April 2019
GO BROTHERS!
Better late than never! The committee have been working hard behind the scenes preparing for the Champs game, hopefully it will be the best home game yet!
The Grim Reavers British Championship game is on Sunday 19th May. We hope to see you all there either cheering on the sideline or helping the day run smoothly.
Thank you for all the event sharing everyone has been doing. Don’t forget to bring your pennies for the merch and cake stalls as well as the charity raffle.
The Brothers had their first game this month, they may not have won against TSI but the team spirit was high in the air!
In other news, everyone at GRD wants to congratulate Broders, who has made it on the Men’s England Roller Derby team! We are all so proud!
April
Sheffield Steel Rollers
At the beginning of the month some of our Reavers drove across the Humber to join forces with Hulls Angels Bee’s to play against Sheffield Steel Rollers B team.
The Reavers had a great evening and Sheffield Steel Rollers were a tough opponent to play against.
Best Jammer – Rolldemort
Teesside Skate Invaders
The Brothers Grim had their first game this year against Teesside Skate Invaders. With the odds stacked against them as TSI came well equipped with a good team of TSI and guest skaters; the brothers played incredible especially with the help of some Reavers and Broders! Congratulations to Sarbutt for his roller derby debut.
A big thank you to all of the officials for helping out!
The Brothers Grim 73 – Teesside Skate Invaders 245
Best Jammer – Jace Wind-U
Best Blocker – Terror Rack and Smash Brown
MVP – Mike-O-Path
Euro Cup 2019
Some of our league popped over to Bury for the weekend to watch the Euro Cup.
It was an intense couple of days (especially with a hangover), the roller derby was incredible to watch first hand and they even got to meet some of their idols!
1 Crime City Rollers
2 Rainy City Roller Derby
3 Helsinki Roller Derby
4 London Rollergirls
5 Stockholme Roller Derby
Mansfield May the 4th Be With You
Some of our Reavers attended the Mansfield Roller Derby Star Wars themed Skater Debut Scrim. The TIE Fighters took on the X-Wings with X-Wings taking the win!
Even though they didn’t all play together, everyone had a great day!
Best Blocker – Nortious D.O.C
MVP – Chilli Pepper
Farewell
April also saw one of our long standing league members, Nanna McFee, step down from her position as Head Official and away from the league, we wish her all the luck in the future.
TNT also stepped down from her position as HR, however she will continue her role in Marketing. Please send any future HR issues to Kittie Hitter (President), Smash Brown (Vice President), Kirst Blood (Head Coach) or Rolldemort (Reavers Captain). All issues will be dealt with by relevant committee members, we aim to resolve all issues as soon as possible with regular updates to those who raised the issue. If a solution cannot be achieved we will feed that information back to the member and the league with reasonings.
Presidents Comments
We play this sport for different reasons but one thing team sports give is a true sense of togetherness. Our closed scrim event when the Brothers Grim played TSI was a true reflection of how we are supporting one another on and off track.
Attendance has been improving and communication between the teams and coaches is better than ever.
Togetherness is blossoming within the league and I want us all to continue to nurture it.
Everyone is important in the league and we all have something to offer. Continue to work hard, develop your skills and knowledge so you can continue to contribute your 100%.
Keep talking to each other and thank you for your continued support.
Heres to you GRD!
Attendance has been improving and communication between the teams and coaches is better than ever.
Togetherness is blossoming within the league and I want us all to continue to nurture it.
Everyone is important in the league and we all have something to offer. Continue to work hard, develop your skills and knowledge so you can continue to contribute your 100%.
Keep talking to each other and thank you for your continued support.
Heres to you GRD!
May 2019 Calender
Year of the Reaver
Sunday
05/05/2019
09:30 – 11:30
Training
Tuesday
07/05/2019
20:00 – 22:00
Training
Sunday
12/05/2019
09:30 – 11:30
Training
Tuesday
14/05/2019
20:00 – 22:00
Training
Tuesday
21/05/2019
20:00 – 22:00
Training
Sunday
26/05/2019
09:30 – 11:30
Training
Tuesday
28/05/2019
20:00 – 22:00
Training
GRD Lexicon
“Clogging” is a tactic done by the blockers, they clog the opposing blockers by filling in the gaps in their wall and using them within their own wall as part of their defence.
Birthdays
We want to wish a special Happy Birthday to our May birthdays:
03/05/2019 Kelly Docherty
21/05/2019 Gavin Harris
24/05/2019 Louise Caster
27/05/2019 Manda Brown
We hope you have the best day!