Dockyard Dames

Babycakes
#NO: 85
Time Playing: 3 Years
Time In Rep Sqd: 1 year
Fav. Derby Position: Jammer
Fav. Derby Exp.: Getting a Grand Slam is a pretty awesome experience as a jammer.
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? It means that i get to skate alongside an amazing bunch of ladies.

Name: Baroness Von Brutal
Number: 8669
Height: Tall enough
Assest: My determination and persistence
Time playing: September 2010
Time in rep: 6 months
Fav position: Blocker 
Fav experience: Travelling to NZ to play Pirate City, skating Newcastle bowl with Estrojen at Rollerpalooza and making Danger squeak with Reigina
What it means to be in squad: FUN TIMES
Who inspires me on track: The fantastic Regina and the awesomeness of Miss Brig and Defcon.
Who inspire of track: Mr Von Brutal and Tankgirl
What inspires me: Beer and fun times
Consider my rival: Anyone not on my team
How I got into derby: I have always skated but over the years have had less and less time to skate. I Googled skate rinks one day and NRDL popped up. And the rest is history
Have I skated before: Got first pair of skates at 8 years old. I still have them. 2nd pair of skates at age 12 and so on. Total of 6 pairs of skates at present and growing.
What do the family think: They love it. They have to its just easier that way.
How do i get psyched for the game: Silence is good. Read over strategies we have have been working on n for game and tryng not to vomit in my helmet.
Derby regret: I regret nothing
fav off skate activity: No such thing but if i had to say something prob drinking beer

Beaver Destruction
#NO: 96
Time Playing: EST 2009... i think.
Time In Rep Sqd: ahhh 2 and a bit years.. maybe...
Fav. Derby Position: Inside line commander. I like wearing the striped panty too :)
Fav. Derby Exp.: Playing against the Adeladies at the Newcastle Entertainment centre. One word: Amazeballs! The team, the audience, our opponents... it all added to an unforgettable night.
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? Everything! Everyday i share the track with them is an honour. . . 
This is my Team. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My Dames are my best friends. They are my life. I must care for them as i do my own life.
My Dames and myself know that what counts in Derby is not the single blocks we make or the falls we face, nor the points we score. We know that it is in teamwork we trust. We will hit, sometimes fall but always recover together...
My Dames are awesome, as I, because we are Newcastle. Thus, I will learn them as sisters. I will learn their weaknesses, their strengths and all parts that make them as a whole. I will ever persist to guard them against the ravages of skaters that mean to split and part us as I will ever guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage. We will become part of each other. We will...
Before the Derby gods, I swear this creed. My Dames and myself are the defenders of Newcastle. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviours of my life.
So be it, until victory is ours.

Belt'er Goodrem
#NO: 42
Time Playing: 19 months
Time In Rep Sqd: 10 months
Fav. Derby Position: 3 - 'good times'
Fav. Derby Exp.: the game against adelaide! most exciting bout ive ever seen let alone been lucky enough to play in!
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? its an honour & a privilege, i never would have though this is where i would be when i played my first bout 12 months ago

Booga
#NO: 4X4
Time Playing: ????
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Brigand Strong
#NO: 212
Time Playing: April 2009.
Time In Rep Sqd: ?Since the beginnings.
Fav. Derby Position: Wherever I'm needed.
Fav. Derby Exp.: Helping our committee organise NRDL's first Newcastle Entertainment Centre bout in September 2011 with an exceptional sponsor like ResCo was exciting.
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? Twenty minutes of laps I thoroughly enjoy. 

C-Bomber
#NO: 144
Time Playing: round about 3yrs (joined sept '08)
Time In Rep Sqd: about 6mths (may '11)
Fav. Derby Position: blocker. Depends on my level of adrenalin; the back when I'm feeling feisty and focused, the front when I'm strategy focused.
Fav. Derby Exp.: most recently, playing against auckland's pirate city in nz. But a real derby-life changer was the booty camp in west sydney early 2011-with vaderella, kitty decapitate and rocky. Something just seemed to click with their help.
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? I'm so incredibly proud to play alongside people I revere not only as sportspeople but as friends. These girls show me, and now I see in myself, the true scope of female empowerment; sharing the joy of personal triumphs, the supportive and nurturing teamwork, and the warmth and acceptance of true friends. It's given me more than I could have hoped for, and I only hope I can pass some of that on.

Calamity Cutthroat
#NO: 13
Time Playing: 2 years
Time In Rep Sqd: 2 years
Fav. Derby Position: Pivot and Jammer
Fav. Derby Exp.: Nationals at Adelaide in 2010, such a fantastic learning experience to skate against so many talented girls..and boys!
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? It is a huge honor to be recognized as a rep skater for NRDL, to represent Newcastle at such a high level of skating is just amazing! These skaters are my family on and off the track and it is a privilege to skate beside them,block and Jam for them.

DangeRass
#NO: 11
Time Playing: Since August 2009
Time In Rep Sqd: Since November 2009
Fav. Derby Position: Jammer/"Good Times" Blocker
Fav. Derby Exp.: Hiding behind GodJilla as she ponies me through the pack
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? Extremely proud to roll with such an awesome bunch of skaters. Can't imagine my life without them.

Defcon
#NO: 360
Time Playing: i started with NRDL february 2009
Time In Rep Sqd: on and off since 2010 but 2011 was a whole year for me as a dame
Fav. Derby Position: As long as im the track ill fall into the position i need to be mainy up the front
Fav. Derby Exp.: All of them ,ive met some amazing sk8ers,sk8ed along side them, sk8ed against, watched them its been a great journey. The most memorable thou is my first bout it was infront of a massive crowd of over 1000 everyone was into it, I was totally blow away . It was a different league I was a black and blue bell for the Canberra Roller Derby League and played against the Surly Griffins i love those girlz
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? To be in the rep squad is to know u r sk8ing with the best out of your league your best friends that have been there from day one beside you pushing u every sk8 of the way,and to sk8 harder to become who u r. What can i say I Love sk8ing 

Dino La Rouge
#NO: 37
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Fannitastic
#NO: 0690
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GodJilla Sold Separately
#NO: 92
Time Playing: Joined in Feb 2009
Time In Rep Sqd: Since the beginning. Our first game was in Nov 2009
Fav. Derby Position: Intimidator - mostly at the back offensive or defensive.
Fav. Derby Exp.: So many - my first nationals and Rollercon are great memories! On the track I love nothing better than seeing a jammer pop out the front of a pack on the outside, or playing 'pony' and taking a jammer through the pack.
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? It gives me an opportunity to focus and push myself beyond my everyday limits. Playing with the amazing Dames is always an honour and a pleasure! 

Harms Way
#NO: 666
Time Playing: since the end of 2010
Time In Rep Sqd: 7 months
Fav. Derby Position: Jammer, pivot
Fav. Derby Exp.: Traveling overseas for the first time with the Dockyard Dames was amazing and so was scoring a fifteen point grandslam jam at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre  
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? making it onto the Dockyard Dames is one of the proudest moments of my life. Being a Dame has taught me I am far stronger and more capable of things I never dreamed possible. I love my Team Mates and I love representing Newcastle. 

Hippy Hardarse
#NO: 7
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Lady Quirkinator
#NO: 79
Time Playing: joined NDRL April 2009
Time In Rep Sqd: first Dames bout November 2009
Fav. Derby Position: Front of pack
Fav. Derby Exp.: probably just the discovery that I get along with women so much better when I can hit them
What Does It Mean To You, To Be In The NRDL Rep. Sqaud? The Dames, and the league as a whole, have truly enriched my life. These people and this sport continue to inspire me, motivate me, amuse me and enthuse me more than anyone or anything else ever has. 

Name: Susy Pow
Number: TOP5
Time Playing: Since October, 2009
Time In Rep Sqd: Since March, 2010
Fav. Derby Position: Jammer or power blocker
Fav. Derby Experience: Skating for Australia at the roller derby world cup
Who or what inspires you on and off the track: My favourite skaters are those who are effective on the track and who never get penalties. I also like risk takers
How did you get into derby: After a quick rules intro in a vegan restaurant in Canberra late 2007 with a friend who played for CRDL, I was later convinced to play by my Sydney friend Bettie Brimstone.
What is your worst or most interesting derby-related injury: I’m always sporting some kind of injury. One week I’ll have stacked it doing silly stuff in the street, next week I’ll have some rink rash or a bruised eye
What do my family think: My mum aka “Susy Pow’s Mum” is a massive fan and comes to most games
How do you get psyched for a game: I try to harness all my nervous energy and bring it to the track. As coach of the Harbour Hellcats and skater for the Dockyard Dames, I use my energy to babble exciting words to my team.
Do you have a derby persona to go with your name: What you see is what you get. That’s why I don’t need a derby name to play up.

The Cramp
#NO: 14
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