People of the Pirates with LA

Send us Fan Mail Noel Goldthorpe Some players are born with natural talent. Others earn every inch through sheer determination. Noel Goldthorpe built his rugby league career on grit, resilience and a never-say-die attitude that earned the respect of teammates, coaches and opponents alike. Making his first-grade debut with the Western Suburbs Magpies, Noel went on to join the St George Dragons befo...

Send us Fan Mail Henry Hadfield. Henry joined the Pirates from the north of England for the 2026 season. Having come through a school and club pathways as a young man, to playing plenty of Rugby League and Rugby Union across the UK leading to this  adventure abroad, the Aussie experience is pretty cool to hear first hand.  It’s been a journey throughout his footy career, plenty of ups and downs, t...

Send us Fan Mail EP8 - Matt Bunker Honest, raw & inspiring.  The former SAS leader opens up on some the formative moments of an abusive and traumatic childhood.  How he made some brave and difficult choices to brake the cycle.  Self doubt & challenges whilst rising through the ADF on the way to leading his brothers in arms in the SAS.  Battles with the Black Dog, re finding himself after t...

Send us Fan Mail From a burning desire to forge a career in rugby league alongside his brothers as a tribute to their late father, to becoming NRL Rookie of the Year and a premiership winner, life has been a roller coaster ride for George Burgess . Now balancing fatherhood, providing for his family, a growing career in the movie industry & ambassador roles, and preparing for his upcoming boxin...

Send us Fan Mail Moses Mbye, a seasoned NRL veteran and versatile playmaker, began his rugby league journey at the Noosa Pirates as a junior-playing A-grade in Year 12 before moving to Sydney the day after graduating from Sunshine Beach High School.  He made his mark with his NRL debut at the Canterbury - Bankstown Bulldogs, followed by stints at the West Tigers and St. George Illawarra Dragons, b...

Send us Fan Mail Mel Harries. 12 year ADF veteran - discharged as officer in charge of Mental health & psychology (ARA).  Mindset training - Principal psychologist + Newcastle Knights NRL team psychologist. Giving us a quick glimpse in to her journey and passion for athletic performance ahead of her " Building resilience, confidence and emotional strength in young athletes" workshop...

Send us Fan Mail Anthony Zipf - "ZIPPY" One of the pirate's favourite sons and a three time premiership winner, Zippy shares his journey from the Brisbane Broncos pathways as a young gun to etching his name into Queensland Cup history with a record that still stands today. Reflecting on the golden years of '06, '07, '08 and opens up on the highs, the setbacks, and eve...

Send us Fan Mail TONY MACILROY "Macca" or Mr Mac" as a lot of our listeners will know him. Teacher, coach, motivator, mentor and all round good bloke, talks his journey through rugby league, a rewarding career change into a school PE teacher and revisiting his youth in the bush as a DRT District Relief Teacher based out of longreach.

Send us Fan Mail  In the studio today we have Aaron Brooks. Director of Harcourts Property Centre. Former QLD cup player and 11 times premiership coach, recently on the coaching staff of the USA Hawks women's side talks rugby league and mentorship and business.

Send us Fan Mail Ant Plater Current head of performance -Noosa Pirates. Former high performance consultant - Canberra Raiders (NRL side) Highly decorated former Australian Defence Force (ADF) Special Forces Operator and 2nd Commando Regiment Warrant Officer  who served for 27 years. A combat veteran with deployments in Somalia, East Timor, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Talks about his love of the sport,...