This second meeting of the Dies and the Salties was much-anticipated, as the Dies had shown the Salties a watery grave in their first bout, held at the Greyhounds, with a score of MDC 259, SD 119. A hefty crowd filed in to see the two original teams go at it, and the musical entertainment Read more about Adelaide Showground Bout 3: Mile Die Club vs Salty Dolls[…]
Did you know that Adelaide Roller Derby host the world’s largest roller derby tournament? The Great Southern Slam, or TGSS as it is fondly known as across the globe, was birthed from an idea to bring leagues across Australia and New Zealand together under one roof, offering the opportunity to compete against one another; a chance that many rural and/or Read more about #TGSS2016 – skater run, skater owned[…]
Adelaide Roller Derby had their 3rd and 4th Greyhounds bouts for this season at the Greyhounds on 22 May 2016. It was an exciting day of derby full of thrills and spills. The season’s undefeated team, Mile Die Club went up against the Road Train Rollers for the first bout of the day. It was Read more about Greyhounds Bout 3 & 4: MDC v RTR and WH v SD[…]
We can’t believe we’re almost half way through the 2016 season!!! On Saturday, 28 May, the two original teams, Mile Die Club and the Salty Dolls, go head to head again but this time everything is at stake. The Dies are eager to continue their undefeated winning streak and the Dolls want to even up Read more about Have you got your tickets to MDC vs SD?[…]
On a different track with floor slipperier than deer guts on a door knob, this game could have been anyone’s. Tricksey Belt’em hit the track for her first game appearance in years and guess what? She hasn’t lost it! The Road Train Rollers held lead until the 6th jam but the Salty Dolls jammers must Read more about Showground Bout 2: Salty Dolls vs Road Train Rollers[…]
With the Dies rolling in off the back of a strong win against the Salties, and the Hearses slipping a late stage win over the Roadies a couple of weeks earlier, this was always going to be a killer bout. In the first five minutes, both teams edged the scores up, in an answer-response game Read more about Adelaide Showground Bout 1: Mile Die Club v Wild Hearses[…]
Bout 1 – Wild Hearses v Road Train Rollers The Roadies hit it hard from the first whistle and they raced out to a 20 point lead in the first few jams. But aggressive blocking from both teams saw jammers hitting the deck all over the place as the bout shaped up into a very Read more about Greyhounds Bout 1 & 2: WH v RTR and MDC v SD[…]
The Adelaide Roller Derby Season Launch was hum-dinger this year! Held at The Wheatsheaf Hotel on the 19th of March, the annual event had a carnival theme, and catered to kids and adults alike. Scheduled for the day was fun, music and the official unveiling of this year’s season poster. Local folk band Golonka wowed Read more about ADRD 2016 Season and Poster Launch[…]
Make sure your calendars are clear on Saturday, 19 March from 1pm, as you’re invited to our 2016 Season Launch and Poster Reveal! Join us at our spiritual home and favourite pub the Wheatsheaf Hotel for an afternoon of carnival fun and frivolity for the whole family! There’ll be games, face painting, a snag sizzle, music by Golonka, Tarot Read more about Roll up roll up! ADRD 2016 Season Launch and Poster Reveal![…]
On the 13th of March, 2016, Adelaide Roller Derby held its pre-season opener, where the freshies of the league were able to experience what it will be like to play derby, or to ref or NSO for ADRD. As a league, we also used our Friends & Family day to host a Beyondblue BashaBout, raising Read more about ADRD Friends and Family (pre season opener bouts)[…]