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| Club Information | |
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| Full name | Hunter Mariners Rugby League Football Club |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Departed | 1997 |
| Former Details | |
| Ground(s) | Topper Stadium (11,000[1]) |
| Competition | Super League |
| 1997 | 6th of 10 |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 0 |
| Runners-up | 0 |
| Minor premiership | 0 |
| Wooden spoons | 0 |
The Hunter Mariners were a rugby league team based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city, Newcastle. Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. 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 In several sports a minor premiership is the (often unofficial award given to a team which finishes first overall in the standings after the Regular season prior to commencement 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 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 The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, extending from approximately to north of Sydney, Australia The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie The club was formed in mid 1995 before being disbanded in late 1997. The club was formed because of the Super League war, which was the rivalry between the traditional Australian Rugby League (ARL) competition and the new media driven Super League competition. This article details what is commonly referred to as the Super League war, which was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s by The Mariners competed in the inaugural and only Super League season in 1997, as well as that year's World Club challenge. This article details the Super League half of 1997's split club competition
The Mariners were a much hated club and never gathed much support in the Newcastle region because of the ARL's Newcastle Knights team being already well established in the region. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. The club played its home games at Topper Stadium and missed out on the finals of the 1997 Super League season, but made the grand final of the World Club challenge. Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. The team was overshadowed by the Newcastle Knights who won the ARL competition and was admitted into the 1998 re-united competition. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales.
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History
Formation
The New South Wales Rugby League competition (NSWRL) had been formed in 1908 and there was a Newcastle based club in the first two seasons, but left to form their own Newcastle Rugby League. New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first Rugby league football club competition established in Australia Newcastle were a Rugby league team who played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership from 1908-1909 one of the nine foundation clubs The Newcastle Rugby League is a Rugby league competition in Newcastle Australia. It wasn’t until 1988 that another Newcastle based team was allowed into the NSWRL. The NSWRL was renamed the Australian Rugby League (ARL) in 1995 amid the beginning of the Super League war. The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia This article details what is commonly referred to as the Super League war, which was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s by In 1995, News Limited began proposing and deliberating a rival rugby league competition and by the end of 1995 the current twenty teams which competed in the ARL were split between the Super League and ARL competitions. News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 [2]
The Newcastle Knights, the Newcastle based team formed in 1988, aligned itself with the ARL and the new competition Super League was left without a Newcastle based team. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. The Super League then established their own Newcastle based team. The financially successful Newcastle Wests Leagues Club was given a licence to form a club for the 1996 inaugural Super League season. [2]
In July 1995, they officially announce the Newcastle based team would be called the Hunter Mariners. However, in the middle of 1995, members of the Leagues Club didn’t want the club involved in the rebel competition, and the club held a meeting after 5000 fans signed a petition objecting to the club’s involvement. After this, and when local unions became involved in the protest, the Leagues Club abandoned the licence. The club then became owned and supported by News Limited. [2]
In early 1996, the Mariners would officially launch the club, without a home ground, but on that same day, the Super League was banned from running it’s rebel competition. After an appeal in mid 1996, the Super League would officially be allowed to run a competition, which would begin in 1997. [2]
Super League season 1997
World Club Challenge
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Paris Saint Germain | 12–28 | Hunter Mariners | 8 June 1997 | Stade Sébastien Charléty | 3,500 |
| Group | Castleford Tigers | 12–42 | Hunter Mariners | 13 June 1997 | Wheldon Road | 3,087 |
| Group | Sheffield Eagles | 4–40 | Hunter Mariners | |||
| Group | Hunter Mariners | 26–8 | Castleford Tigers | 20 July 1997 | Topper Stadium | 3,379 |
| Group | Hunter Mariners | 32–4 | Paris Saint Germain | 27 July 1997 | Topper Stadium | 2,210 |
| Group | Hunter Mariners | 58–12 | Sheffield Eagles | 3 August 1997 | Topper Stadium | 1,965 |
| QF | Wigan Warriors | 18–22 | Hunter Mariners | 3 October 1997 | Central Park | |
| SF | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 18–22 | Hunter Mariners | 11 October 1997 | QE II | 5,214 |
| F | Brisbane Broncos | 36–12 | Hunter Mariners | 17 October 1997 | Mount Smart Stadium | 12,000 |
Demise
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Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. The Adelaide Rams were a Rugby league football club based in Adelaide South Australia. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 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 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar CUA ( Credit Union Australia) Stadium is a Rugby league and football stadium located on Mulgoa Road Penrith, New South Wales, The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. 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 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 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 Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Belmore Sports Ground, formerly known as Belmore Oval, is a multi-use Stadium in Belmore New South Wales, Australia. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. The Adelaide Rams were a Rugby league football club based in Adelaide South Australia. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Dairy Farmers Stadium is a Rugby league sports stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports Stadium in Perth Western Australia. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The QSAC was formerly known as ANZ Stadium ANZ now holds the naming rights for Sydney's Stadium Australia. 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 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. Foundation The club was created as an attempt to give the new Super League a European dimension and the assumption was that the larger population of the capital city and its Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Stade Sebastien Charléty, known simply as Stade Charléty or even sometimes just Charléty, is a multi-use Stadium in Paris, France Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Jungle, formally known as Wheldon Road, is a stadium in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England that is the home of the Castleford Sheffield Eagles RLFC are a English Rugby league team based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. Foundation The club was created as an attempt to give the new Super League a European dimension and the assumption was that the larger population of the capital city and its Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. Sheffield Eagles RLFC are a English Rugby league team based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Breakers Stadium was an Australian Stadium, located in Newcastle New South Wales. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Central Park was a multi-use Stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, one of the most famous stadiums in Rugby league. 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 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The QSAC was formerly known as ANZ Stadium ANZ now holds the naming rights for Sydney's Stadium Australia. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. This meant that three of the twenty-two teams from both competitions was to be demised with the addition of a new Melbourne based team. The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia With the other Newcastle based team, the Newcastle Knights winning the 1997 premiership, they were admitted into the new competition, however the NRL saw that two Newcastle based teams would not be financially viable. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. [2]
Late in 1997, the club was offered to merge with Gold Coast based team the Gold Coast Chargers, which would be known as the Gold Coast Mariners and would be based in the Gold Coast. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby However the Gold Coast party withdrew late to go alone in the 1998 competition, and while the Mariners tried to do the same, they, along with South Queensland Crushers and Perth Reds, were not admitted into the NRL competition, thus ending their tenture as a first-grade rugby league team. The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian Rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. [2]
Players
In the Super League season, the Mariners used a total of twenty-nine players over the eighteen games. [3][4]
| Cap | Name | Games | Tries | Goals | FG | Points | Positions Played. | State | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Iro | 14 | 3 | 12 | Second Row (8), Interchange (6) | ||||
| 2 | Robbie Ross | 16 | 5 | 20 | Fullback (15), Wing (1) | NSW | |||
| 3 | Kieth Beauchamp | 17 | 7 | 28 | Wing (17) | ||||
| 4 | Nick Zisti | 17 | 9 | 20/33 | 76 | Centre (10), Wing (6), Interchange (1) | |||
| 5 | Brad Godden | 11 | 2 | 8 | Centre (9), Interchange (2) | ||||
| 6 | Gavin Thompson | 12 | 3 | 12 | Wing (9), Fullback (3) | ||||
| 7 | Scott Hill | 18 | 2 | 8 | Five-Eighth (18) | ||||
| 8 | Noel Goldthorpe | 14 | 3 | 8/14 | 28 | Halfback (11), Interchange (3) | NSW | ||
| 9 | Tim Maddison | 16 | 1 | 4 | Prop (14), Interchange (2) | ||||
| 10 | Robbie McCormack | 15 | Hooker (15) | ||||||
| 11 | Justin Dooley | 4 | Prop (1), Interchange (3) | ||||||
| 12 | Paul Marquet | 15 | 3 | 12 | Second Row (15) | ||||
| 13 | Neil Piccinelli | 17 | 6 | 2/7 | 28 | Lock (15), Second Row (2) | |||
| 14 | Troy Stone | 18 | 1 | 4 | Prop (17), Interchange (1) | ||||
| 15 | Willie Poaching | 13 | 3 | 1/4 | 14 | Lock (1), Second Row (2), Interchange (10) | |||
| 16 | Richard Swain | 14 | 4/11 | 8 | Interchange (8), Second Row (1), Lock (2), Hooker (3) | ||||
| 17 | Anthony Brann | 16 | Prop (4), Interchange (12) | ||||||
| 18 | John Carlaw | 8 | 32 | Centre (11), Wing (1), Interchange (1) | |||||
| 19 | Troy Miles | 3 | 1 | 4 | Interchange (3) | ||||
| 20 | Stuart Collins | 1 | Interchange (1) | ||||||
| 21 | Mike Dorren | 3 | 1 | 4 | Interchange (3) | ||||
| 22 | Craig Kimmorley | 1 | Interchange (1) | ||||||
| 23 | Darrien Doherty | 11 | 1 | 4 | Second Row (7), Interchange (4) | ||||
| 24 | Robbie Bannister | 2 | 1 | 4 | Wing (1), Interchange (1) | ||||
| 25 | Brett Kimmorley | 9 | 2 | 4/13 | 16 | Halfback (7), Interchange (2) | AUS | ||
| 26 | Steve Ebrill | 1 | Interchange (1) | ||||||
| 27 | Craig Wise | 4 | 4 | 16 | Wing (1), Centre (2), Interchange (1) | ||||
| 28 | Kevin Iro | 4 | 1 | 2/2 | 8 | Centre (4) | |||
| 29 | Tyran Smith | 2 | Lock (1), Interchange (1) |
Records and statistics
Individual records
Scott Hill and Tony Stone share the record of playing every eighteen games for the Mariners, being the players with the most first grade games. Tony Iro is a former Rugby league player Tony Iro was a New Zealand international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Robbie Ross (born 24 January 1975) is an Australian former Rugby league player Nicolas Zisti (born August 2, 1972 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league and Rugby union Scott Hill born 30 May 1977 in Forster New South Wales is an Australian Rugby league player Noel Goldthorpe is an Australian former professional Rugby league footballer Robbie McCormack is a former professional Rugby league player Justin Dooley born 23 October, 1970 in Maitland New South Wales, Australia is a former Rugby league player Paul Marquet (born 26 September 1969 in Newcastle New South Wales) is a former professional Rugby league player for the Newcastle Richard Swain (born in New Zealand) was a Rugby league player for the Hunter Mariners, Melbourne Storm, Brisbane Broncos and for the Darrien Doherty (born 12 November 1971) is a former Australian Rugby league player Brett 'Noddy' Kimmorley (born 15 September 1976 in Belmont, New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby Kevin Iro is a former professional Rugby leagueinternational footballer This article shows the records set by the Hunter Mariners in their one and only season in the 1997 Super League competition. Nick Zisti, however is the Mariner’s most prolific record holder, with the most first grade points for the team with 76 points. This encompasses the most tries for the team with nine as well as most goals with twenty. Zisti has the most tries and goals in a match with three and five scored respectively in a match. The Mariners have only had three representatives, Robbie Ross and Noel Goldthrope represented New South Wales in the Super League Tri-Series while Brett Kimmorley represented Australia in the Super League test matches. The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland The Super League Tri-series was a Rugby league competition contested in 1997 between representative teams from Queensland New South Wales and [2]
Team honours
| Season | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total Points Scored | Total Points Conceded | Win Percentage | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Super League season | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 350 | 363 | 38. This article details the Super League half of 1997's split club competition 89% | 6th |
| 1997 World Club Challenge | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 282 | 120 | 88. The World Club Challenge (WCC (also referred to as the Carnegie World Club Challenge (CWCC for sponsorship purposes is an annual Rugby league match held between 89% | 2nd |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 632 | 483 | 55. 56% |
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premiership was the forty-fourth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1952 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-fifth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1953 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-sixth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1954 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-seventh season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1955 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-eighth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1956 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-ninth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1957 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fiftieth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1958 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-first season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1959 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-second season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1960 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-third season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney 1961 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-fourth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney 1962 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-fifth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney 1963 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-sixth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney 1964 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-seventh season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1965 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-eighth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1966 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-ninth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1967 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixtieth season of the Rugby league football competition based in Sydney. 1968 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-first season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1969 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-second season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1970 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-third season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The 1971 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-fourth season of the Sydney -based professional Rugby league football competition 1972 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-fifth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1973 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-sixth season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. 1974 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-seventh season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1975 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-eighth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1976 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-ninth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1977 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventieth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1978 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-first season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1979 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-second season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-third season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1981 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-fourth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1982 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-fifth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia. The 1983 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-sixth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1984 's New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-seventh season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1985 's New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-eighth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1986 's New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-ninth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1987 's New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eightieth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The year 1988 's New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-first season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1989 's New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-second season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1990 's New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-third season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The 1991 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-fourth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The 1992 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-fifth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The 1993 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-sixth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The 1994 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-seventh season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The 1995 Australian Rugby League premiership was the 88th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia and the first to be run by the Australian Rugby The Australian Rugby League 's 1996 premiership was the 89th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia and the second to be run by the Australian This article details the Australian Rugby League half of 1997's split competition 1998 saw the inaugural season of the reunited National Rugby League premiership the 91st season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1999 saw the second season of the National Rugby League premiership the 92nd season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The year 2000 saw the third season of the National Rugby League competition the 93rd season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The year 2001 saw the fourth season of the National Rugby League premiership the 94th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The year 2002 saw the fifth National Rugby League (NRL season the 95th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The year 2003 's National Rugby League (NRL premiership was the 96th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia and the sixth The year 2004 's National Rugby League season was the 97th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia, and the seventh run by the The year 2005 's National Rugby League (NRL premiership was the 98th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia and the eighth run by the The year 2006 saw the ninth National Rugby League premiership, the 99th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The 2007 National Rugby League premiership was the one hundredth season of professional Rugby league football club competition in Australia and the tenth run by the The 2008 National Rugby League premiership (known as the Telstra Premiership for sponsorship reasons was the one hundred and first season of professional This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. 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