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Newcastle Roller Derby League
League logo
Metro areaNewcastle, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Founded2009
TeamsDockyard Dames (A),
Harbour Hellcats,
Fort Smashleys,
Bogey Rollers
Track type(s)Flat
VenueGateshead Sportsworld
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitenewcastlerollerderby.org.au

Newcastle Roller Derby League (NRDL) is a flat track roller derby league founded in 2009,[1] based in Newcastle, New South Wales. Their representative team is the Dockyard Dames, while their three home teams are the Harbour Hellcats, the Fort Smashleys and the Bogey Rollers.[2][irrelevant citation]

League History

From its inception in early 2009, by mid-2010 the league had more than 100 skaters.[3]

Susy Pow, a skater from the league, was selected to skate for Team Australia at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[4]

In February 2018, Newcastle became a member league of the WFTDA Apprentice Program, and graduated to full membership early in 2019.[5][6]

Teams

Home Teams

The league has three in-house teams (home teams) who participate in intraleague competitions: the Fort Smashleys, Harbour Hellcats and the Bogey Rollers.[7]

Created in 2011, the Fort Smashleys and Harbour Hellcats are the league's original in-house teams, with the Bogey Rollers being added in 2013.[8] Harbour Hellcats won the first four seasons of the NRDL in-house competition,[9] while the Fort Smashleys won their first season competition in 2013 against newcomers the Bogey Rollers.[10] The name "Fort Smashleys" is a play on Fort Scratchley, a museum and former coastal defence site on the local harbour.

Travel Team

The Dockyard Dames are the Representative team for NRDL, and consists of the best of the best of NRDL players.

The Dockyard Dames have played teams from all around Australia and New Zealand, including Victorian Roller Derby League, Sydney Roller Derby League, Pirate City Rollers, Northern Brisbane Rollers and many more along the way.[11]

The Dockyard Dames have finished third in the Eastern Region Roller Derby competition for four years in a row.[citation needed] Starting in 2010, the league have regularly participated in the Great Southern Slam, a tournament developed and run by Adelaide Roller Derby, which brings together leagues from Australia and New Zealand in competition.

Interleague competition

2010

Date Location Home Team Away Team Winner Score
6/3/2010 Wollongong Steel City Dolls (WIRD) Dockyard Dames Steel City Dolls (WIRD) 175 v 127
24/4/2010 Newcastle Dockyard Dames Steel City Dolls (WIRD) Dockyard Dames 131 v 117
15/5/2010 Wollongong Steel City Dolls (WIRD) Dockyard Dames Dockyard Dames ? v ?
22/5/2010 Dockyard Dames Steel City Dolls (WIRD) Dockyard Dames ? v ?
21/7/2010 Newcastle Dockyard Dames Smackdown Sallies (SRDL) Dockyard Dames ? v ?
18/9/2010 Western Sydney (ERRD) Dockyard Dames Steel City Dolls (WIRD) Dockyard Dames ? v ?
18/9/2010 Western Sydney (ERRD) Dockyard Dames WSR Dockyard Dames ? v ?
18/9/2010 Western Sydney (ERRD) Vice City Rollers (CRDL) Dockyard Dames Vice City Rollers (CRDL) ? v ?
18/9/2010 Western Sydney (ERRD) The Assassins (SRDL) Dockyard Dames The Assassins (SRDL) ? v ?
21/11/2010 Sydney Pistola Chola's (SRDL) Dockyard Dames Pistola Chola's (SRDL) ? v ?

2011

Date Location Home Team Away Team Winner Score
30/4/2011 Newcastle Dockyard Dames Brawlstars (NBR) Dockyard Dames 131 v 91
14/5/2011 Western Sydney (ERRD) Dockyard Dames WSR Dockyard Dames 200 v 30
14/5/2011 Western Sydney (ERRD) Vice City Rollers (CRDL) Dockyard Dames Vice City Rollers (CRDL) 155 v 68
16/7/2011 Western Sydney (ERRD) The Assassins (SRDL) Dockyard Dames The Assassins (SRDL) 154 v 43
16/7/2011 Western Sydney (ERRD) Dockyard Dames Steel City Dolls (WIRD) Dockyard Dames 115 v 103
24/9/2011 Newcastle Dockyard Dames Adeladies (ADRD) Adeladies (ADRD) 122 v 121
1/10/11 Western Sydney (ERRD) Dockyard Dames Steel City Dolls (WIRD) Dockyard Dames 117 v 87
12/11/11 Auckland Cannon Brawlers (PCR - NZ) Dockyard Dames Cannon Brawlers (PCR - NZ) 122 v 91
17/12/2011 Brisbane Furies (SSRG) Dockyard Dames Furies (SSRG) 120 v 58

2012

Date Location Home Team Away Team Winner Score
5/5/2012 Canberra Vice City Rollers (CRDL) Dockyard Dames Vice City Rollers (CRDL) N/A v N/A
9/6/2012 Adelaide (TGSS) Dockyard Dames VRDL All Stars VRDL All Stars N/A v N/A
9/6/2012 Adelaide (TGSS) Dockyard Dames ARDL All stars ARDL All Stars N/A v N/A

2013

Date Location Home Team Away Team Winner Score
22/6/2013 Newcastle Dockyard Dames NRRD Dockyard Dames N/A v N/A
22/6/2013 Ipswitch BCR Dockyard Dames Dockyard Dames N/A v N/A
7/10/2013 Central Coast (ERRD) Vice City Rollers (CRDL) Dockyard Dames Vice City Rollers (CRDL) N/A v N/A
7/10/2013 Central Coast (ERRD) Dockyard Dames The Snipers (SRDL) Dockyard Dames N/A v N/A
8/10/2013 Central Coast (ERRD) The Assassins (SRDL) Dockyard Dames The Assassins (SRDL) N/A v N/A
8/10/2013 Central Coast (ERRD) Dockyard Dames CRDL (B) Dockyard Dames 239 v 67
12/10/2013 Newcastle Dockyard Dames West Side Evils Dockyard Dames 130 v 120

Intraleague competition

Season Overview

Season No. Of Games Date Start Date Finish Hellcat Wins Smashley Wins Bogey Wins Winner
1 3 12/3/2011 7/5/2011 2 1 N/A Hellcats
2 3 20/8/2011 29/10/2011 2 1 N/A Hellcats
3 3 17/3/2012 14/4/2012 3 0 N/A Hellcats
4 3 17/3/2012 22/3/2012 2 1 N/A Hellcats
5 10 02/03/2013 07/09/2013 0 7 3 Fort Smashleys

Season 1 (2011)

Season Game No. Date Teams Winner Score[12]
1 1 12/3/2011 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Harbour Hellcats 112 v 93
1 2 9/4/2011 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Harbour Hellcats 118 v 103
1 3 7/5/2011 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Fort Smashleys 99 v 137

Season 2 (2011)

Season Game No. Date Teams Winner Score[13]
2 1 20/8/2011 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Harbour Hellcats 101 v 86
2 2 17/9/11 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Fort Smashleys 81 v 100
2 3 29/10/11 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Harbour Hellcats 111 v 108

Season 3 (2012)

Season Game No. Date Teams Winner Score[14]
3 1 17/3/2012 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Harbour Hellcats 143 v 115
3 2 19/5/2012 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Harbour Hellcats 127 v 98
3 3 14/4/12 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Harbour Hellcats 207 v 108

Season 4 (2012)

Season Game No. Date Teams Winner Score[15]
4 1 28/7/2012 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Harbour Hellcats 89 v 80
4 2 25/8/2012 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Harbour Hellcats 88 v 85
4 3 22/9/12 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Fort Smashleys 120 v 68

Season 5 (2013)

Season Game No. Date Teams Winner Score[16]
5 1 02/03/2013 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Fort Smashleys 153 v 93
5 2 23/03/2013 Harbour Hellcats V Bogey Rollers Bogey Rollers 164 v 90
5 3 13/04/2013 Bogey Rollers V Fort Smashleys Fort Smashleys 94 v 114
5 4 04/05/2013 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Fort Smashleys 207 v 64
5 5 25/05/2013 Harbour Hellcats V Bogey Rollers Bogey Rollers 136 v 114
5 6 15/06/2013 Bogey Rollers V Fort Smashleys Fort Smashleys N/A
5 7 06/07/2013 Harbour Hellcats V Fort Smashleys Fort Smashleys N/A
5 8 27/07/2013 Bogey Rollers V Harbour Hellcats Bogey Rollers N/A
5 9 77/08/2013 Bogey Rollers V Fort Smashleys Fort Smashleys N/A
5 10 07/09/2013 Grand Final Bogeys V Shamsleys Fort Smashleys N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Us at Roller Derby Heaven". RollerDerbyHeaven. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ Rockley-Hogan, Theresa (16 February 2010). "Fresh meat for roller girls". ABC Newcastle.
  3. ^ "Derby girls on a roll - Local News - News - General - The Herald". 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ Hurt Reynolds (14 September 2011). "Team Australia Announces World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  5. ^ "WFTDA Accepts 12 Apprentice Leagues – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Newcastle Roller Derby League (Aus) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Teams". NRDL. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Bogey Rollers | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". www.flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Harbour Hellcats | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". www.flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Fort Smashleys | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". www.flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Newcastle Roller Derby League (Aus) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". www.flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. ^ Newcastle Roller Derby League Official "Website"
  13. ^ Newcastle Roller Derby League Official "Website"
  14. ^ Newcastle Roller Derby League Official "Website"
  15. ^ Newcastle Roller Derby League Official "Website"
  16. ^ Newcastle Roller Derby League Official "Website"

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Roller derby leagues in Australia
Sports teams based in Newcastle, New South Wales
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