16 October: Surly Griffins vs Red Bellied Black Hearts

13 November: Season finals double header- all teams!

Ticket release dates to be announced soon!

Also if you are keen to support the VICE CITY ROLLERS don’t forget about the East Coast Smack Down in Wollongong on September 19th.

On Saturday 21 August we held our third Carnival of Carnage demo bout to present the latest crop of CRDL bout ready skaters.  Closed to the public, the Carnival is an opportunity for friends and family to cheer on CRDLs newest roller girls before they join the ranks of the Black ‘n’ Blue Belles, Surly Griffins, Brindabelters, and the Red Bellied Black Hearts this coming season.

The Hot Jammer Donuts shot off the starting line full of enthusiasm and took an early lead in the first half.  Regular team jammers AnneThrax, Blitz, B Afraid, and Rainbow Spite flew around the track in a blur of gold sequins and purple boot covers.  Domino Effect, McSmack, and Posie La Threat showed great jammer assists and kept the pack on their toes.  Great team work meant that at half time the Donuts had the most points on the board.

During the break, the Candy Caners set their minds to win, and they hit the track ready to fight for it.  Caner jammers Angry Panda, FaunaCat, and Kitten Caboodle spun around the track low and fast, cleanly cutting through the pack.  Highway2Mel, frEco warrior, and Shock’n’Awe held the inside line and offered jammer assists, while big blocks from Dalai Slam’er and The Cleaver caused havoc on the track.  Eight minutes into the second half the scores were even, three minutes later the Caners were ahead.  On the final whistle it was Candy Caners 101 to Hot Jammer Donuts 75.

The smiles during victory laps showed that both teams had a ball and that League spirit is high!  Thanks to the efforts of all the skaters, refs, non skating officials, and volunteers, this event was a massive success!  We can’t wait to see the skaters in action again at the upcoming CRDL season starting on 11 September!

Photos by Bunny Thump

CRDL’s Vice City Rollers will be heading up to Wollongong for the East Coast Smackdown Tournament on the 18^th and 19^th of September. Participating leagues are Newcastle Roller Derby League, Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby, Sydney Roller Derby League (SRDL) and Western Sydney Rollers.

The Tournament will be held over two days:

Saturday 18th- preliminary bouts will determine the top four teams.

Sunday 19th-  the final play off bouts to determine the first East Coast Regional Champions.

The Sunday bouts are open to the public and CRDL is looking forwards to supporters making the trip to Wollongong to cheer for the Vice City Rollers!

Founded in late 2007 SRDL is the most experienced of the leagues, its establishment marked the beginning of growing trend in NSW. CRDL was established a year after SRDL and despite CRDL skaters participating in some SRDL bouts, the two leagues have not yet played against each other. The other leagues participating in the East Coast Smackdown have been founded over the last few years creating exciting potential for inter-league derby competition in the NSW region. This tournament will be the first of its kind in NSW and is a sound local follow-up to The Great Southern Slam held in Adelaide earlier this year. The distance between cities in Australia can often make inter league bouting challenging. This tournament should be the beginning of some serious derby competition on the East Coast Region.

Hope to see you there with your best knuckle dusters on!

Tickets from TICKETEK: Adults $20, Children 6-12 $10 (plus booking fees)

Venue: WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, NSW

Date: Sun 19 Sep 2010

Time: 12:00PM

The Training Committee recently assessed our not-so-new skaters from the March 2010 Freshmeat Intake for their Yellow Star. All skaters passed with flying colours and are moving up the derby ranks very quickly. Their commitment and enthusiasm make us so proud!

The Yellow Star assessment focuses on fitness and endurance and the skaters showed they’ve definitely got what it takes to be a derby star. Many skaters achieved a personal best for their number of laps in 5mins, and everyone embraced the sprawls and falls drill with confidence.

These skaters will now begin serious contact training and work towards having the skills to hit and be hit safely and effectively. Let the bruising begin!

Well done to our new Yellow Stars!

This month the Canberra Roller Derby League (CRDL) was thrilled to announce the introduction of two more local teams to their line-up.  Season 2 champions, the Surly Griffins, and victors of the first ever CRDL season in 2009, the Black ‘n’ Blue Belles, welcome to the flat track the Red Bellied Black Hearts and the Brindabelters.  All four teams are set to fight it out for the title of Season 3 winners at bouts on 11 September, 16 October, and a massive semi and grand final double header on 13 November 2010.

The League is excited to have enough skaters and community support for four teams. “The League has grown so much over the last 12 months; and thanks to our hardworking Training Committee, the dedication of all players, and our amazing derby community, we now have heaps of bout-ready players having fun, skating fast, and hitting hard”, says Bullseye Bettie, President of the CRDL and Red Bellied Black Heart team member.

“We are forging brave new ground for CRDL, we’re pretty sure Adelaide is the only other league to have four teams” says Bullseye.

The introduction of four teams also means new team line ups as the League agreed that teams would benefit from a mix of newer, as well as more experienced, skaters.  Team drafts are:

Red Bellied Black Hearts

Bambi von Smash’er
Belle E. Up
Bullseye Bettie
FaunaCat
FrEako Warrior
Highway 2 Mel
Roulette Rouge
Shock n Awe
Sk8 McSmack
Smokin Haze

Brindabelters

B Afraid
Blitz
Dalai Slammer
Madamn Pain
Ova Bearing
Pink Mist
Shaggle Frock
The Domino Effect
The DutchAss

Black’n'Blue Belles

Cherry Axe Wound
Dee Nature
King Cam
Kitten Kaboodle
Melicious Damage
Posie La Threat
Short Stop
The Cleaver
Trixie Dynamite

Surly Griffins

Amykazee
Angry Panda
Annethrax
Aunty Aggro
Cassastrophic
Chitty Chitty Bam Slam
Dr Hell
Lethal Lashes
Rainbow Spite

CRDL is the one of the fastest growing roller derby league in Australia – and it’s not just attracting skaters and fantastic off-skates volunteers.  Roller derby is hugely popular with spectators in Canberra, with both CRDL’s first and second seasons quickly selling out more than 1200 tickets every bout.  Canberra expects this season to also draw huge crowds. Following an intensive training schedule, all teams are ready for another action-packed season, and we can’t wait to find out who’ll be crowned CRDL champions!

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This was the Vice City Rollers’ third interleague bout and a big undertaking! The VRDL All Stars just won the national tournament, The Great Southern Slam in Adelaide in June and are a powerhouse in the development of Australian roller derby. The Vice City Rollers are a far less experienced team and knew they would be up for a smashing. They were super keen to play VRDL however, as this would be a fantastic bouting experience. The Rollers fought VRDL to the end, displaying how fast they have taken to the challenges of interleague bouting. Ultimately the Rollers were outplayed by VRDL’s experience and game strategy.

The Rollers were supported by a dedicated group of CRDL skaters and fans who travelled down from Canberra to cheer at the sidelines.

It was a great experience for the rollers who were really pleased with their overall performance, and playing VRDL set a new benchmark for the Rollers’ training development. If you’re going to be smashed by someone it may as well be the national champions!

Scores:

CRDL: 57 vs VRDL Front Bench: 191

BRDL: 97 vs VRDL Back Bench: 113

Thanks to Viktor Farkas for his rad photos! Check out his website: http://www.cocoonjuice.com

CRDL is sad to announce our lovely Sue R Rat is leaving the league. Sue R is going out west to build a house, raise chickens and live the country life. We hope she will visit the big smoke often and we wish her well for new adventures!

Sue R came to the league with our very first intake of skaters and has been an integral part of the running of the league from the start. She was league secretary in our first year and has become a leading member of our training committee. Sue R has worked tirelessly for the league over the last eighteen months and has proven herself as an exceptional team player. We will miss her strategic blocking and solid jamming on the track for the Surly Griffins, her thoughtful training sessions and her excellent collection of socks.

Beck and Sue R Rat at The Great Southern Slam

Farewell Beck Wise!

CRDL wishes league skater Beck Wise well as she heads overseas to study and of course play derby, in the USA. Beck has skated with the league in 2010 on the Surly Griffins and has contributed substantially to the development of roller derby in Australia as one of the founding members of Sydney Roller Derby League. We’re looking forward to hearing about Beck’s exploits on the flat track in Texas.