| Northern Brisbane Rollers (NBR) | |
| Founded: | 2008 |
| Metro Area: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Country: | Australia |
| Teams: | Brawl Stars (travel team) Diner Might Dolls Love Rockettes The Untouchabelles |
| Tracks: | Flat |
| Venue: | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre South Pine Sports Complex |
| Affiliations: | WFTDA |
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]
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]