Number:19
Playing/involved since: September 2010 (Ref since March 2012)
Likes: Real ale, knitting, tea, cats, video games and comics.
Dislikes: Stinky pads, bad cake, early mornings, cold weather.
Positions/roles within league: Ref read more…
Referees, NSOs and Crew
Polly Pyro
April 15, 2013
Appauling
April 14, 2013
Skate number: 73
Involved since: June 2011
Likes: Tattoos, gym & seafood
Positions/roles within league: Referee
Badger
September 17, 2012
Playing/involved since: April 2010 (Head NSO since December 2011)
Likes: Mashed potato, Rules, Winning AfterParties
Dislikes: Injuries
Positions/roles within league: Head NSO
Big Smack and Fries
October 12, 2011
Big Smack and Fries - 199
Skate Number: 199
Playing Since: April 2010
Likes: shouting, reffing sometimes, drawing posters and Wetherby Services
Dislikes: washing kit, working night shifts before bout days and people touching my feet
Positions: Currently recovering from breaking my ankle on November 18th 2012 so off skates jobs only – line up manager for the Belters, Hinnies AND Tyne & Fear mostly!
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A-Kay 47
October 11, 2011
Skate Number: 47
Playing Since: May 2010
Likes: Having a day with nothing to do…
Dislikes: Being poorly, drivers who don’t pay attention to cyclists, snapping my bike chain, losing my dog….
Positions: Ref (all positions), Blocker, Pivot, Jammer in training
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Sven Willibefamous
October 10, 2011
Sven Willibefamous - 138
Skate Number: 138
Involved Since: April 2010
Positions: Announcer, Ref
Likes: Rules
Dislikes:
Sheena Revolta
October 10, 2011
Involved Since: June 2010Positions: Announcer
Likes: Punk rock, ska, loafing
Dislikes: Tories, cucumber, Keira Knightly
- How did you get into Roller Derby? It was long and gradual but Whip It! was certainly part of it (I’ll see any film featuring Drew Barrymore). I run club nights at various venues, and these inevitably feature feisty, tattooed, leather-jacketed music, films and girls. So as a fan of rockabilly, Russ Meyer, John Waters and hot-rods, it was inevitable that I would end up involved in roller derby.
- Who is your favourite player for Newcastle Roller Girls? I’ve had a long time crush on Kalamity James. Kalamity is one of my all time sporting heroes, and I admire her physicality, her sense of fun, and her commitment to the sport. We hit it off the minute we met, and have been friends ever since. Sniper-Viper is a close second by the way, but that’s pure lust!
- Who is your favourite skater in the world? Kalamity. There’s nobody like her, either skater or non-skater.
- What is your proudest derby moment? Being asked to announce for the Portsmouth Roller Wenches, my hometown team.
- What is your most embarrassing derby moment? Trying to get the crowd to count down the final ten seconds of the bout. There were at least four minutes to go and I was looking at the jam countdown, not the period countdown.
- What do you get out of being involved with Newcastle Roller Girls? The friendship and company of a large number of like-minded folks who don’t play by the rules, or follow trends. These are brave, hardworking committed, warm people, who support each other, are pretty non-judgemental, and who look brilliant into the bargain.
Chemic-Al
October 10, 2011
- Chemic-Al – 26
Skate Number: 26
Involved Since: Mid-late September 2009
Positions: Ref, Tyne & Fear co-founder (www.tyneandfear.co.uk), Canny Belters’ bench manager
Likes: Gigs, films, skating…
Dislikes: Eggs, roadworks, migraines…
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Blackjack Belle
October 10, 2011
Blackjack Belle - 21
Skate Number: 21
Playing Since: April 2007
Likes: Classic Mini’s, the colour green, Rules and tactics! Mr MoreAngry when he’s behaving himself.
Dislikes: Pink, It is EEEEEVVVVVIIILLLLL!
Positions:B4 or Pivot, occasional Blammer… I mean Jammer.
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