Last year’s runners up the Wild Hearses had a bit of a dream season in 2010, while the Salty Dolls never seemed to pull off some of the great plays we know they’re capable of. The off-season can do marvelous things though, and after the tight performance of the Salties in training, everyone knew this Read more about Bout Two: Salty Dolls vs Wild Hearses[…]
We’ve been training hard and talking strategy, so the first bout of ADRD’s 2011 season was always going to be exciting. What nobody quite expected was that the Mile Die Club, last season’s underdogs, would force such a strong lead from the get-go, rattling last year’s champions, the Road Train Rollers, in the first few Read more about Bout One: Mile Die Club vs Road Train Rollers[…]
2011. A return to grassroots derby. Back to an era of gritty underground bouts with plenty of blood, sweat and tears. An era of crushing victories and devastating losses, dished up on a platter for our die-hard fans – the community that so faithfully rode the waves of excitement with us as we grew into Read more about 2011 Season Launch[…]
Holy guacamole! Of course, we all expected the sold out Grand Final to be epic, but… wow! Around 3,000 people crammed in around the track at the Adelaide Showground and Lucky Seven warmed the place up with some jumping tunes. The skate-out involved the commentators and all four teams in an all-singing, all-dancing West Side Read more about Grand Final Double Header[…]
The eagerly anticipated double header promised to deliver exciting derby, and it did. Days before the event, the last tickets sold out, the first time ADRD has seen a bout sell to capacity. Some enthusiasts arrived as early as 10:30am, and by 12:30, the area outside the Jubilee pavilion was alive with all manner of Read more about Grand Final 3rd/4th Place Playoff by Tricksey Belt’em[…]
Adelaide YWCA has recognised founder of Adelaide Roller Derby, Barrelhouse Bessy, as their “Woman of the Week”! Learn more about her and her contribution to building cool communities the worldhere. ADRD could not be prouder of Mama B as many of the skaters in the league refer to her. We’d like to take this opportunity Read more about Woman of the Week[…]
After an almost two month break from bouting, the Salty Dolls geared up to take on the Road Train Rollers in one of the most pivotal bouts of the season. With both teams battling it out for the chance to play the Wild Hearses in the Grand Final (Sept 26), tensions were running high on Read more about Bout 6: Salty Dolls vs Road Train Rollers[…]
Amongst the chatter in the crowd, bout five between the Mile Die Club and the Wild Hearses seemed to be a forgone conclusion – the top placed team versus the bottom placed team in a battle of sheer pride. Once team mates, and now foes, this match was going to be charged with emotion, and Read more about Bout 5: Wild Hearses vs Mile Die Club[…]
Both teams have one bout under their belts this year and are hungry for their first win of the season, and this bout starts out with some super tight skating and low scores. Fifteen minutes in and the scores are almost even, with MDC on 21 to the RTR on 20. Despite both teams taking Read more about Bout 4: Mile Die Club vs Road Train Rollers[…]
With a victory already under their belts, the Wild Hearses went into this bout looking strong and confident; however, the Road Train Rollers, even with team stalwart Vaderella out due to injury, are a bunch of tough cookies and not easily intimidated. From the start, the Roadies came out hard, making the most of their Read more about Bout 3: Wild Hearses vs Road Train Rollers[…]