Perth Roller Derby Explained

Perth Roller Derby
Founded:2008
Metro Area:Perth, Western Australia
Country:Australia
Teams:West Coast Evils (A team)
Rumble Bees (B team)
The Galactic Storms
The Solar Flares
The Super Novas
Tracks:Flat
Venue:Morley Rollerdrome
Affiliations:WFTDA

Perth Roller Derby (PRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 2008, the league is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

The league was formed in June 2008, and began bouting in mid-2009.[2] By the end of 2010, it was selling out its 700-seat venue.[3] Perth Roller Derby competed in the 2010 Great Southern Slam, where they reached the quarter-final before losing 207 - 51 to the Pirate City Rollers from Auckland.[4] The league again entered the 2012 tournament, but narrowly lost both opening round bouts, to Gold Coast and the Canberra Roller Derby League.[5]

In September 2013, Perth Roller Derby's representative teams both competed in the first statewide roller derby tournament, the Boom State Clash. The West Coast Evils played through the tournament undefeated, making it through to the grand final where they played fellow Perth league, WA Roller Derby. The West Coast Evils took out the win 305 - 98. The Rumble Bees fought hard and won one of their three games, taking out fifth place.In October 2013, Perth Roller Derby was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.[6] In December 2014, Perth became a full member in the WFTDA.[7]

, Perth includes three home teams, The Galactic Storms (who wear green and black), The Solar Flares (red and white) and The Super Novas (purple and yellow) and two travel teams, the West Coast Evils and Rumble Bees (who both wear black or white with blue accents).

WFTDA competition

Perth's travel team the West Coast Evils represents the league in WFDTA-sanctioned play. In 2018, the West Coast Evils participated at their first international tournament, taking first place at the 2018 Mayday Mayhem tournament in Loveland, Colorado.[8]

In 2019 the league travelled to the WFTDA European Continental Cup in Helsinki, Finland. They finished the tournament in fourth place.

Rankings

SeasonFinal ranking[9] PlayoffsChampionship
2015149 WFTDA[10] DNQDNQ
2016114 WFTDA[11] DNQDNQ
2017106 WFTDA[12] DNQDNQ
201848 WFTDA[13] DNP[14] DNQ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perth Roller Derby – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 16 April 2017.
  2. "All glammed up and ready to roll", The West Australian, 23 May 2009
  3. Louise Burke, "Showtime on wheels as skaters do battle", The West Australian, 29 November 2010
  4. Beck Wise, "Tournament Recap: The Great Southern Slam ", Derby News Network, 23 June 2010
  5. Beck Wise, "TGSS Day One Recaps/tgss_day_one_recaps", Derby News Network, 9 June 2012
  6. "WFTDA Accepts 28 Apprentice Leagues ", WFTDA, 29 October 2013
  7. Web site: WFTDA Welcomes 29 New Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association. wftda.org. WFTDA. 16 April 2017. 22 December 2014.
  8. Web site: 10 Things That Made Us Go During the 2018 WFTDA Regular Season. 3 July 2018.
  9. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  10. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2016. WFTDA. 16 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 6 January 2017. WFTDA. 16 April 2017.
  12. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2017 - WFTDA. wftda.com. 5 January 2018. WFTDA. 25 March 2018.
  13. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2018 - WFTDA. wftda.com. 7 January 2019. WFTDA. 17 January 2019.
  14. Web site: 16 July 2018 . 2018 WFTDA Playoff Bracket Releases to a Record Number of Declines . 17 January 2019 . The Apex.

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