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| Club Information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adelaide Rugby League Football Club |
| Founded | 1995 (first season: 1997) |
| Departed | 1998 |
| Former Details | |
| Ground(s) | Adelaide Oval (1997-98) & Hindmarsh Stadium (98) (30,000 - 16,500) |
| CEO(s) | Liz Dawson |
| Coach(s) | Rod Reddy (1997–98) Dean Lance (1998) |
| Captain(s) | Kerrod Walters (1997–98) |
| Competition | Super League and NRL |
| 1997 1998 | 9th of 10 17th of 20 |
| Records | |
| Most Capped | 41 - Kerrod Walters |
| Most Points | 116 - Graham Appo |
The Adelaide Rams were a rugby league football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. Hindmarsh Stadium is a football (soccer and rugby league football Stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Rod "Rocket" Reddy (born 1 March, 1954 in Rockhampton Queensland) is an Australian former Australian Rugby league Kerrod Walters (born 20 October 1967 in Rockhampton Queensland) is an Australian former Rugby league player This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. This article details the Super League half of 1997's split club competition 1998 saw the inaugural season of the reunited National Rugby League premiership the 91st season of professional Rugby league football in Australia Kerrod Walters (born 20 October 1967 in Rockhampton Queensland) is an Australian former Rugby league player Graham Appo (born on the 11th of July 1974) is a Papua New Guinean former Rugby league footballer History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a The team was formed in 1995 for the planned rebel Super League competition, which eventually ran parallel to the rival Australian Rugby League competition in 1997. This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia The Rams were not a successful club, only lasting two seasons, the first in the Super League competition in 1997 and the second in the National Rugby League's first season in 1998. This article details the Super League half of 1997's split club competition 1998 saw the inaugural season of the reunited National Rugby League premiership the 91st season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The Adelaide Rams were shut down at the end of the 1998 season and remain the only club from the state of South Australia to have participated in first–grade rugby league in Australia.
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History
South Australia, one of the six states of Australia, had been dominated by the Australian rules football code, with two teams competing in the national Australian rules football code competition, the Australian Football League (AFL). South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was considered an AFL stronghold and the possibility of sustaining a code unknown to South Australian supporters was considered unlikely. [1][2]
Formation
The New South Wales Rugby League premiership (NSWRL) had begun in 1908 as a rugby league competition in the Sydney region of Australia. New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first Rugby league football club competition established in Australia Since then, the competition had expanded to outer Sydney and other parts of New South Wales as well as Canberra, and eventually Queensland. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent In 1992, the NSWRL decided to admit four new teams for the 1995 competition from Western Australia, New Zealand and Queensland. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Between 1991 and 1995, the NSWRL programmed five matches to be played in Adelaide, to test the possibility of a team from the South Australian capital. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a These trial matches were successful but with the NSWRL already in the process of setting up a 20-team competition, it was hard for them to admit any further teams. [1]
In 1995, the media company News Limited began developing a competition to rival the NSWRL's which was branded the Australian Rugby League premiership (ARL). News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia After eight of the twenty teams in the ARL signed with News Limited for their proposed 1996 competition, Super League, they began looking for more teams to enter the rival competition. This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. In June 1995, the South Australian Rugby League (SARL), which governs the game of rugby league in South Australia, officially signed with Super League, who subsequently gave the SARL a licence to form a franchise in their planned 1996 competition. The South Australian Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of Rugby league in South Australia. [1]
On 13 December 1995, the SARL officially launched the Adelaide Rams, the tenth team to compete in the 1996 Super League competition. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 It was owned and supported by News Limited. Super League was restricted legally from beginning competition in 1996, however, and the Rams were put on hold. In mid-1996 an appeal saw The Super League successfully appealed the ruling, and in mid-1996 the competition was allowed to go ahead. The first and only Super League season was held in 1997. This article details the Super League half of 1997's split club competition [1]
Inaugural season
The SARL appointed Liz Dawson, the former Auckland Warriors marketing manager, as the first female chief executive of any ARL or Super League club to be the Rams' chief executive. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand The club had lured St. George Dragons mentor Rod Reddy to be their inaugural coach, along with two-time NSWRL premiership-winning hooker Kerrod Walters from the Brisbane Broncos to be their inaugural captain of the team. The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia Rod "Rocket" Reddy (born 1 March, 1954 in Rockhampton Queensland) is an Australian former Australian Rugby league A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Kerrod Walters (born 20 October 1967 in Rockhampton Queensland) is an Australian former Rugby league player The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Most of the other players for the team were drawn from the SARL's lower grade competitions in the region. [1]
The club played its first premiership match against the North Queensland Cowboys and, after leading 16–4 at half time, eventually lost the match 24–16. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Their first home match against the Hunter Mariners, which was also the Rams' first win, drew a record attendance of 27,435. The Hunter Mariners were an Australian Rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city Newcastle. This was one of two wins in 1997 for the Rams at their home ground, the Adelaide Oval. The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. The Rams only won four away games, leaving them second last on the premiership ladder. [1]
| Round | Home | Scoreline | Away | Date | Venue | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 - 16 | Adelaide Rams | 1 March | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 17,738 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | 28 - 12 | Adelaide Rams | 9 March | ANZ Stadium | 16,279 |
| 3 | Adelaide Rams | 10 - 8 | Hunter Mariners | 14 March | Adelaide Oval | 27,435 |
| 4 | Auckland Warriors | 12 - 16 | Adelaide Rams | 21 March | Mt Smart Stadium | 13,000 |
| 5 | Adelaide Rams | 16 - 18 | Perth Reds | 27 March | Adelaide Oval | 16,294 |
| 6 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 34 - 22 | Adelaide Rams | 6 April | Belmore Sports Oval | 7,234 |
| 7 | Adelaide Rams | 10 - 20 | Brisbane Broncos | 13 April | Adelaide Oval | 17,633 |
| 8 | Cronulla Sharks | 18 - 29 | Adelaide Rams | 19 April | Shark Park | 10,112 |
| 9 | Penrith Panthers | 16 - 22 | Adelaide Rams | 27 April | Penrith Football Stadium | 5,815 |
| 10 | Adelaide Rams | 14 - 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2 May | Adelaide Oval | 15,970 |
| 11 | Adelaide Rams | 22 - 42 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 23 May | Adelaide Oval | 15,022 |
| 12 | Adelaide Rams | 18 - 34 | Canberra Raiders | 1 June | Adelaide Oval | 13,894 |
| 13 | Perth Reds | 4 - 28 | Adelaide Rams | 29 June | W.A.C.A | 7,204 |
| 14 | Hunter Mariners | 10 - 2 | Adelaide Rams | 5 July | Topper Stadium | 2,345 |
| 15 | Adelaide Rams | 8 - 18 | Auckland Warriors | 11 July | Adelaide Oval | 13,278 |
| 16 | Adelaide Rams | 6 - 28 | Cronulla Sharks | 8 August | Adelaide Oval | 7,231 |
| 17 | Canberra Raiders | 58 - 16 | Adelaide Rams | 17 August | Canberra Stadium | 7,960 |
| 18 | Adelaide Rams | 36 - 16 | Penrith Panthers | 22 August | Adelaide Oval | 11,211 |
The Rams did not fare any better in the 1997 World Club Challenge, a newly formatted tournament involving teams from both the Australian and European Super League competitions. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Dairy Farmers Stadium is a Rugby league sports stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. The QSAC was formerly known as ANZ Stadium ANZ now holds the naming rights for Sydney's Stadium Australia. The Hunter Mariners were an Australian Rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city Newcastle. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Belmore Sports Ground, formerly known as Belmore Oval, is a multi-use Stadium in Belmore New South Wales, Australia. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Toyota Stadium (formerly Toyota Park Endeavour Field Ronson Field Caltex Field and Shark Park is a Rugby league stadium in the suburb of Woolooware New South Wales The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated CUA ( Credit Union Australia) Stadium is a Rugby league and football stadium located on Mulgoa Road Penrith, New South Wales, The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports Stadium in Perth Western Australia. The Hunter Mariners were an Australian Rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city Newcastle. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Canberra Stadium (originally known as Bruce Stadium) is a facility primarily used for Rugby league and Rugby union games located adjacent to the The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. In 1997, the World Club Challenge was restructured to include 22 clubs from the Australasian and European Super League competitions and was known as the The Rams won all their matches played in Australia but lost two of their three matches in Europe, leaving them outside qualification for their group and subsequently failed to reach the finals series. [1][2]
With the unification of the Super League and ARL competitions following the 1997 season, the new National Rugby League (NRL) competition was formed. This meant that three teams would be axed as part of the rationalisation process aimed at reducing teams to an optimal number. With the introduction of the Melbourne Storm and the fact that the agreement between Super League and the ARL was to have a 14–team competition in 2000, the future for the Rams looked bleak. The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia The Rams' home ground support, which averaged 15,330 fans each week, ensured that they remained in the newly re-unified 1998 competition. [1][3]
Final season
The demise of three clubs from the Super League and ARL saw some player re-shuffling and the arrival of Noel Goldthorpe, Tony Iro and Matt Daylight at the Adelaide club. Noel Goldthorpe is an Australian former professional Rugby league footballer Tony Iro is a former Rugby league player Tony Iro was a New Zealand international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Matt Daylight is a former Rugby league player He played club football for Gateshead Thunder in the European Super League competition [2] However, after the Rams lost nine of their first ten games, coach Reddy and the entire coaching staff were sacked by the Rams' administration. Reddy was replaced by former Perth Reds coach Dean Lance and mid-season saw the arrival of Canberra Raiders centre Graham Appo. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory.
The club went on to win six of their last fourteen games after Lance's arrival, enough to avoid the wooden spoon, awarded to the team finishing lowest on the competition ladder. A' 'wooden spoon' is a mock or real award usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition but sometimes also to runners-up Their results were slightly worse than their first season, coming fourth last in the 20–team competition. Appo broke several team records in his 14 games with the Rams. Throughout the 1998 season, the Rams attempted to build a stronger supporter base to avoid removal from the competition in 1999 or 2000; however, average home attendance dwindled to 7,472 over the course of the season. [1][3]
The NRL had planned to continue a 20–team competition in 1999, with a reduction to 14 teams in 2000. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Brookvale Oval is a sporting ground located at Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop CUA ( Credit Union Australia) Stadium is a Rugby league and football stadium located on Mulgoa Road Penrith, New South Wales, Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The Sydney Football Stadium (colloquially known as SFS, and formerly known as Aussie Stadium between 2002 and mid-2007 is located in Moore Park, in The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Belmore Sports Ground, formerly known as Belmore Oval, is a multi-use Stadium in Belmore New South Wales, Australia. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional Rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Pioneer Oval is located in the town of Parkes New South Wales. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Western Suburbs Magpies are a Rugby league football club in Sydney Australia Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a Rugby league stadium in Campbelltown New South Wales, Australia The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for See also Olympic Village An Olympic Park is a venue or group of venues set up when a country hosts the Olympic Games. The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian Rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong New South Wales. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Hindmarsh Stadium is a football (soccer and rugby league football Stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. The Sydney Football Stadium (colloquially known as SFS, and formerly known as Aussie Stadium between 2002 and mid-2007 is located in Moore Park, in The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Dairy Farmers Stadium is a Rugby league sports stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman The QSAC was formerly known as ANZ Stadium ANZ now holds the naming rights for Sydney's Stadium Australia. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. The North Sydney Bears are an Australian Rugby league football club based in Sydney who currently compete in the New South Wales Cup. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. EnergyAustralia Stadium is a Football Stadium located in Newcastle New South Wales, Australia. The Rams' management had their minds set on a place in the competition. The club went on a buying spree, obtaining rights for players that they hoped would be productive enough for the team to survive the cut in 2000. With the merger between the St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers, News Limited told the Rams they would no longer receive funding. The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian Rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong New South Wales. The cost of building and sustaining an uncompetitive rugby league team in an area dominated by another football code had resulted in News Limited sustaining heavy financial losses. Attempts to merge the club with a Sydney club failed and the NRL wound the Rams up on the 1 December 1998, bringing their short history to an end. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) [1]
Colours, emblem and stadium
The emblem of the team was a ram (a male sheep). The ram was chosen, according to Super League chief executive John Ribot, because it was "readily identifiable with strength and hardness". John Ribot (born John Ribot de Bressac on 3 March, 1955) is an Australian sports administrator and former Rugby league footballer of the 1970s [2] This was considered a better alternative to the first choice of the Adelaide Aces, which Ribot believed was too soft a name and did not work well as a brand for a Super League team. The main colours of the Adelaide Rams were red and blue, although there was yellow in their emblem. Their jerseys were also red and blue until the last game they played in 1998, where they used a mainly yellow jersey so as not to clash with the similar jersey of the Newcastle Knights. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. [2]
The Rams' initial home ground was Adelaide Oval, a round park that had been used for cricket for over a century. The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Throughout the first year they had a average home ground attendance of 15,330, the fourth highest of the Super League teams and fifth highest of all 22 teams in both competitions. [1][4] In 1998, however, the Rams' home ground attendance diminished at Adelaide Oval, dropping to an average of about 7,500, which was fourth lowest of any team in the 20–team competition. [4][1][3]
During 1998, the South Australian Cricket Association had ongoing problems with the SARL and the Rams' use of their stadium, Adelaide Oval. The Rams then moved to Hindmarsh Stadium, a rectangular oval more suited to rugby league and owned by the South Australian Soccer Association. Hindmarsh Stadium is a football (soccer and rugby league football Stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. They celebrated with a 52-0 defeat over Balmain in the their first match at the stadium. The attendance did not improve after the move, falling below 7,500. [1][3]
Records and statistics
Individual records
Kerrod Walters, the club’s inaugural captain, played 41 games for the Rams, more than any other player. Kerrod Walters (born 20 October 1967 in Rockhampton Queensland) is an Australian former Rugby league player Most of the club's individual records are held by Graham Appo,who scored the most points in a season, along with the most tries in a season, both achieved in 1998. Appo also held the record for scoring the most points in a match, scoring 24 points twice, against the Balmain Tigers, and then against the Gold Coast Chargers. The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby In these matches he scored three tries, another club record. Appo achieved 116 points for the Rams, two more than Luke Williamson. Luke Williamson (born 2 June 1978 in Strathpine, Queensland is a professional Rugby league player who currently plays for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Appo has also scored the most tries for the Rams with 12; Williamson, with 45, holds the record for most goals. [1][5]
None of Adelaide's players reached international status during its tenure as a club. Kevin Campion in 1997 was the club's only representative, having played for the Queensland state rugby league team in the Super League Tri-Series. Kevin Campion (born 18 September 1971 in Sarina Queensland) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer The Queensland State of Origin team is a Rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australia's annual three-match State of Origin The Super League Tri-series was a Rugby league competition contested in 1997 between representative teams from Queensland New South Wales and [1]
Team honours
The Rams did not win any premierships, minor premierships or wooden spoons in their two seasons. Their biggest win was 52-0 over the Balmain Tigers in 1998 and their biggest losing margin was 42 points and occurred twice: against the Canberra Raiders in 1997 and the Penrith Panthers in 1998. The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team [1] The Rams had a 32. 14% win percentage for all of their premiership games, which makes them statistically the sixth worst team in first grade rugby league in Australia out of 33 teams. [6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Whiticker, Alan & Collis, Ian (2004). Alan J Whiticker born 1958 Penrith, New South Wales is a prolific Australian non-fiction author with currently over 35 published books The History of Rugby League Clubs. New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-74110-075-5.
- ^ a b c d e Fagan, Sean. Rugby League History – RL1908.com – Adelaide Rams. Retrieved on 2008-04-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
- ^ a b c d Jeffs, Paul. Rugby League Tables / Attendances / Adelaide. Retrieved on 2008-04-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
- ^ a b Jeffs, Paul. 1997 ARL Attendances and 1997 SL Attendances Retrieved 2008-04-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ Jeffs, Paul. Rugby League Tables / Adelaide Scorers. Retrieved on 2008-04-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
- ^ Jeffs, Paul. Rugby League Tables / Win – Loss Records / All Teams. Retrieved on 2008-04-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
External links
- Adelaide Rams at the RL1908 website.
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