Northern Brisbane Rollers

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]

Northern Brisbane Rollers (NBR)
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

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. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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