======Thundelarra Thunderers======
=====Team Information=====
  * **Sport:** [[Quidditch]]
  * **Home Country:** [[Australia]]
  * **Notable Tactic:** The Dopplebeater Defence
  * **Main Rival:** [[Woollongong Warriors]]
=====History and Reputation=====
The Thundelarra Thunderers are a professional [[Quidditch]] team from [[Australia]], widely regarded as one of the top teams in the world. ([[Quidditch Through the Ages]]) They are particularly famous for their intense and long-standing rivalry with fellow Australian team, the [[Woollongong Warriors]]. ([[Quidditch Through the Ages]])
The team's international renown stems from their invention and mastery of a specific [[Bludger]]-based tactic known as the **Dopplebeater Defence**. This highly advanced move requires both of the team's [[Beater]]s to strike a single [[Bludger]] at the exact same moment but from opposite sides. The resulting impact creates a unique, shuddering trajectory, causing the [[Bludger]] to fly in a boomerang-like arc that is exceptionally difficult for opposing players to predict and dodge. ([[Quidditch Through the Ages]]) The power and effectiveness of this signature manoeuvre have cemented the Thunderers' reputation as a formidable force in the global [[Quidditch]] community.
=====Role in the Story=====
The Thundelarra Thunderers are not mentioned within the core narrative of the seven //Harry Potter// novels. Their existence is established in the supplementary textbook //[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]//, a volume from the [[Hogwarts Library]]. The team's inclusion serves to build out the wizarding world, illustrating the global scope, popularity, and tactical depth of [[Quidditch]] far beyond the school-level games at [[Hogwarts]] or the [[British and Irish Quidditch League]].
=====Etymology=====
  * The name **Thundelarra** is likely a reference to a real-world locality in Western Australia, grounding the team's origins.
  * The moniker **Thunderers** is a direct and descriptive reference to the loud, thunder-like crack that is produced when their [[Beater]]s successfully execute the Dopplebeater Defence by striking a [[Bludger]] with immense, combined force.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * In the PC version of the //Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets// video game, the Thundelarra Thunderers are featured on a [[Famous Witches and Wizards Card]]. The card's text states that the team was founded in 1921. (video game)