By TRACI HOZIER
Under 7 White
THE mighty Noosa Pirates under-7 Whites took on the Swans in humid conditions in round three.
The day was all about the offloads with both sides throwing it around. Lukas Byers, Sam Proctor, Cooper and Bailey Drinnen all offloaded at various stages. Rhy North, Will Macrae, Jai Bruggy and Cooper Ward ran the ball hard all day. All the boys tackled their hearts out and everybody looked like they were having fun. The Swans held the brave Pirates without crossing the try line, but there could have easily been many tries with some great attacking play by all the boys. Lukas Byers was man-of-the-match with an excellent display in both attack and defence.
Under 7 Yellow
Determination was on the agenda as the under-7 Yellow Pirates faced off against Maroochydore in a home game. Try scoring machines, Beau, Cooper, Brandon, Lachie and Hayden kept on running over the line along with Riley O’Neill who was awarded our player-of-the-match – well done! Jaxon, Jacko and the boys had some inspirational tackles as they prevented Maroochy from entering their own try line. With the support and encouragement within the team, the boys show us why it is great to be part of Rugby League. We never tire of watching these little legends run around.
Under 8 Blue
Noosa under-8 Blue had a tough defensive game against Maroochydore. Both teams were equally matched which resulted in a low-scoring game. Asher Andersen had a spectacular game, his tackling, good hard runs and great organising from first receiver earned him player-of-the-match. Taj Brumley showed fancy foot work to score a great try and Jessica Cross and Caleb Byers made plenty of metres up the middle. The coach was especially proud to see the entire side implementing everything they have been taught at training.
Under 8 Yellow
Under-8 Yellow lined up against a well-drilled Kawana Dolphins. Plenty of practise in defence with offloads aplenty to contend with. Once again Joe Tolano chased down everything and was rewarded with a well earned try. The speed of the game had the boys on the back foot but Pierce, Bailey and Lincoln were working hard in attack through the middle consistently. The smaller speedsters Ty and Ky were testing the Dolphins with looping runs close to the sidelines. In his first game for the Pirates, Zeke was not afraid to run straight up the middle on every run and tested the strong defence of the Dolphins. The boys are improving every week and enjoying the team atmosphere. Well done boys. This week’s player-of-the-match was Joe Tolano for tenacious defence and great sportsmanship.
Under 9 Blues
The under-9 Blues played an awesome game of football on Saturday against Maroochydore. Both teams put on a fantastic display of defence and both teams should be very proud of their effort. The Pirates really controlled the ball well also, with Maroochydore showing us what could be achieved by running onto the ball straight and hard. All players were at their best but I was so impressed with Benjamin Graf’s defence and Roy Crozier’s organising. Taj and Jhemi were very busy while Durikai, Stoan and Dylan continue to improve rapidly. Cohyn and Lachlan are busy little players while Jett and Cody were enthusiastic in everything they did.
Under 9 Yellow
Words cannot express how proud we are of these little champions. They played like true champions. The communication and team work is amazing. We have quite a few new kids that have never played football and they have just slid straight into it, with the oldies that have played since under-7s right there beside them, helping them with every step. Nathanial took out player-of-the-match today with his consistent tackling and backing up his team mates.
Under 10 Blue
Under-10 Blue played Maroochydore at home. It was a tough game with the Maroochydore team playing some good football. Credit to the Noosa team, at no stage did they give up, and defended reasonably well despite a couple of soft tries let in from dummy half. Hopefully some lessons learnt. There was strong tackling from Harry, Kalieb and Jack. We welcomed Ivan back from injury at halfback. With more training as a team we will turn our good defence into attack. Daniel and Danyal had some good runs and worked hard in defence on the edges. Jake was strong running the ball. Man-of-the-match was Kalieb for outstanding tackling. With some more training and game time together, the under-10 Blues are developing into a good team.
Under 10 Yellow
This week, under-10 Yellow played Maroochydore at home. Once again this week, Charlie Cook tackled with great enthusiasm and also had some big runs, scoring twice. He was well backed up by Caleb Hart who also ran hard and strong. Our number 7, Jed Bullman kept himself busy, scoring four times. Rylie Coster was running strong and scored a great tear-away try. Joel played at hooker this week and put in plenty of hard work always being there. Both Ryans ran fast and Kai tackled a Maroochydore player out of play to save a try. Good to watch Charlie Bond having some strong runs, Jarra using his strength and Jordan running straight and hard. It’s good to see the new boys getting involved and learning and improving with each game during their first season. In hot and hard conditions the team played great even with a few guys backing up and playing two games. No single man-of-the-match this week, coach Issac gave it to all the boys for team-of-the-match.
Under 11 Blue
Under-11 Blue played Caloundra Gold at Caloundra. The boys were made to work very hard for their win today and credit to them for staying calm and working together until the final whistle. Harry was brilliant in attack and took out the player-of-the-match award for his efforts. Edge-of-your-seat stuff for the mums and dads today.
Under 11 Gold
The under-11 Gold boys turned up at home on a hot, muggy Cooroy Saturday, ready to take on a determined Palmwoods side. It was an energetic start from both sides with both teams posting points. By half time Palmwoods had almost managed to level the scores. Noosa managed to skip away to an early lead in the second half which seemed to flick their defence switch on into overdrive. DB did everything that was asked of him and then a little more. Zac put an excellent short ball on to DB, that he was very unlucky to score off. Happy kept opening them up wide, making room at the line for his team-mates. Romper barged up the middle during the second half gaining more metres than he did going side ways. The two B’day Whites managed to shake off their illnesses and put in a solid performance. Kanga was bouncing everywhere, making heads roll with every step he took. It was another solid mistake-free game from Ollie at dummy half. Ashton, Cooper and Cade were ever reliable to their team-mates throughout the game. Ashton and Cade held on tight towards the end of the game when they both came off stung with injuries. Off the bench Callen, Roy and Dominic all played a part in a comprehensive win. Well done boys on a great win, you’re looking great! Thanks mums and dads, too. Our player of the match without a doubt went to DB, well done champion.
