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Team Australia represents
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
in women's international
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, under the
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rule set, in play such as at the
Roller Derby World Cup The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament formerly organized by ''Blood & Thunder magazine'', and currently organized by the Roller Derby World Cup Committee. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world ...
. The team was first formed to compete at the 2011 World Cup in
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, and finished the tournament in fourth place, beating Team Sweden by 126 points 80 in their quarterfinal, but losing to
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532 to 4 in the semifinal, and to Team England 203 to 85 in the third-place playoff. Before the event, coach Thigh-dal Wave stated that the team aimed to play against the United States and to beat
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. Team Australia finished in third place at the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup in
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, and competed in the 2018 World Cup in
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, where they were defeated in the finals by
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.


Team roster


2017-18 team roster

Current team roster - formed in 2017 for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup.


2014 team roster

In December 2013, Team Australia announced their 2014 roster. (''skaters' league affiliations as of the time of the announcement'')


2011 team roster

Team Australia announced their first roster of twenty skaters in September 2011, which played at the
2011 Roller Derby World Cup The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was an international women's roller derby tournament organized by ''Blood & Thunder'' magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world were fielded to compete for their respective nations. The inaugural 20 ...
. (''skaters' league affiliations as of the time of the announcement'')


Junior Team Australia


2015 Junior World Cup

In April 2015 the Inaugural Junior Team Australia squad was announced to represent Australia at the first ever Junior Roller Derby World Cup in
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during July 2015. The junior squad is open to females and males. Details were correct at time of tournament.


2018 Junior World Cup

The following squad represented Australia at the second Junior Roller Derby World Cup in
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during July 2018. Details were correct at time of tournament.


References

{{National sports teams of Australia
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
Roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played by two teams of fifteen members. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States. Game play consists of a series of short scrimmages (jam ...
Roller derby in Australia 2011 establishments in Australia Sports clubs and teams established in 2011