Tag: roller derby

  • CRDL Doubleheader Bout

    CRDL Doubleheader Bout

    A new year means a new season of roller derby. And a new format and some rules. The entire season will be played out with three doubleheader matches, the first of which being the Surly Griffins against the Brindabelters, followed by the Black and Blue Belles against the Red Belly Blackhearts. The rule change was…

  • Moulin Bruise Derby Grand Final

    I went and saw the Derby Grand Final on the weekend. I meant to write a more meaningful article than this, but I guess the days got away from me. So here’s some notes: It feels rare to see a ‘derby match at the AIS. There was a year which you could not keep the…

  • CRDL 2013 Bout 1

    So the 2013 season of the Canberra Roller Derby League ran tonight, with new rules and new line up in the first two teams, the Brindabelters and the Red Belly Black Hearts. The new rules are a vast improvement to make the game faster. They also eliminate certain tactics that made the game grind to…

  • Weekend Derby

    Weekend Derby

    I went to the Derby on the weekend, with the Black ‘n’ Blue Belles against the Brindabelters. It was a interesting match of fast and slow tactics. Shortstop duck and weaved (and occasionally apex-jumped) through the pack. There’s no wonder that she’s on her way to the world tournament. The BnBBs came out waaaay in…

  • This Weekend’s Derby

    This Weekend’s Derby

    Now onto something more recent: More Roller Derby! This weekend was my first time back in Tuggeranong, to see the Roller Derby Season, I’ve been missing out on. I think I was in Melbourne for one of them. Anyway, I really enjoyed this match, between the Surly Griffins and the Red-Bellied Black Hearts, for one…

  • CRDL VCRs vs SSRG

    CRDL VCRs vs SSRG

    Okay. So I neglected to post about this earlier. Breaking a cardinal rule of blogging: timeliness. Anyway, this happened a couple of weeks ago. At the AIS, the Canberra Vice City Rollers got trounced by the SunState RollerGirls. The introductions for the VCRs was good, but unfortunately its the final score on the board that…

  • More Newly Arrived

    The other day I received this from Elouise of Smells Like Zines: Pretty cool, art is by the awesomeSam McKenzie. Thanks heaps to Elouise!

  • Skate Fatale

    Skate Fatale

    The grinding of ball bearings and the dud-dud-dud sound of rubber against a polished wooden floor means one thing: roller derby. Tonight was Skate Fatale, with the CRDL Vice City Rollers against VRDL All Stars. As people were filtering through the gates, a band, Annie and the Armadillos plays out classic and easy-listening tunes. They…

  • Roller Derby Saturday

    Roller Derby Saturday

    The roller derby bout between the Sydney Assassins and Canberra’s Vice City Rollers was something I was looking forward to for about a month. It was Lord of the Rink, Battle of the Two Towers and was held at the AIS in an actual arena, being a massive crowd and match to boot. Sadly, I…