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Here is some trivia from the mid to late 90s -
Records tumbled in a 1996 game against U.W.S. Macarthur when the Pirates went on a rampage to win by a score of 99-0. In all, 11 TDs, 13 PATs, 1 Two Point Conversion, and 3 Interception Returns for scores made up a point scoring spree that will never be beaten.
The Pirates have had three home venues in their history.
Powell Reserve on Hoxton Park Road was the first, but the Pirates were forced to move in 1991 due to the installation of a BMX track which took up most of the field.
The second was McGirr Park Island...literally an island in the midst of Liverpool formed by a creek and tidal causeway. The Club moved from McGirr in 1997 because the field became inaccessible after every rain when water flooded the causeway.
The third and current field is Craik Park at Austral.
The Pirates have also had three Head Coaches in their history.
Dan Cole was the first, from the Clubs inaugural year in 1986 to the end of the 1990 season.
Dan De Lacey had one year at the helm in 1991.
In 1992 the Club was coached by a committee of active players before Ian Taylor took over from 1993 to 1997.
Dan Cole assumed the role again for the majority of 1998 but work commitments forced him to step down, and Ian Taylor resumed the role from that point on.
The NSWGFL and PSGL (Premier State Gridiron League) were reunited in 1996, and between 1996 and 1999 the Pirates were THE dominant team, at least when it came to Regular Season performances.
The Pirates had a 21-3-1 record (0.860). By comparison, the Sydney University Lions had a winning percentage of 0.712, while the Bondi Raiders were a surprising 0.500 during that time.
Things were remarkably different during the Playoffs though. The Pirates only managed 1 win from 6 attempts (0.167) while the Raiders were a perfect 6 from 6, including consecutive Championships in 1998 and 1999.
The Pirates recorded their first ever win against the A.C.T. Astros in a nail-biting game in September of 1999. Damien Hitchens kicked a 52 yard Field Goal with 12 seconds left on the clock to give the Pirates a 3-0 victory. It was Hitchens first Field Goal attempt of the season!
In 1999, Andrew Doyle became the first Pirate player to catch at least one pass in every game in a season. In fact, Andrew caught a pass in every game dating back to November 1998. Andrew finished the 1999 season with 23 receptions for 286 yards.
A game against the Wollongong College Mustangs at the end of the 1999 season marked the Pirates 150th All-Time game. The Pirates 28-0 win in the game also secured the Clubs first Minor Premiership.
The Pirates produced a written, bound Yearbook from 1992 to 2001, and it contained a wealth of statistics and information about the Club and the season. Typically running close to 100 pages, the printed version was dropped in favour of an electronic disc-based version in 2002.
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