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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]