Radelaide

So, yesterday I returned from the Great Southern Slam: the first ever national roller derby tournament held in Australia! There were 15 competing teams from around Australia and New Zealand, and I went to represent Perth.


It was heaps of fun, although a bit painful (I came out with a pinched nerve, some nasty bruises and a whole lot of sore muscles!) I enjoyed every second of it. I learnt so much from playing other leagues, as well as watching the better teams play. Overall, out of the 15 teams, Perth ranked 6th, behinds Victoria, Sun State, Adelaide, Pirate City and Geelong/Ballerat, all of whom have buckets more experience than us. So, we feel very proud of ourselves.



In our pool was Geelong/Ballerat and Potluck (a team made from WFTDA accredited skaters from various leagues who did not make it into their main team.) We lost to Geelong/Ballerat, then beat Potluck, and got through to the quarter finals on point differencial, where we were defeated by Pirate City.


I got heaps of video and some pictures (but I lost my photo-camera O.o) so soon I will have edited the footage together into some sort of highlights clip, which I will share with you. For now, here's some pictures of my team that I've gathered from Facebook and Flickr. All rights to the owners.

Our Bench

Hot Wheels braving the Pirate City blockers

Vs. the Mulrats (Thats me on the left in the blue dress!)

Hot Wheels taking on a Geelong/Ballerat blocker

Miss Erotica Deville taking her position in the pack

Such a long time!

It's been so long since I've blogged! Naughty me! And I promised you pictures and everything.

In 4 weeks I'll be off to Adelaide to compete in the Great Southern Slam - the first ever national Australian Roller Derby tournament, including 14 teams from all over Australia and New Zealand. It's a knockout tournament, so maybe my team won't get past the first day, but it's very exciting none the less! I'll get to see some really great teams compete! :D If you're in Adelaide on the weekend of the 12th of June, check it out! http://greatsouthernslam.com.au/

I'm going to be super busy in the coming weeks. I have an assignment to do for Friday and one for Monday, and then an essasy in two weeks. I've got my helmet to finish for two weeks, and my fashion awards to get to an acceptable stage to photograph for my folio. I promise, when my helmet is finished, I'll tell you how I did it!

So here's some pictures that I promised you: My steampunk outfit, my hairstyle from my 21st Birthday lunch, and then some of the Rockabilly night last saturday at the roller rink. I hope I get a chance to blog again soon!