Newcastle Roller Derby League

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Newcastle Roller Derby League
Newcastle Roller Derby League AU logo.webp
Metro area Newcastle, New South Wales
Country Australia
Founded2009
TeamsDockyard Dames (A),
Harbour Hellcats,
Fort Smashleys,
Bogey Rollers
Track type(s)Flat
VenueGateshead 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 Dockyard Dames, while their three home teams are the Harbour Hellcats, the Fort Smashleys and the Bogey Rollers. [2] [ irrelevant citation ]

Contents

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

DateLocationHome TeamAway TeamWinnerScore
6/3/2010WollongongSteel City Dolls (WIRD)Dockyard DamesSteel City Dolls (WIRD)175 v 127
24/4/2010NewcastleDockyard DamesSteel City Dolls (WIRD)Dockyard Dames131 v 117
15/5/2010WollongongSteel City Dolls (WIRD)Dockyard DamesDockyard Dames ? v ?
22/5/2010Dockyard DamesSteel City Dolls (WIRD)Dockyard Dames? v ?
21/7/2010NewcastleDockyard DamesSmackdown Sallies (SRDL)Dockyard Dames? v ?
18/9/2010Western Sydney (ERRD)Dockyard DamesSteel City Dolls (WIRD)Dockyard Dames? v ?
18/9/2010Western Sydney (ERRD)Dockyard DamesWSRDockyard Dames? v ?
18/9/2010Western Sydney (ERRD)Vice City Rollers (CRDL)Dockyard DamesVice City Rollers (CRDL)? v ?
18/9/2010Western Sydney (ERRD)The Assassins (SRDL)Dockyard DamesThe Assassins (SRDL)? v ?
21/11/2010SydneyPistola Chola's (SRDL)Dockyard DamesPistola Chola's (SRDL)? v ?

2011

DateLocationHome TeamAway TeamWinnerScore
30/4/2011NewcastleDockyard DamesBrawlstars (NBR)Dockyard Dames131 v 91
14/5/2011Western Sydney (ERRD)Dockyard DamesWSRDockyard Dames200 v 30
14/5/2011Western Sydney (ERRD)Vice City Rollers (CRDL)Dockyard DamesVice City Rollers (CRDL)155 v 68
16/7/2011Western Sydney (ERRD)The Assassins (SRDL)Dockyard DamesThe Assassins (SRDL)154 v 43
16/7/2011Western Sydney (ERRD)Dockyard DamesSteel City Dolls (WIRD)Dockyard Dames115 v 103
24/9/2011NewcastleDockyard DamesAdeladies (ADRD)Adeladies (ADRD)122 v 121
1/10/11Western Sydney (ERRD)Dockyard DamesSteel City Dolls (WIRD)Dockyard Dames117 v 87
12/11/11AucklandCannon Brawlers (PCR - NZ)Dockyard DamesCannon Brawlers (PCR - NZ)122 v 91
17/12/2011BrisbaneFuries (SSRG)Dockyard DamesFuries (SSRG)120 v 58

2012

DateLocationHome TeamAway TeamWinnerScore
5/5/2012CanberraVice City Rollers (CRDL)Dockyard DamesVice City Rollers (CRDL)N/A v N/A
9/6/2012Adelaide (TGSS)Dockyard DamesVRDL All StarsVRDL All StarsN/A v N/A
9/6/2012Adelaide (TGSS)Dockyard DamesARDL All starsARDL All StarsN/A v N/A

2013

DateLocationHome TeamAway TeamWinnerScore
22/6/2013NewcastleDockyard DamesNRRDDockyard DamesN/A v N/A
22/6/2013IpswitchBCRDockyard DamesDockyard DamesN/A v N/A
7/10/2013Central Coast (ERRD)Vice City Rollers (CRDL)Dockyard DamesVice City Rollers (CRDL)N/A v N/A
7/10/2013Central Coast (ERRD)Dockyard DamesThe Snipers (SRDL)Dockyard DamesN/A v N/A
8/10/2013Central Coast (ERRD)The Assassins (SRDL)Dockyard DamesThe Assassins (SRDL)N/A v N/A
8/10/2013Central Coast (ERRD)Dockyard DamesCRDL (B)Dockyard Dames239 v 67
12/10/2013NewcastleDockyard DamesWest Side EvilsDockyard Dames130 v 120

Intraleague competition

Season Overview

SeasonNo. Of GamesDate StartDate FinishHellcat WinsSmashley WinsBogey WinsWinner
1 312/3/20117/5/201121N/AHellcats
2 320/8/201129/10/201121N/AHellcats
3 317/3/201214/4/201230N/AHellcats
4 317/3/201222/3/201221N/AHellcats
5 1002/03/201307/09/2013073Fort Smashleys

Season 1 (2011)

SeasonGame No.DateTeamsWinnerScore [12]
1112/3/2011Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysHarbour Hellcats112 v 93
129/4/2011Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysHarbour Hellcats118 v 103
137/5/2011Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysFort Smashleys99 v 137

Season 2 (2011)

SeasonGame No.DateTeamsWinnerScore [13]
2120/8/2011Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysHarbour Hellcats101 v 86
2217/9/11Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysFort Smashleys81 v 100
2329/10/11Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysHarbour Hellcats111 v 108

Season 3 (2012)

SeasonGame No.DateTeamsWinnerScore [14]
3117/3/2012Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysHarbour Hellcats143 v 115
3219/5/2012Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysHarbour Hellcats127 v 98
3314/4/12Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysHarbour Hellcats207 v 108

Season 4 (2012)

SeasonGame No.DateTeamsWinnerScore [15]
4128/7/2012Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysHarbour Hellcats89 v 80
4225/8/2012Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysHarbour Hellcats88 v 85
4322/9/12Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysFort Smashleys120 v 68

Season 5 (2013)

SeasonGame No.DateTeamsWinnerScore [16]
5102/03/2013Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysFort Smashleys153 v 93
5223/03/2013Harbour Hellcats V Bogey RollersBogey Rollers164 v 90
5313/04/2013Bogey Rollers V Fort SmashleysFort Smashleys94 v 114
5404/05/2013Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysFort Smashleys207 v 64
5525/05/2013Harbour Hellcats V Bogey RollersBogey Rollers136 v 114
5615/06/2013Bogey Rollers V Fort SmashleysFort SmashleysN/A
5706/07/2013Harbour Hellcats V Fort SmashleysFort SmashleysN/A
5827/07/2013Bogey Rollers V Harbour HellcatsBogey RollersN/A
5977/08/2013Bogey Rollers V Fort SmashleysFort SmashleysN/A
51007/09/2013Grand Final Bogeys V ShamsleysFort SmashleysN/A

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