 With Runners up in 1980 and 1981, the club won the B-Grade premiership in 1982 and promotion to A-Grade for 1983.Subsequently relegated back to B-Grade the club won the 1995 B-Grade premiership losing only one match for the season.Now also commonly known by the nickname 'Abers', the club's original playing strip was retired in 1999 and the following year (2000) a new striking design was implemented.