double-header grand final won by the Salty Dolls. In addition to the local season, three interstate/international competitions were played. The first was with Bunbury and Perth teams at Arena Joondalup, followed by travelling to Newcastle to compete with the local league there, and finally a trip to New Zealand to compete against the Pirate City Rollers in Auckland. Adelaide Roller Derby was featured in the documentary film This Is Roller Derby. The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice program on 24 January 2014. In March 2015, Adelaide was made a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association . Team Name Change At the first double header of the 2022 season, The Salty Dolls were officially renamed "The Salties", the name change comes after several Non-Binary identifying players joined the league, in attempts to promote inclusion. WFTDA competition In 2017, Adelaide was ranked at 23rd overall in the WFTDA, but was ineligible for Division 1 Playoffs for not meeting sanctioned game minimum requirements. In 2019, Adelaide formally qualified for the WFTDA post-season for the first time, as the tenth seed for the North American West Continental Cup held in Orem, Utah in the United States. The Continental Cups model groups teams regionally by geography, and without sufficient numbers to hold a standalone tournament in the Asia Pacific region, Adelaide was sent to Utah. There they upset seventh-seeded Jet City Roller Derby in the opening round, before losing to Sun State Roller Derby in the quarterfinals, and ended the weekend with a consolation bracket win against Rocky Mountain Rollergirls. WFTDA rankings Death of Sarah Strong-Law On February 21, 2022, the league founder Sarah Strong-Law (aka Barrelhouse Bessy) was killed in a car accident involving a truck on Kangaroo Island. The funeral was broadcast via Facebook Live and Zoom for people in Adelaide who couldn't travel or who were stuck in isolation due to COVID-19. References Further reading Royal, Simon (15 February 2008) Roller Derby Rules! (Transcript) Stateline, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 August 2011. External links Adelaide Roller Derby This is Roller Derby (documentary) Sports teams in South Australia Roller derby leagues in Australia Roller derby leagues established in 2007 Sport in Adelaide 2007 establishments in Australia