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Fortunately for the Pirates, they weren’t banking on a win Monday night just weeks after the Royal Commission into the banks found that the Pirates would have lost out anyway. Being the last game of the regular season, the Pirates wanted to use this opportunity to influence their opponents for the following week’s play-off game, Read More …
In what was ultimately a close call for the Pirates, the J-Ballers succumbed to some lucky breaks that fell the way of the salty sea-dogs from the south. An even contest throughout the night, the Pirates came to rely on Frank Fernandez (6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist) and Steve Dillon (4 points, Read More …
In a growing sign that the officiating within Fredcom is bordering the dangerous and ridiculous, Pirates players were subjected to a physical Cannons outfit bent on revenge for last year’s loss. While it was clear that the Pirates were being outclassed by the Cannons this time around due to the extra defensive pressure, it didn’t Read More …
The Pirates ended the year on a positive note, shooting their way to victory over a Cannons outfit that showed plenty of hustle but lacked the finishing touches to be in contention. Setting a consistent pace early, the Pirates tried using their size inside the paint before kicking it out to the in-form, Daz Jamieson Read More …
The Pirates were soundly beaten Monday night by a drilled Bravehearts outfit who left them in their wake with their fast breaks and steals, going down 33 to 58 despite some sound second quarter play. During the first quarter, the Bravehearts applied a man-defence that the Pirates were only able to counter sporadically through assists Read More …
Hold on tight sports fans as the release of the much anticipated sequel to the Stallone classic, Cliffhanger, was made on Monday night to a packed audience of ballers at the Australian Institute of Sport. While Stallone himself panned the movie his replacement, Dan Bray, made sure you barely noticed he wasn’t there with his Read More …
Basketball fans were treated to a celebrity appearance by none-other than the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. As part of their Australian tour and the opening of the Invictus Games, snuck in on a Fredcom Basketball match between the Pirates and Meme Team, the latter going down 26 points to 40. It was a reasonable Read More …
It was like going back in time to good old 1985 when the Pirates took to the court after a prolonged absence.They were all there: Doc, Marty, Biff and even Mr. Strickland was there to ensure things ran smoothly and nobody stepped out of line. While they may have lost a bit of speed and Read More …
For only the second time in fourteen seasons the Pirates have made the DMG Grand Final after soundly defeating second placed Shazam 49 points to 23 on Monday night. The Pirates worked their way out of the gates slowly scoring just four points in the opening ten minutes thank s to a free-throw from Todd Read More …
With the end of the season in sight, three of the team’s powerhouses: Vice President Geoff Kleinbrenner, Captain Daniel Lillicrap and Senior Correspondent for the Pirates, Trent Stockman, have announced their imminent departure from the Club after seven years at the helm. Lillicrap had this to say at a shock press conference: “This was always Read More …