Colours Green, Gold Location Australia | Head coach Tui Lyon & Crack Date founded 2013 | |
Championships 3rd Place at Men's Roller Derby World Cup 2016
5th Place at Men's Roller Derby World Cup 2014 Division titles MANZ Cup (Men's Australia and New Zealand Cup) Website www.wizardsofaus.com.au | ||
The Wizards of AUS represent Australia in men's international roller derby. First formed in August 2013, the team was originally intended as a warm-up for the Men's Roller Derby World Cup (Birmingham, England 4 to 6 March 2014), in which they competed against the New Zealand Black Skates.
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World Cup 2016
On the 18th March 2016 the Wizards of AUS named their seventeen-man squad that would be travelling to Calgary in July 2016 to compete in the Men’s Roller Derby World Cup. (skaters' league affiliations as of the time of the announcement) The Wizards of AUS is in the Blue group and are rostered to play pool games on Thursday 21 July and Friday 22rd. On the Thursday the Wizards of AUS will play Belgium at 9:00am, Netherlands at 2:00pm, and Puerto Rico 6:00pm. On the Friday they will play France at 3:00pm before moving onto the knockout stage.
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MRDWC 2016
The Wizards of AUS started the tournament in Blue Group in which they ranked First and drew Wales in the Semifinal.
Playoff game one - Australia 210 def Belgium 31
Playoff game two - Australia 342 def Netherlands 3
Playoff game three - Australia 309 def Puerto Rico 10
Playoff game Four- Australia 79 def France 70
Semifinal - Australia 359 def Wales 96
Quarter Final - United State of America 356 def Australia 89
3rd place playoff - Australia 243 def Canada 174
Australia finished the tournament in 3rd place.
2016 World Cup Warm Up games
On the 9th July 2016 the Wizards of AUS had a rematch with the VRDL All Stars in Victoria, Australia. Victoria defeated the Wizards 199 to 164. The following skaters competed in the public game.
On the 2nd April 2016 the Wizards of AUS played the VRDL All Stars in Victoria, Australia. Victoria defeated the Wizards 248 to 181. The following skaters competed in the public game.
2015/16 Training Squad
Try outs for the current team roster were held on the 28th February and 7 March 2015, in Melbourne. As of the 13th March 2015, the 2015/2016 training team for the Calgary Men's Roller Derby World Cup 2016 is: (skaters' league affiliations as of the time of the announcement)
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World Cup 2014 and Power of Scotland Friendly Roster
On 14 December 2013 the Men's Roller Derby World Cup 2014 was announced . (skaters' league affiliations as of the time of the announcement)
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MRDWC 2014
The Wizards of AUS started the tournament in Blue Group in which they ranked second and drew England in the Semifinal.
Power of Scotland Friendly Australia 422 def Scotland 81
Playoff game one - Australia 232 def Germany 12
Playoff game two - Australia 111 def Ireland 65
Playoff game three - France 117 def Australia 57
Semifinal - England 388 def Australia 138
Quarter Final - Australia 252 def Argentina 238
5th place playoff - Australia 201 def Wales 200
Australia finished the tournament in 5th place.
Awards
New Zealand 2013 Bout Roster
On 8 July 2013 the Roster was announced for the 17 August game against the New Zealand Black Skates in Sydney. (skaters' league affiliations as of the time of the announcement)
Australia 330 New Zealand 122