canberra based women roller derby league created bouts occurring joined league fresh meat boot camp learn skating derby skills appearing bouts months later originally teams black blue league expanded teams addition addition star team called vice city competes interstate bouts teams sydney brisbane melbourne adelaide home bouts league high stable male league interstate bouts season won season season bouts scheduled league championship occur october league bouts aired media coverage history established volunteer organisation intended promote roller derby women health sport act league created hell early members include league intended resemble roller derby league act league practices took place parking lots territory hell helped screening july cafe gallery order generate membership new league start season league public bout took place sell crowd end season additional information nights held cafe gallery august august league held demonstration november held roller derby tickets sold tickets league events sold presence league canberra helped change perception sport capital entertaining mainstream women participation sport popularity roller derby canberra meant accommodate women canberra want participate address issue roller derby enthusiasts worked starting new league student organisation stepped help leagues country members competed screaming assault grand final member flu injured featured documentary film roller derby film organisation structure league president followed onwards league allows female participate members league drawn backgrounds include women medical doctors mothers finance works considered professional league country league structured protect safety new roller derby competitors advance tiers level learn perfect specific derby skills experience general fitness helps avoid injury improve quality competition time joining getting compete bout generally months practice roughly total hours week weekly practices hours april canberra accepted member squads vice city star squad composed members teams compete team interstate bouts vice city play fact canberra legal adult industry squad composed vice city competed interstate bout june great southern slam hosted lost adelaide pool stage beat record insufficient team advance quarter finals team played bouts sydney melbourne october match sydney assassins featured star wars theme december vice competed star team assassins bout billed lord towers home interstate bout previous meeting sydney teams canberra lost points squad members managed captain vice captain hell squad members included king pink mist vice city competed bouts including march bout july bout brawl stars brisbane august bout fancy pants competed eastern region roller derby tournament finals october new_south_wales came place vice city competed team canberra competing current national champions lost victorian squad crowd spectators august vice city lost half time fancy pants leading points queensland advantage player size going bout number ranked team nation time canberra leading scoring canberra points vice city scheduled november bout bloody blood major international roller derby event nations sending representative teams vice city short stop chosen black blue black blue created team play act floral emblem team known inside league fast skating hard hits season champions team new squad captained shortstop squad sponsors include tattoo artist formed start season team play located act team number new join competition squad season formed start season play local snake red squad known good looks willingness pick fights squad captained vice captain team number new join competition squad bout season lost opening bout season defeated season champions runners team play designed canberra seven new joined squad captained hell vice captains rainbow spite team sponsors include jake performance style won bout season defeated referee squad known season magic fair major involved interstate bouts magic squad assassins versus vice bout december fair major referee squad vice city bout august seasons teams league start season public bout league history spectators attendance sold hours tickets going sale including finale season featured bouts second sold days inaugural season champions season finale played tickets selling intake start season season saw creation new teams canberra second city league australia teams league teams added start season kicked september competing championship held november season champions runners bouts attendance high people bout league training venue tickets continued sell hours going sale season women signed fresh meat intake potential derby players wait listed season scheduled bouts held april competed black blue win second april competed win competed win fourth june competed black blue win fifth august competed black hearts win sixth september competed black blue derby cup dubbed held october double featuring teams ran contest prizes entrance bouts league related merchandise opening bout saw compete place winning grand final bout pitted tactics effective blocking eventually won close bout major sponsors season style print jake performance tattoo artist impact comics signs scope mount bouts included live music played half time musical acts performed season included medieval viking lyrical themed fusion 80s metal progressive parody band wears viking costumes performing canberra based indie rock band hosted official parties league interstate bout held round september won half time entertainment local rock group london circuit media bouts filmed aired television later date creates highlight films appear network sent journalists practice cover report league joined abc studio teach block pair discussed league australian based teams appear movie
Canberra Roller Derby League