Tour of a rollerderby player
Splatterpuss, captain of Victorian rollerderby team Dolls-Au-Go-Go, gives a tour of life as a rollerderby player on the morning of the 2010 VDRL rollerderby Grand Final.
About the tour
What does it take to be derby girl? How do rollerderby players get their names?
What’s a rollerderby wife? How do you block another player with a ‘can-opener’?
And finally, how does it feel to be the captain of Melbourne’s Dolls Au Go Go on the morning of the 2010 Grand Final?
The tour goes for 25 minutes.
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About your Tour Guide
Splatterpuss AKA Jocelyn Jennings is the captain of Victorian Roller Derby League Team Dolls Au-Go-Go.
Credits
Photographs of 2010 VDRL Grand Final taken by Edward Coffey and used with permission.
This tour was done in partnership with Community Radio 3CR and funded by the City of Yarra.
