David Ward

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The West Sydney Pirates opened their 2026 campaign on Friday night at Bressington Park, Homebush, in the first ever NSW Men’s Flag competition. Each round is a doubleheader, and with only six players available, the Pirates played iron man football across both games. Fatigue became a real factor in the second halves. See our schedule.

Game 1: Pirates 18 lost to UTS 24

UTS look to be one of the top teams in the comp, and the Pirates came out firing. Two touchdowns from Tane King and one from Dean Toskoski gave the Pirates an 18-6 lead. UTS rallied in the second half to take a 24-18 lead. The Pirates put together a long drive into scoring position but were turned away on fourth down, going down 18-24.

Game 2: Pirates 24 def. Rebels 18

The Pirates again jumped out to an 18-6 lead early in the second half, thanks to two Manzil Stone touchdowns and another from Dean Toskoski. The Rebels fought back to 18-12, but a Josh Rickwood touchdown restored the buffer at 24-12. The Rebels scored late to make it 24-18, and a final long pass into the Pirates end zone was dropped, much to the relief of everyone in silver and black. First win of the season secured.

Familiar faces

Dean Toskoski and David Ward pulled on the Pirates jersey for the first time in 10 years, and it didn’t take long for the club’s all-time receiving leader and all-time passing leader to connect for a touchdown. Josh Rickwood and Max Goldberger have also returned to the club, both having played Colts Tackle for the Pirates around 2018 and 2019.

New uniforms

Our new flag uniforms made their debut and looked sharp under lights at Homebush.

Want to join?

We’re recruiting across all divisions for 2027. No experience needed. Register your interest at https://wspirates.com/join

2026 Open Days

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Open to all ages and experience levels.
Come and meet the coaches, ask questions, and get a feel for the game in a relaxed environment.
There’ll also be a chance to take part in some light football activities, so wear comfortable training clothes and boots if you have them.

2026 Open Day

2024 – Week 2

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After out performing expectations in week 1, the Pirates Colts had a higher standard to expect from themselves and perhaps the pressure got to them. A 14-44 loss was the result. For a team full of rookies, not terrible, but the team did expect a little more from themselves.

2024 – Week 1

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The Trojans had a big challenge in week 1 of the 2024 regular season. Play their first game. All players from our Colts squad have never played before. They sure did face the challenge head on, trading score for score with UTS until finally the dam broke and the score got away.

When asked for his thoughts on the team’s performance, Coach Sea stated: “The new Pirates colts team has shown they have the DNA of all Pirates. We exceeded our expectations of our first game together but have a lot of work to do.”

It will be interesting to see how the boys respond next week, vs the Wollongong Mustangs.

There's some Pirate history there.

2024 season is underway

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Training is always on. Even with this weather, we’re getting it done.

Tuesday & Thursday 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm

Durrant Oval, 91 Lawrence Hargrave Rd, Warwick Farm NSW 2170. https://maps.app.goo.gl/k6C8BUnHuzPANQ3e8

R.I.P. Phil Webb

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The West Sydney Pirate are saddened to hear of the passing Phil Webb. Phil has been involved with gridiron in Australia since the 90’s and has had an impact on the sport and the people involved over that time.

Ian Taylor said: “It is with sadness that I heard of the recent passing of Phillip Webb.

Phillip was a great servant of the game, both in his capacity as an Official and a long-time member of the League Board, amongst his other roles.

Phillip and I didn’t always agree on things, especially when he was officiating games where I was coaching. But even when we disagreed, Phillip was always calm and a voice of reason. And later, when I’d reflect on the disagreements we may have had, 9 times out of 10 I’d have to admit to myself that Philip was correct in his decision and I was just being the “cranky coach”.

Phillip was always a gentleman and I’d like to think that we had our share of laughs along the way too.

The sport in this State is poorer for Phillip’s passing.”

David Ward said: “I have strong memories of Phil Webb from my start in the sport as a junior. His knowledge of the sport and approachability come to mind. Who will ever forgot the unique “no no no” call made by Phil after an incompletion. He will be missed by more than his friends and family. Thank you, Phil.”

R.I.P. Phil Webb

Victory in Game 2 for the 2023 season

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The Pirates’ Women’s team take their first win in club history with a tough 20-14 victory over the Nepean Ducks at Kingswood.

We once again got off to a slow start, down 0-14. But, yet again, had a strong driving that simply ran out of time, going into half time.

The second half saw a new Pirate team, inspired by words from their head coach. Two touchdowns brought the score to 12-14. Then, like a movie script, the needed touchdown was scored with a 2 point conversion. 20-14 Pirates with 6 minutes left in the game. Defence held on to give the Pirates’ Women’s team their first win in club history.

Ian Taylor into the hall of fame

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We are so pleased to announce that long time head coach of our division 1 team, many times club president and backbone of the club, Ian Taylor, was inducted into the NSW Gridiron League Hall of Fame during the league’s presentation on 4th of December 2022.

The weather was perfect and the day ran smoothly with awards given out to all the high achievers for the 2022 season. It culminated in Hall of Fame announcements for John Boss and Ian Taylor with induction speeches given by their former and current players and assistant coaches.

Well deserved coach 👏

Hall of Fame Ian Taylor