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Geoff Lealand

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:20:03 +1200

Time for a rugby-themed discussion? The Blues almost redeemed themselves against the Chiefs last night but we are revelling down in the Waikato in the 58 top-of-the-table position,

blanco07

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:25:36 +1200

i'd love me a rollerblading girlfriend. send free text messages at textme4free.com

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:50:00 +1200

and when all else fails, there is the third league....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBNss2PMj60&feature=player_embedded
;- )

*thanks to boingboing

Max Call

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:33:03 +1200

http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/news/bay-city-rollers-saturday-night-hit/1348606 /
The above story also has about a dozen photos of the action on the night. They reckon around 900 people turned up to watch at the PG which is a pretty good turnout for something that is relatively new to the Bay.

Greg Bodnar

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:05:15 +1200

Hey Simon. It's gotten a lot easier to manage recently. We went to the WFTDA reffing clinic that PCR hosted and were taught better divisions of labour. Hopefully, calls won't be frantic and the pack work will be a lot easier than last season.

I guess the answer to your…

Simon Poole

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:25:15 +1200

/waves

Hi Greg! Hope to make it to some actual derby later in the year when life is a bit quieter.

I'd make the point that talent and showmanship aren't mutually exclusive for either style of league. I'm sure ARDL will have plenty of showmanship, and everyone knows how talented…

Greg Bodnar

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:01:37 +1200

I've been hanging around roller derby since a while back and I've kinda watched it change each season. I've watched the posters change, the costumes change and the style of play change. I distinctly recall our panic at the introduction of Slow/Tactical Derby (see Derby Nerd's "Great Leap Forward") Everyone…

Simon Poole

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:36:31 +1200

I'm torn, to be honest. I was there at the beginning, and my feelings are very much like Michael Fosters, as above.

However, derby doesn't belong to the fans. It is whatever the girls want it to be. If they feel that ditching the fishnets and pseudonyms is a way…

Michael Foster

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:17:13 +1200

I don't know, it seems to me that people not taking derby seriously because of the costumes or names is a bit like telling Black people they shouldn't wear hoodies if they don't want to be perceived as thugs. It's the people thinking that way who have a problem, not…

Megan Wegan

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:32:37 +1200

Athleticism and strategy with moments of flashy entertainment. Solid work followed by showboating.

See, I still see a comparison to rugby. Or, you know, any sport. There's showboating in every sport. But does anyone consider Usain Bolt less of an athlete because he takes a victory lap?

3410, I don't…

3410

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:09:25 +1200

"You can't have a name like 'Cunty McTaintStain' and expect people to take you seriously". This is not the point in the evolution of roller derby where everyone understands that it takes skill and fitness to be a player; that happened after the first few bouts. This is where roller…

Hadyn Green

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:22:09 +1200

It has been in the Sports' section before. Once when they won the Wellington Sports Personality award and I think there was a bout report once as well.

David Cormack

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:51:21 +1200

It'd be awesome if the Dom Post actually featured it in the Sports' section of the paper rather than some novelty entertainment act...

Public Address

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:51:21 +1200

Discussion from blog post.