Northern Brisbane Rollers

Northern Brisbane Rollers (NBR)
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Metro areaBrisbane, Queensland
CountryAustralia
Founded2008
TeamsBrawl Stars (travel team)
Diner Might Dolls
Love Rockettes
The Untouchabelles
Track type(s)Flat
VenueBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
South Pine Sports Complex
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.northernbrisbanerollers.com.au

The Northern Brisbane Rollers is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Queensland, Australia. Founded in 2008, the league is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

The league was founded in 2008,[2] and initially represented the Albany Creek area. Its first bout was held in April 2009,[3] with early games attracting crowds of 500 to 600 people.[4] By early 2010, the league moved many bouts to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, in order to accommodate its growing number of supporters.[5] This move proved successful and, by August, its bout against Gold Coast was expected to attract 5,000 fans.[6]

Northern Brisbane has a longstanding rivalry with local opponents the Sun State Roller Girls, although Sun State have had the upper hand in contests.[7] Among their meetings was the quarter-final of the 2010 Great Southern Slam tournament, which Northern Brisbane lost by 184 to 28.[8] The league again reached the quarter-final of the 2012 Great Southern Slam, at which they beat Auckland's Pirate City Rollers 180 to 103, but it then lost in the semi-finals, again to Sun State, by 159 to 110.[9]

In October 2013, Northern Brisbane was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.[10] Northern Brisbane became a full member of the WFTDA in January 2016.[11]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking[12] Playoffs Championship
2016 275 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ

References

  1. ^ "Northern Brisbane Rollers – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ Lee Oliver, "Rivals ready to roll in local derby", The Westerner, 25 August 2011
  3. ^ "Roller derby hits town", North-West News, 31 March 2009
  4. ^ Glenn Roberts, "Let's get down and derby", Pine Rivers Press, 12 June 2009
  5. ^ Marnie Ludgate, "Roller Derby hits Brisbane", North-West News, 26 March 2010
  6. ^ Milena Stojceska, "Girls ready to rumble at roller derby", Gold Coast Bulletin News, 14 August 2010
  7. ^ Beck Wise, "Feature Preview: The Great Southern Slam Archived 23 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine", Derby News Network, 8 June 2012
  8. ^ Beck Wise, "Tournament Recap: The Great Southern Slam Archived 12 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Derby News Network, 23 June 2010
  9. ^ Beck Wise, "TGSS Day Two Recaps Archived 17 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Derby News Network, 10 June 2012
  10. ^ "WFTDA Accepts 28 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 29 October 2013
  11. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes26 New Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  13. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.