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OMG CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY! i woundnt want to play derby like this,check out the helmets gezzz!
MIZZCHERRYLEE 1 year ago
I love that when they get knocked out they just stand there instead of getting back in. Old skool is so silly.
jameshector 1 year ago
WOW- this looks just like old school!
DJofDESTRUCTION 2 years ago 2
Holy COW! I love it!
Berrith 2 years ago 3
Great skating! I'd love to see this type of Roller Derby make it in the States!!
JJN259 2 years ago
I used to watch The Roller Game on Australian TV in the late 60s, early 70s, with teams (memory failing here) like the NY Bombers, and, I think, The Thunderbirds (they were always "the Good Guys"...red, white & blue, but of course!). Someone here please help me find footage of that stuff. I recall one night at Brisbane Festival Hall with scary clarity.
KevKavanagh 3 years ago
They really need to pack up.
timewise 3 years ago
Oh my god! Face+footrail at 1:46!
muffin350 3 years ago
Yeah. They play pretty intense. Thats why they use Motocross helmets for the jammers and everyone wears lots of protection. I wish roller derby could be like this now.
AdamSheets 3 years ago 2
Well, I know that at least one roller game competitor from this era is skating for the Puget Sound Outcasts and coaches some female leagues in the Pacific Northwest. I also know that while this particular skater is a super amazing skater and a great guy, there are many others who are nipping at his heels after only a few months of skating. The great thing about derby now is that almost anyone can do it. While that means less interesting games at the introductory level, certainly, it also....
muffin350 3 years ago
... means a greater influx of talent and new ideas. I've seen some flat-track games that certainly rival the agility, skill and intensity here, minus the high-kick, of course. :) Give it time, and if you get a chance, see the best - Seattle, Kansas City, Gotham, Texas - there's nothing but intensity there, especially when they play each other. And if we could have a true USA all-star team now from the female leagues - jesus. That would be a game to see, believe me.
muffin350 3 years ago
@muffin350 There is Team USA Derby for the first ever World Cup in Toronto.
samuelraphael 1 month ago
@AdamSheets The difference between these guys and modern derby lies in the fact that these guys were getting paid. ^_-
julieisbest 7 months ago
Hot. The fabled Japanese leg-whips of yore.
muffin350 3 years ago