After out performing expectations in week 1, the Pirates Colts had a higher standard to expect from themselves and perhaps the pressure got to them. A 14-44 loss was the result. For a team full of rookies, not terrible, but the team did expect a little more from themselves.
The Trojans had a big challenge in week 1 of the 2024 regular season. Play their first game. All players from our Colts squad have never played before. They sure did face the challenge head on, trading score for score with UTS until finally the dam broke and the score got away.
When asked for his thoughts on the team’s performance, Coach Sea stated: “The new Pirates colts team has shown they have the DNA of all Pirates. We exceeded our expectations of our first game together but have a lot of work to do.”
It will be interesting to see how the boys respond next week, vs the Wollongong Mustangs.
There's some Pirate history there.