By DAVID ARNOLD
NOOSA PIRATES
SATURDAY evening saw the Noosa Pirates travel to Kawana to take on the Dolphins in what was being billed as the match of the round.
The Pirates started well and hooker Jayden Summers opened the scoring after just two minutes with Lauchie Gladman’s radar zoomed in, the Pirates led 6-0 after three minutes.
The lead was extended at the nine minute mark when winger Darren Hall crossed in the corner. This came at a price when full back Jesses Jordan was injured in the play and was forced to spend the rest of the game on the sidelines.
The Pirates led by twelve points yet another devastating blow was to strike the visiting team when hooker Jayden Summers was seriously injured in play while making a tackle. Jayden was struck accidently in the face by an opposition knee losing two teeth, and with blood streaming from his mouth he was taken by ambulance to Caloundra Hospital.
In the meantime, the game continued and Kawana increased the pressure scoring twice and at half time the Pirates were cut to just two points taking the score to twelve to ten.
Coach Scott Christensen urged his players on and although the pirates tried in vain, further injuries saw the bench resemble a MASH unit as the bigger opposition continued to score eventually being victorious 34 points to twelve.
The scoreboard did not reflect the effort shown by the players as they gave everything they had.
The club has been notified that Jayden underwent surgery on his jaw which was broken in three places. All went well with the procedure and all Pirates wish their team mate a very speedy recovery.
Although disappointed with the result there is still a lot of confidence in the Pirate camp as they prepare for battle in the following weeks.
Friday Night saw the Under 18s take the field against Coolum in a battle for top position on the ladder. Although the young Pirates tried valiantly, the opposition was too good on the night winning by 20 points to nil.
A big week on the training track is required by both teams if they wish to continue their charge up the ladder, so get to training and support your team mates.
Training this week has been changed to Tuesday and Wednesday to correspond with the State Of Origin. Don’t forget to hang around after training Wednesday night and watch the game on the big screen.
This week’s games:
Friday evening Under 18 Beerwah v Noosa at Beerwah from 7.45pm.
Saturday afternoon Caboolture [2] v Noosa at Caboolture from 3.30pm.
If you have nothing better to do, get along to the footy and cheer the boys to victory.
See you at the footy. Go Pirates.
