Adelaide edge Brisbane City in 160-145 Oceania nail-biter
Adelaide survived Brisbane City 160-145 in one of Oceania’s tightest games, a 15-point grinder decided by late composure and cleaner clock management.
Adelaide Ads outlasted Brisbane City 160-145 in a 15-point grind at the 2026 WFTDA Oceania Regional Championships, and the scoreline told the story as plainly as the bracket did. Flat Track Stats listed the bout as the 5:00 pm game on Saturday, June 27, and flagged it among the day’s closest predictions and closest finals, which fit a matchup that never let either side breathe.
The game was played at Geelong Leisuretime Sports Precinct in Norlane, Victoria, Australia, with South Sea Roller Derby hosting a tournament that runs June 27-28 and sends the final two qualifiers on to the 2026 WFTDA Championships in Malmö, Sweden. Adelaide came in as the Oceania No. 3 seed, Brisbane City as the No. 2, so this was not a bracket filler. It was a heavyweight test between two teams that knew exactly how little room there was for error.
That margin matters because close roller derby games are rarely won by one huge scoring run. They are won in the small stuff: clean jammer exits, disciplined pack control, and the ability to keep lead-jam points alive when the track tightens and the clock starts biting. Adelaide found enough of those answers to stay ahead on the scoreboard, while Brisbane kept the pressure high enough to make every possession feel expensive. In a bout decided by 15 points, every failed recycle, every penalty, and every late jam starts to look like a turning point.
Adelaide’s result also carried some proof of range. The Ads had already opened the weekend with a lopsided win over Volcanic City, then turned around and beat a far more physical opponent that pushed them into a late dogfight. WFTDA Stats lists Adelaide’s highest ever regional ranking as third, in February 2023, and this performance backed up the idea that the team can win both the runaway and the grinder.
Brisbane left without the victory, but the numbers still say plenty. WFTDA Stats shows Brisbane Punk entered the tournament 7-1 in Oceania play, with 1,341 points for and 1,000 against, and this game added another data point to that profile: a top seed that could drag a contender into the kind of tactical fight that changes brackets. Adelaide survived it; Brisbane proved it can make the region’s best earn every point.
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