By Jessica Black

The second round of Sydney Roller Derby is on this Saturday, with the D’viants looking to come back from their first-round loss against the Screaming Assault Sirens (SAS).

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The first bout went off with a volley of bangs with last year’s champions, the D’viants, mowing down runners-up, the SAS, to the sound of machine gun fire in a pre-jam skit.

However the tables soon turned with the Sirens leading 74-30 at half time.

Of the SAS, Bully Jo and Ltl Whipit stood out as lead jammers (scorers), running rings around their opponents. The former league champions were often on the back skate as frequent penalties saw key players, including D’viant jammer Sideshow Ho, sidelined in the sin bin and unable to score for entire jams.

The green and red SAS army maintained a comfortable lead during the second half, despite a barrage of penalties cutting the bout short for star jammer Bully Jo.

Speaking from the Siren’s change room, Bully was unmoved by the rebuke, having walked off to cheers from the crowd moments before.

“I was having so much fun!” she said.

Fellow Siren and long-time Roller Derby member Miss Biff is understandably proud of the team’s win.

“We had our strategy well played and it worked perfectly on the night, we controlled the front of the pack and got some really nice hits in – we are hoping to keep that up for the whole season.”

She’s proud, too, of the league which is now in its second year.

“As a founding member of the league it’s awesome to see how far we’ve come setting up competitive Roller Derby here in Sydney.”

The D’viants will have an opportunity to make up for lost ground on May 8, as they square off against the S.A.S in Bout 2, to be held at UTS Sydney Boy’s High Stadium.

Tickets for Bout 2 are selling fast. Book online at http://www.sydneyrollerderby.com/