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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Saturday Night Roller Derby

    Saturday Night Roller Derby

    A busy weekend was had. Roller Derby was on Saturday and there were plenty of thrills and spills. It was the Red-Bellied Black Hearts against the Surly Griffins and it was the girls in green that won in the end. The derby has greatly improved since the last year by doubling the teams. My best…

  • Night Photos

    Spent a night with Ve taking photos of a ferris wheel from a secret location because we were cheapskates and didn’t want to pay the entry fee to the nightshows of the local carnival. Night