A young Andrew Doyle joined the Pirates in 1990, an era when Gridiron in NSW was dominated by the running game, but even in a run-happy League Andrew quickly established himself as a formidable receiving threat from the Tight End position.

 

As the nature of the game changed so did the contribution that Andrew made to the Pirates. His game grew as a pass Receiver, and he also spent time as the teams Punter and Quarterback, but where-ever he played, he was a constant thorn in the side of the opposing defenses.

 

Andrew was a big and reliable target whose best asset was his soft hands. He had the uncanny ability of making the tough catches look easy...the difficult grabs commonplace. His best receiving day came in a game at Craik Park against the Sydney City Barbarians in September of 1998 when he set an unbroken Club Record of 4 Receiving TDs in the one game.

 

In 1994 he took over as the teams Punter and during a seven year stretch punted for over 9,000 yards at an average of just under 40 yards per kick.

 

In 1995 he was the Pirates #1 Quarterback and helped to steer the Club to the Championship Game against the Bondi Raiders, but he returned to his favourite role of Tight End the following year and continued to set the benchmark as far as Pirate pass Receivers were concerned.

 

He was an important part of NSW Representative teams over the years, but Andrew will mainly be remembered as one of the better players in Pirate Football history.

Andrew Doyle (1990 to 2000)

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