Brisbane Blog

​A dominant first 15 minutes saw the Vandals defeat the Defiants 125-97 last night at Beenleigh Arena in a Sun State Roller Girls bout. In that first slice of the game, the Vandals took lead jammer 11 times to three, scoring 24 points to two. The Defiants climbed to 9 points in the next five minutes, before facing another five scoreless jams before ending the first half on 17 points to the Vandals’ 45. Cookie Cutter scored 22 points for the Vandals before the break while only losing the lead jam once out of seven times up to then.

The Vandals’ Cookie Cutter.

​The Vandals tired in the second half, allowing the Defiants to score 70 points as the Defiants’ two main jammers for the night started to grab lead jammer more often. The Defiants’ Rose Ruin put on 47 second-half points including power jamming for 20 and 14 points, while Sweet Enemy kept her skates on the Vandals’ necks, losing the lead jam only once out of her eight jams in that half and power jamming once for 12 points.

The Defiants’ Sweet Enemy


The Defiants’ Rose Ruin

Apart from Belle DeBrawl the Vandals’ blockers were often ineffective, allowing points through the pack they could have slowed or stopped. If the Vandals hadn’t also made the most of their chances to power jam, scoring 25 then 20 points in the first ten minutes of the second half, they’d have been in trouble; they were held to only 9 points in the fifteen minutes after that.

The Vandals’ Belle DeBrawl about to be blocked by the Defiants’ Oh Hell No

​The Vandals’ victory brings them to two wins for the season, bringing them level with the Defiants. The Furies remain winless for 2012. To see 17 photos of the game, click here.