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.Training is always on. Even with this weather, we’re getting it done.
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We are so pleased to announce that long time head coach of our division 1 team, many times club president and backbone of the club, Ian Taylor, was inducted into the NSW Gridiron League Hall of Fame during the league’s presentation on 4th of December 2022.
The weather was perfect and the day ran smoothly with awards given out to all the high achievers for the 2022 season. It culminated in Hall of Fame announcements for John Boss and Ian Taylor with induction speeches given by their former and current players and assistant coaches.
Well deserved coach 👏
As the 2017 pre-season draws to a close, the West Sydney Pirates’ teams are excited for the 2017 season to begin. The full 2017 schedule can be found at 2017 Div 1 Schedule and 2017 Colts Schedule which will be filled out soon as there have been changes due to a late withdrawal by the Panthers.
We hope to see you out supporting the teams.
Don’t forget that we are holding our Orientation Day for new players on June 3.
The day will kick off at 1.00pm at Craik Park, Austral and we will outline our plans for 2017 before holding tryouts.
If you know anyone who wants to play Colts or Senior football in 2017 they need to be there!
The Pirates’ winning ways continued in Week 6 against local rivals, the Nepean Ducks. The score lines perhaps flattered the Pirates and credit must be given to the Ducks for their spirit and determination.
The Pirates’ Colts started well and had a particularly good First Half. The Second Half was more of an arm-wrestle but the Pirates still ran out winners by 38-6.
The older counterparts didn’t have it all their own way in the Division 1 game either. Despite holding a 31-14 lead at the halftime break, it was more of a struggle later in the game with the scoring by both teams quite limited. The Pirates stumbled at times but still came away with the win by 44-14.
The season is starting to get tougher and both teams will have to be at their best as they head towards Playoff time.
The Pirates extended their winning streaks in both the Colts and Division 1 competitions with wins over teams from the Northwestern club in Week 5.
The Colts got proceedings underway with a 24-0 shutout win over the Northwestern Giants. The under strength Colts team took an early lead and were never headed as they maintained their spot at the top of the Colts’ standings.
Not to be outdone, the Pirates’ Division 1 team recorded a 62-24 win over the Northwestern Predators to stay near the top of their own standings.
To this point of the season the Pirates are the only club in GNSW that has not tasted defeat in 2016 which in itself is an impressive statistic!
While the Pirate Colts were enjoying a week off the Pirates’ Division 1 team continued on their winning ways with a hard fought win over the Newcastle Cobras in Newcastle in week 4 of the GNSW competition. The 54-13 score line does not give a true indication of the physical nature of the game though and the Pirates were made to work hard for their win from start to finish.
The Pirates overcame a slow start and went on to hold a commanding lead at halftime. But the second half was somewhat indifferent and that’s an issue that the Pirates will need to work on in the weeks ahead.
Make no mistake, the road trip to play Newcastle in the Hunter will become a big challenge in the very near future as the Cobras are on the rise.
In week 5 action the Pirates take on the Northwestern Predators.
The Pirates kept up their winning streaks with big wins over the Northern Sydney Rebels in Week 3 of the 2016 season.
The Pirates Colts had a big win against an undermanned but courageous Rebels team by 48-0. The win keeps the Pirates at the top of the Colts’ Standings
The Pirates Division 1 team followed that up with a mixed display but still managed a 46-6 win over their northern opponents.
Week 4 games see the Pirates Division 1 team take on the Newcastle Cobras while the Colts have a Bye.