1998 | 16th Superules Australia National Championships, Duntroon RMC, Canberra, ACT |
Sep 1997 | Record number of 28 teams across three age divisions plus first ever over 50’s match. 15th Superules Australia National Championships, Kardinia Park, Geelong, Victoria. First time on AFL ground. |
Apr 1997 | National Insurance Scheme introduced for players and administrators |
Sep 1996 | 14th Superules Australia National Championships, Adelaide, South Australia |
Oct 1995 | 13th Superules Australia National Championships, Sydney, New South Wales |
Mar 1995 | Bruce Arlow stood down after serving as President since 1988 |
Oct 1994 | WA, Qld, SA and NSW provided Seniorules teams as the Championships continue to grow. 12th Superules Australia National Championship, Perth, Western Australia. |
Oct 1993 | 11th Superules Australia National Championship, Hobart, Tasmania |
Apr 1993 | WA versus Victoria Official Opening Australian Masters Games Fremantle. |
Introduction of Seniorules for players 45 years and over. | |
Oct 1992 | 10th National Carnival, Labrador FC Queensland Gold Coast. |
Oct 1991 | All Australian Team played in the 25th Umpires Pre-season Lighting Carnival. Ninth Superules Australia National Carnival, Darwin, Opening Marrara Sporting Complex. |
Oct 1990 | Superules continued with 2 divisions and saw for the first time teams that teams are to be promoted and relegated. Eighth Superules Australia National Carnival, Melbourne, Victoria. – Inaugural Masterules Competition of 8 teams. |
Oct 1989 | WA & NT unable to participate due to airline strike. Seventh Superules Australia National Carnival, Canberra, ACT. – Introduction of two divisions for Superules |
Oct 1988 | Sixth Superules Australia National Carnival, Adelaide, SA. – First Masterules competition |
Oct 1987 | Fifth Superules Australia National Carnival, Brisbane, Queensland. – Masterules introduced for players over 40. |
Oct 1986 | The 1986 Carnival was the first carnival with all State and Territories represented. Fourth Superules Australia National Carnival, Perth, WA – First International match Tasmania versus Singapore. |
Sep 1985 | Cascade Superules Australia National Carnival, Hobart, Tasmania |
Aug 1984 | Second Superules Australia National Carnival, Darwin, NT |
Dec 1983 | Ansett Airlines sponsorship for 3 years – National directors now attend meetings of the main national body. |
Sep 1983 | Sports Exacto Superules Carnival at Camberwell Football Ground, Melbourne |
Jul 1983 | Inaugural Superules National Carnival |
Jul 1983 | Superules first meeting at Morningside F.C Brisbane, Queensland |
Jul 1983 | Western Victoria combined team played Alice Springs in their first game |
Jun 1983 | A.C.T. versus Western Victoria at Warracknabeal. Two oldest teams ever to play Australian Football average age 47 years, at Warracknabeal. |
May 1983 | Start of Superules first organised competition. Fourteen teams in Western & Central Victoria. |
Feb 1983 | Northern Districts, Victoria Park, Fremantle & Swanbourne. Appointment of inaugural Committee in Western Australia with fixtures for 1983 season with four teams |
Jan 1983 | Appointment of a National Administrator |
Aug 1982 | Interstate match:South Australia versus Victoria at Nhill |
Aug 1982 | Combined Melbourne versus South West Victoria at Hamilton |
Aug 1982 | Exhibition match at Launceston to launch Superules in Tasmania |
Jul 1982 | Melbourne played Canberra at Lavington |
Jun 1982 | North East Victoria played Darwin at Darwin |
May 1982 | A Western Victoria team lost to Adelaide at West Torrens |
Apr 1982 | Inaugural Fixtures played in Perth |
Oct 1981 | Victoria team travelled to Darwin to play Northern Territory and lost |
Jun 1981 | Melbourne versus Victoria Country – curtain raiser to VFA preliminary final. |
Jun 1981 | Canberra versus Victoria – the first representative Superules match. |
Apr 1981 | Wimmera played Ballarat in the first programmed game in Victoria. |
Sep 1980 | Wimmera versus Melbourne Superules curtain raiser at the Ballarat Grand Final. Best Crowd of seven seasons. |
29th August, 1980 | Inaugural Meeting at Nhill (Victoria) to form Superules |