 The club played interclub football in South Australia until 1872, when it had disputes with Kensington and Port Adelaide over the rules, but club resumed interclub matches in 1875.In 1876, the Adelaide clubs rules were adopted by all the South Australian clubs, and in 1877, the club helped form the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) and participated in the competition from 1877–81 and 1885–93.The club had the best record in inter club matches in 1871-72, and won the 1886 SAFA premiership.