Newcastle Roller Derby League (NRDL) is a flat track roller derby league founded in 2009, based in

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. Their representative team is the Dockyard Dames, while their three home teams are the Harbour Hellcats, the Fort Smashleys and the Bogey Rollers.

League History

From its inception in early 2009, by mid-2010 the league had more than 100 skaters. Susy Pow, a skater from the league, was selected to skate for

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at the

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. In February 2018, Newcastle became a member league of the

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, and graduated to full membership early in 2019.

Teams

Home Teams

The league has three in-house teams (home teams) who participate in intraleague competitions: the Fort Smashleys, Harbour Hellcats and the Bogey Rollers. Created in 2011, the Fort Smashleys and Harbour Hellcats are the league's original in-house teams, with the Bogey Rollers being added in 2013. Harbour Hellcats won the first four seasons of the NRDL in-house competition, while the Fort Smashleys won their first season competition in 2013 against newcomers the Bogey Rollers. The name "Fort Smashleys" is a play on

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, a museum and former coastal defence site on the local harbour.

Travel Team

The Dockyard Dames are the Representative team for NRDL, and consists of the best of the best of NRDL players. The Dockyard Dames have played teams from all around Australia and

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, including

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and many more along the way. The Dockyard Dames have finished third in the Eastern Region Roller Derby competition for four years in a row. Starting in 2010, the league have regularly participated in the

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, a tournament developed and run by

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, which brings together leagues from Australia and New Zealand in competition.

Interleague competition

2010

2011

2012

2013

Intraleague competition

Season Overview

Season 1 (2011)

Season 2 (2011)

Season 3 (2012)

Season 4 (2012)

Season 5 (2013)

References

External links

Newcastle Roller Derby League website
{{WFTDA Apprentice leagues Roller derby leagues in Australia Roller derby leagues established in 2009 Sport in Newcastle, New South Wales Sports clubs and teams in New South Wales Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice 2009 establishments in Australia