By TRACI HOZIER
Noosa Pirates Round 6
UNDER 7 WHITE
THE mighty under-7 Whites came back from their holidays ready to play. The boys scored a total of 11 tries in a great attacking display. The two Coopers and Rhy all scored doubles, Sam and Jai both scored and Bailey crossed the white line three times. Will and Lukas were both very close to scoring on several occasions but late goal line defence just kept them out. All the boys defended bravely and Will was a well deserved man of the match with some sensational runs. Stand-in game-day coach Richard did a great job but coach Troy still has the full support of the board and the playing group. I hear the under-8s are looking for a new coach, Troy, and your name has been mentioned.
UNDER 7 YELLOW
It seems that after a few weeks off, our little under-7 Yellow Pirates may still have been sailing on the high seas.
They met Kawana on home territory and it was a tough battle. Leading the charge in attack was Jaxon with some forceful hit-ups. As the boys courageously kept moving forward, Jacko flew up the sideline to score a well earned try. Lachlan Britten received our Player of the Match for his determination throughout the entire game in both attack and defence. The boys did their best to keep the Dolphins from scoring but unfortunately it just wasn’t their day. As always, our Pirates never gave up and enjoyed every part of their game alongside their mates. They are always good to watch. Tim might have tackling practice on the agenda for training this week.
UNDER 8 YELLOW
Caboolture Snakes ventured north for a physical match with under 8 Yellow. With key player Bailey Hozier out for an extended stint due to a broken leg, a number of under-7 boys backed up from an earlier game. Thanks to Rhy North, Bailey and Cooper Drinnan and Lukas Byers for an outstanding effort. Definitely all stars of the future.
With agreement from Caboolture both teams fielded nine players on the small field, which made metres hard to find. The much larger Caboolture team called for two and three into each tackle which really tested the boys. Once again Joe, Pierce and Lincoln all muscled up around the ruck. Player of the match Zeke – in his first season – is really showing his ability and hitting the line hard straight up the middle. He was rewarded with a solid try during the match. After a number of early missed tackles, Lachlan Ward channeled his frustration and menaced the Caboolture team, he too snuck over in the corner for a well deserved try late in the match. A number of running injuries tested the boys’ courage but all continued to support their team-mates and kept going in for more. Both Zahn and Pierce needed the magic spray after heavy tackles, but continued to contribute across the park in both attack and defence. With no passengers, everyone contributed in what was an excellent game to spectate, with both teams very closely matched. Pleasing to see all boys steered clear of the sidelines which meant minimal changeovers during the match. Well done to all and thanks to the under-7 boys for backing up.
UNDER 10 YELLOW
Under-10 Yellow played at home on Sunday against a well-drilled Kawana. The Pirates played some great footy, and scored right at the finish to end the game very evenly matched. The man of the match this week went to Ryan Fox for his great defence and some hard running.
UNDER 11 BLUE
Under 11 Blue played Caloundra Black at Caloundra. Bit of a mixed bag after the Easter break. Thanks to the boys for listening and taking advice on board and using that to add to the game. They were able to keep ahead and take out the win today. Lucas was player of the match with a great all-round effort for the team.
UNDER 11 GOLD
On the eve of the 100 year Anzac day commemoration Noosa’s under-11 Gold made the quick dash south to take on Caboolture by 5.30pm. With the introduction of the new bibs, our club co-ordinator Paul Dwyer was elated to see his favourite colour and singer Pink on the footy field. All the boys had a cracker of a game, really sticking it to their opposition. Some highlights of the game were, Ollie ‘Flash’ Boulton finally being able to move from dummy half and as a result took the line on to score next to the posts. Romper has a new wrecking ball to run along side him, welcome back Antonio. Having you back really bolsters our defence and attack. Romper took them on close to the line and as a result their full back had to almost be dug out of the ground. Some selfless class from Happy, moving the ball around with precision to his players saw a couple of try assists on his part. Ashton turned up everywhere to clean up any of Caboolture’s mistakes and made them pay in his darting attack, or were they hesitant because of his new likeness to Mr T? Cade’s new booster pack fired up beautifully each time he got the ball. Some great line breaks and a well deserved try. DB started like a bag of rocks but finished like a bag of diamonds in attack and defence. At one stage DB was involved in a whole set of tackles almost on his Pat Malone. Dan was not out of place at full back this week. He got himself everywhere across the park that he needed to be. Ben worked well at shifting the ball out to his players. Zac’s golden touches saw him move effortlessly with the ball in hand and turn up at the right time for the offloads. Cooper worked so hard he had to be taken off with injury towards the end of the game. Callen gave his team a boost when he came off the bench giving the opposition another headache. Our player of the match was Ollie ‘Flash’ Boulton.
YOUTH CUP
Noosa’s Youth Cup side travelled to Stanley River on Friday night. Both sides were evenly matched and played hard, quality football. Some injuries, a couple of handling errors and the bounce of the ball going Stanley’s way resulted in an 18-4 score line. There were lots of positives for our side, including a try to Isaac and a man-of-the-match performance from Ben.
