ECDX: Shock Exchange Over Dirty Dozen, 154-96
FEASTERVILLE, PA -- In the first ever fully sanctioned MRDA bout at ECDX, it was fitting that the first two men’s roller derby teams to play by modern WFTDA rules would be showcased. The New York Shock Exchange faced off against Pioneer Valley Roller Derby’s Dirty Dozen in the most recent entry in a 4-year rivalry; NYSE was up by just 8 at the break but poured it on in the second half to win 154-96.
The Shock Exchange started strong, with captain Jonathan R posting 4 and then 10 in the first and third jams against old jamline rivals Jurasskick Park and Dr. Spankenstein. From there, both teams posted small point gains until the 9th jam when Mars Travolta racked up 15 points of his own against Jonathan R changing the lead and putting PVRD up 24-18. The lead would change three more times in the half, mostly through single pass scores for both teams. After the second to last jam, the Dozen had their biggest lead of the bout 53-41. But on the 22nd and last jam of the period, Jonathan R posted a 20 point jam while Vader, Abe Drinkin, and Jefferee kept Jurasskick Park scoreless until he got sent to the box for a major back block to put NYSE in the lead 61-53 as the period clock ended.
The second period was a much different game. For the Dozen, penalty trouble and a short roster of only 11 started to wear on their ability to shut down Shock Exchange scoring runs. The period started with the box full for the Dozen, allowing NYSE jammer Ladies Knight to get lead and complete two grand slams while Jurasskick Park got stuck behind a power pack led by Vader and Abe Drinkin until those two went to the box and Jurasskick finally broke through the pack as the Dozen’s box emptied, forcing Abe to call it with a score of 12 for the jam. On the 9th jam, NYSE's Ace of Skates picked up 10 and passed the star to pivot Jonathan R after taking a hard hit; JR posted another 9 that jam while Jurasskick Park served a minute as jammer for a mid-jam major cut track. As with the first period, the two teams earned lead jammer an equal number of times, but the Dozen’s jammers scored single scoring passes in all but one late jam where Dr. Spankenstein would post 10 out of the period’s 43 points. The Shock Exchange posted multiple scoring passes in 6 of the period’s 21 jams for 93 second period points.
Both teams rotated their jammer rosters through the pack, but the Dozen, with a jammer rotation of three, tired their jammers out in that second period as the Shock Exchange sent five different skaters out with the star. Final score: New York Shock Exchange 154 to Dirty Dozen 96.
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"a short roster of only
"a short roster of only 11"
that's relax vacation time roster size for some of us! ;)
great game, def. great to see a full length MRDA game this weekend, perfect way to start the weekend!
<3
Fair Enough
Depending on the time and the opponent, as you know, 11 has been a luxury for the Dozen too. What I kept out of the article because I felt it was too detailed for an impartial write up is that Davy Jones, just coming back from his honeymoon, missed skating with the Dozen for the first time ever in 4 years and his presence, skills and ability to _actually_ bring it to a dozen was sorely missed.
I stand to be corrected, but I believe the Dirty Dozen has yet to skate with a roster of 12.
Still looking forward...
"the first two men’s roller derby teams to play by modern WFTDA rules"
Another subtle reminder that what have today not so much men's derby, as it is men playing women's derby. :-(
What I mean is that I'm still looking forward to the first men's derby bout played by men's rules, not W(emphasis on W)FTDA rules, even if the differences are subtle. Anyone have an idea how far away that day may be?
Why?
Genuine question. Why do you think that men's derby needs a different ruleset than the WFTDA one?
Me too, like some brain dead AOLer
I am also genuinely curious. Are there particular rules that you think don't work as well for men's derby?
MRDA Rules
Actually, this bout was played under MRDA rules (http://www.mensrollerderbyassociation.com/files/20110601_MRDA_Ruleset.pdf, released on June 1, 2011), as are all sanctioned MRDA bouts.
Re: MRDA Rules
Actually, this bout was played under MRDA rules (http://www.mensrollerderbyassociation.com/files/20110601_MRDA_Ruleset.pdf, released on June 1, 2011), as are all sanctioned MRDA bouts.
All that changed were gender references.
I'll admit, I stole the "modern rules" line from something already written on someone's web site. Quite succinctly, to our knowledge, PVRD and NYSE played the first mens flat track bout. PVRD played a game some time earlier against a group of Charm City referees, but, for reasons I'm not quite clear on, it didn't "count."
Gender references, blocking
Gender references, blocking diagrams, and ways of dealing with some procedural issues (for example, it wouldn't do much good to recommend a team go to the WFTDA games committee to review a referee's decision to add an extra jam during an MRDA bout) have been changed. The gameplay itself has remained the same, though!
First men's game.
Quite succinctly, to our knowledge, PVRD and NYSE played the first mens flat track bout. PVRD played a game some time earlier against a group of Charm City referees, but, for reasons I'm not quite clear on, it didn't "count."
That one was in September 2006. Personally, I think PVRD / NYSE is the more historically important one because the PVRD vs CCRG refs thing was a co-ed game (CCRG refs were mixed, while PVRD was all-dude) with an ad-hoc team. Also, it was 15 minutes long.
Men's Games by Men's Rules
Hooligans, South Jersey Derby Deviants, Richmond, Antihero, CRD and a few other leagues play by OSDA and MADE rules. Those games starting happening in 2007. We've had men's games with gender neutral rules since 2007 (and for derby since the 1930s)
http://skatemade.org/
For me a short roster is 5 or 6 guys, I remember Pioneer Valley playing like that. I've played in a quite a few games where we had only 5-7 guys, that's a short roster.
Dirty Baker's Dozen
I know PVRD has skated with 13 at least a few times. Not sure if they've ever had 14.
Also, is that the correct final score? I read a different one somewhere:
http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/scores
Never 12
I know PVRD has skated with 13 at least a few times. Not sure if they've ever had 14.
Yes, PVRD's Dirty Dozen has skated with 14. Just never 12.
*shrug*
I'm sure that men's derby *needs* another ruleset. That's up to MRDA members/leadership. Granted, it's mostly semantics, but if the MRDA wants to play by an identical game parameters, why not work with the WFTDA to grant copyright rights to an MRDA ruleset with the gender-specific pronouns removed and zone diagrams revised?
More to the real intent of your question...Not being involved in men's derby, I (wrongfully, apparently) assumed that at least a few tweaks were desired; perhaps a slightly wider track, for example. Personally, I would like to play with that consideration, and a little more liberal use of forearms allowed. Again, I am not an active men's derby player, so take my opinions with that grain of salt.
Men's rules
Granted, it's mostly semantics, but if the MRDA wants to play by an identical game parameters, why not work with the WFTDA to grant copyright rights to an MRDA ruleset with the gender-specific pronouns removed and zone diagrams revised?
They did. That's exactly what Slim linked above :)
More to the real intent of your question...Not being involved in men's derby, I (wrongfully, apparently) assumed that at least a few tweaks were desired; perhaps a slightly wider track, for example.
From a pragmatic standpoint, I am against this specific tweak because it would instantly make men's / women's doubleheaders a pain in the ass for track setup.
From a player's standpoint, I really like playing co-ed derby, and I feel like having each gender play by slightly different rules would undercut the fun.