TEAM OF 21st CENTURY: Noosa Pirates best from past 20 years

You may be surprised by the some of the names in the ultimate Noosa Pirates team, selected from the start of the 2000 season to now.

BEST OF THE BEST: Noosa Pirates select the best players of the 21st century.

LEAGUE Noosa Pirates Rugby League Club took some time out during the lockdown to put together their standout players since the start of this century.

The past two decades have been a mixed bag for the ­Pirates.

From the highs of premiership success to the lows of a club on the brink of extinction, the players in this side have ridden the emotional waves and still stood out on the ­paddock.

Current NRL players have been omitted from the side, including Wests Tigers' Moses Mbye and Roosters' hooker Jake Friend, who both made their first-grade debut with the Noosa Pirates.

 

TEAM OF 21st CENTURY

(From 2000-2020)

 

1. Anthony Zipf (fullback)

Anthony Zipf

2. Darren Knowles (wing)

3. Matt McCook (centre)

 

pirates AS168099 Pirates playing Nambour at Pirate Park, Tewantin. Matt McCook looks for an opening.

4. Dylan Gilbert (centre)

5. Nathan Robinson (wing)

6. Shane Payne (five-eight)

7. Noel Goldthorpe (half)

Cabnoosa JW166806 Grade A rugby league match at Bribie Island Rugby League Club, Caboolture Vs Noosa grand final replay from last season. Noel Goldthorpe of Noosa

8. Brad Pike (prop)

9. Zach Friend (hooker)

 

5/4/13 Holden Cup U20's, Round 5, Titans V Broncos, action from Skilled Park, Robina. Zach Friend. Pics Adam Head

10. Sam McGregor (prop)

 

AS126045 The Man of the Match, Sam McGregor of the Noosa Pirates at the Grand Final... Picture: ANDREW SEYMOUR

11. Greg Christensen (2nd row)

 

AS121960 Pirates #11, Greg Christensen, pushes through the Beerwah defence... Picture: ANDREW SEYMOUR

12. Darryl Fitzgerald (2nd row)

13. Noel Haslam (lock)

 

AS124969 Pirate's Noel Haslam fights free from a Nambour tackle. Picture: ANDREW SEYMOUR

 

Reserves

14. Brendan Williams

 

CH152738 (14sep) Noosa v Caloundra RL action. Brendan Williams gets the ball moving for the pirates. Picture: Chris Higgins

15. Ben Christensen

16. Liam Anlezark

17. Russell Britten

18. Rodney Mcintosh

 

Cabnoosa JW166806 Grade A rugby league match at Bribie Island Rugby League Club, Caboolture Vs Noosa grand final replay from last season. Rodney Mcintosh of Noosa

19. Kahu Tweedi

20. Trent Heathwood

pirates AS168099 Pirates playing Nambour at Pirate Park, Tewantin. Trent Heathwood with the ball.

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