Newcastle Roller Derby League

For the British roller derby league, see Newcastle Roller Derby.

Newcastle Roller Derby League

Metro area	Newcastle, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Founded	2009
Teams	SuperNovas (A team) Harbour Hellcats Fort Smashleys Bogey Rollers
Track type	Flat
Venue	Gateshead Sportsworld
Affiliations	WFTDA
Website	newcastlerollerderby.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 SuperNovas, while their three home teams are the Harbour Hellcats, the Fort Smashleys and the Bogey Rollers.

League History

From its inception in early 2009, by mid-2010 the league had more than 100 skaters. ^[2]

Susy Pow, a skater from the league, was selected to skate for Team Australia at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup. ^[3]

In February 2018, Newcastle became a member league of the WFTDA Apprentice Program, and graduated to full membership early in 2019. ^{[4] [5]}

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. ^[6]

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. ^[7] Harbour Hellcats won the first four seasons of the NRDL in-house competition, ^[8] while the Fort Smashleys won their first season competition in 2013 against newcomers the Bogey Rollers. ^[9] The name "Fort Smashleys" is a play on Fort Scratchley, a museum and former coastal defence site on the local harbour.

Travel Team

Formerly known as the Dockyard Dames, the SuperNovas are the representative team for NRDL, and consists of the top NRDL players.

The SuperNovas 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. ^[10]

The SuperNovas have finished third in the Eastern Region Roller Derby competition for four years in a row.^{[ citation needed ]} Starting in 2010, the league has 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.

WFTDA competition

Season	Final ranking [11]	Playoffs	Championship
2024	15 Oceania [12]	DNQ	DNQ

See also

• Sports portal
• Australia portal

• List of roller derby leagues

References

1. "About Us at Roller Derby Heaven". RollerDerbyHeaven. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. "WFTDA Accepts 12 Apprentice Leagues – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
5. "Newcastle Roller Derby League (Aus) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
6. "Teams". NRDL. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
7. "Bogey Rollers | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". www.flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
8. "Harbour Hellcats | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". www.flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
9. "Fort Smashleys | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". www.flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
10. "Newcastle Roller Derby League (Aus) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". www.flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
11. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
12. https://stats.wftda.com/rankings/oceania?r=7199

External links

• Newcastle Roller Derby League website