Perth Roller Derby (PRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 2008, the league is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
| Metro area | Perth, Western Australia |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Teams | West Coast Evils (A team) Rumble Bees (B team) The Galactic Storms The Solar Flares The Super Novas |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Morley Rollerdrome |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | www |
History
editThe league was formed in June 2008, and began bouting in mid-2009.[2] By the end of 2010, it was selling out its 700-seat venue.[3] Perth Roller Derby competed in the 2010 Great Southern Slam, where they reached the quarter-final before losing 207–51 to the Pirate City Rollers from Auckland.[4] The league again entered the 2012 tournament, but narrowly lost both opening round bouts, to Gold Coast and the Canberra Roller Derby League.[5]
In September 2013, Perth Roller Derby's representative teams both competed in the first statewide roller derby tournament, the Boom State Clash. The West Coast Evils played through the tournament undefeated, making it through to the grand final where they played fellow Perth league, WA Roller Derby. The West Coast Evils took out the win 305 - 98. The Rumble Bees fought hard and won one of their three games, taking out fifth place. In October 2013, Perth Roller Derby was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.[6] In December 2014, Perth became a full member in the WFTDA.[7]
As of 2016[update], Perth includes three home teams, The Galactic Storms (who wear green and black), The Solar Flares (red and white) and The Super Novas (purple and yellow) and two travel teams, the West Coast Evils and Rumble Bees (who both wear black or white with blue accents).
WFTDA competition
editThis section needs to be updated. (October 2023) |
Perth's travel team the West Coast Evils represents the league in WFDTA-sanctioned play. In 2018, the West Coast Evils participated at their first international tournament, taking first place at the 2018 Mayday Mayhem tournament in Loveland, Colorado.[8]
In 2019 the league travelled to the WFTDA European Continental Cup in Helsinki, Finland. They finished the tournament in fourth place.
Rankings
edit| Season | Final ranking[9] | Playoffs | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 149 WFTDA[10] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | 114 WFTDA[11] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | 106 WFTDA[12] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | 48 WFTDA[13] | DNP[14] | DNQ |
- DNP = qualified but did not play
References
edit- ^ "Perth Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "All glammed up and ready to roll", The West Australian, 23 May 2009
- ^ Louise Burke, "Showtime on wheels as skaters do battle", The West Australian, 29 November 2010
- ^ Beck Wise, "Tournament Recap: The Great Southern Slam Archived 12 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Derby News Network, 23 June 2010
- ^ Beck Wise, "TGSS Day One Recaps/tgss_day_one_recaps", Derby News Network, 9 June 2012
- ^ "WFTDA Accepts 28 Apprentice Leagues Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 29 October 2013
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 29 New Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "10 Things That Made Us Go 😱 During the 2018 WFTDA Regular Season". 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 - WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2018 - WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "2018 WFTDA Playoff Bracket Releases to a Record Number of Declines". The Apex. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.