Varsity Derby League

Varsity Derby League
League logo
Metro area Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Country Australia
Founded 2011
Teams DisHonour Rollers (Women) Rogue Scholars (Women) Capital Carnage (Men) Smackademics (Co-ed)
Track type(s) Flat
Venue Southern Cross Stadium, Tuggeranong
Website varsityderbyleague.com

Varsity Derby League (formerly known as ANU Roller Derby) is a roller derby league based in the Australian Capital Territory. VDL is Canberra's only gender inclusive league, allowing both men and women to participate in the sport of roller derby.

History

In 2011, Canberran student roller derby enthusiasts worked on starting a new league, ANU Roller Derby League, as a student organisation at Australian National University.[1] In mid-2011 the league officially changed its name to 'Varsity Derby League' (VDL). In August 2011, VDL incorporated as an independent Association.[2]

VDL currently has two representative women's teams, the DisHonour Rollers (DHRs) and the Rogue Scholars.

In May 2013, VDL became the first Canberran roller derby league to train men, as well as women, as players.[3] In 2014, VDL established Canberra's first (and currently only) men's team, Capital Carnage. With the inclusion of men in the league, VDL has also formed a co-ed team, The Smackademics, to compete against other co-ed leagues and in pot luck games.

In 2014 Varsity Derby League's Dishonour Rollers were invited to participate in the 5x5 roller derby championship in the A division. At the end of the regular season VDL finished in first place but were defeated in the grand final by Sydney's South Side Derby Dolls (S2D2).

Teams

Varsity Derby League currently fields a total of 4 teams.

VDL's women's A representative team is the DisHonour Rollers and were the league's first representative team forming in 2011.[4]

VDL now has a second women's B team, The Rogue Scholars, who formed in 2015

The men's team, Capital Carnage, formed in 2014.

Varsity also has a co-ed team, featuring players from both Women's teams and the Men's team, called the Smackademics who started in 2015.

VDL previously had two (women's) home teams, The PhDemons, whose colours were purple and black, and the Cheerbleeders, who skated in red and gold. In 2013 the decision was made by the league to focus on the representative team and playing inter-league bouts.

Logos and Uniforms

The Dishonour Rollers have had their logo since the team was formed while the remaining teams have all had their logos designed in 2014 and 2015.

All four Varsity Derby League teams have their own coloured uniform with the Dishonour Rollers using grey, The Rogue Scholars in Green, Capital Carnage in pink and The Smackademics in purple. All four team have a red uniform as their alternate strip.

Skaters

Name Number Team gender
Laser Station 0 Women
Blocktopussy 007 Women
Jo Dirt 08 Women
Diazeslam 10 Women
Skateslinger 1261 Men
MoJo 13 Women
Kink Panther 130 Women
Jamme Slamister 15 Men
Cherrybomb 1956 Women
The Skaterminator (Vice Cap) 1997 Men
Red Hot Jillie Pepper 23 Women
Poon Typhoon 3 Women
K-Tality (Rogue Scholars Captain) 310 Women
Lady Painicorn 3108 Women
Darth E Vader 333 Men
Ginja Ail 375 Women
Sylvia Psychoplath 393 Women
The Cleaver 3XL Women
Wyckedly Wyld 43 Women
Jessica Rabid 551 Women
Cheapshot 619 Men
TerrorSmackdal 666 Women
Miss MeOww 73 Women
Reaper Cussions (DisHonour Rollers Captain) 76 Women
Tomahawk 8 Men
Bobby Smack 8088 Men
Raging Bull 92 Men
Maleficent Mara 928 Women
Thuggernaut (Capital Carnage Captain) K0 Men
Belle the Beast 7 Women
Astroboyd S0NS Men

Referees

The league's referees, also known as "team zebra", is made up of a mixture of full-time referees and bouting skaters who also referee.

The league's head referee is Sleaze Irwin and the other referees are Tyrannosaurus Ref, Cin Switch, Violence Inherent in the System and Mother Superior. Jamme Slamister and Tom N 8 Tracks frequently referees women's bouts but are also members of the Capital Carnage men's team.

See also

References

  1. Harris, Eleri (2 June 2011). "In a league of their own". Canberra, Australia: CityNews. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ACT Office of Regulatory Services, Register of Associations, Retrieved 2013-07-18
  3. Varsity Derby League, "Want to Play Roller Derby", Retrieved 2013-07-18
  4. "Getting girls on wheels since 2011". Varsity Derby League. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
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