The Grand Finale! Well I don’t know about you, but I have no nails left and my heart palpatations are only just now starting to regulate again! What an amazing night, thrills, spills, and not to mention the mother of all skateouts to a Rocky Horror Picture Show mega-mix! It’s a night we’ll never forget Read more about 2014 The Grand Finale[…]
Wild Hearses vs Mile Die Club Salty Dolls vs Road Train Rollers After another round of nailbiting bouts this past weekend we now officially have a nailbiting problem! This whole season has been neck and neck and while the Wild Hearses held their lead throughout the bulk of bout 11, that didn’t keep our nails Read more about 2014 Bout 11 & 12 Double Header[…]
Bout 9: Wild Hearses vs Road Train Rollers First cabs off the rank were those giant killers, the Wild Hearses facing off again last year’s Grand Finalists the Road Train Rollers. The bout started with a flurry of Roadie points, and they were leading by 38 points at the end of six jams. Penalties and Read more about 2014 Bout 9 & 10 Double Header[…]
Second up in the double header were two teams that always bring their game face to the track against one another. Sitting third and fourth on the ladder, the Road Train Rollers played the Mile Die Club who were looking for their first win of the season. This victory was needed by both teams to Read more about 2014 Bout 8 Mile Die Club vs Road Train Rollers[…]
The first bout back after the Great Southern Slam saw second-placed Wild Hearses take on ladder leaders the Salty Dolls, who were on a winning streak of 10 bouts in a row. This was touted to be a close match-up between the top two teams, with the largest margin in previous bouts a measly 26 Read more about 2014 Bout 7 Wild Hearses vs Salty Dolls[…]
The June long weekend saw an invasion of roller derby skaters, officials, commentators and volunteers from over 45 Australian and New Zealand leagues for the Great Southern Slam tournament! The weekend brought some hard-hitting derby and also the daggiest of dance moves, with Victorian Roller Derby League again taking the Division 1 trophy, and Reef Read more about The Great Southern Slam 2014[…]
Whoa nelly we really kept people on the edge of their seats (and blankets) as all the teams pulled it out of the bag for our first double header of the 2014 season! Both bouts were intensely physical, it really came down to the wire and boy do we have the bruises to prove it! Read more about 2014 Bouts 5 & 6 Double Header[…]
Oh my! Another weekend of exciting neck and neck roller derby?! Yes please! Not to mention that little bit of sister versus sister action captured above! We still can’t believe how tight the games are this season, and you won’t believe it until you’ve been there! Both teams fought hard for the win on Saturday, Read more about 2014 Bout 4 Mile Die Club vs Road Train Rollers[…]
It is Adelaide Roller Derby’s oldest rivalry and oldest romance Sunday 27 April 14 saw the two original ADRD teams The Salty Dolls and The Mile Die Club take to the track. Would an air raid sink the Salty ship or would they blast Mile Die from the sky? The very first jam set the Read more about 2014 Bout 3 Salty Dolls vs Mile Die Club[…]
Sunday April 13 saw the first meeting of the Wild Hearses and Road Train Rollers for 2014. The bout started with The Ghan taking on Killakaze at the jam line, with two strong packs of blockers ready to defend. And defend they did with neither jammer scoring any points in the first jam. Freshie Carmela Read more about 2014 Bout 2 Wild Hearses vs Road Train Rollers[…]