Team background
The Moreton Bay Pirates are owned by one of the premier bowls clubs in Australia in Club Pine Rivers, who also happen to be historical home of the BPL, having hosted the inaugural event in 2013.
Formerly known as the Brisbane Gold and Brisbane Pirates, they’re two-time former winners of the BPL, winning the first event and BPL08.
As mentioned, Club Pine Rivers is widely regarded as one of the more impressive venues for the sport in the world, with the electric atmosphere under the dome during their November hosting of the BPL a bucket-list item for all fans of the sport.
The Moreton Bay Pirates are proudly supported by the Moreton Bay Regional Council.
Franchise owner: Club Pine Rivers
Formerly known as: Brisbane Gold, Brisbane Pirates
BPL19 squad: Alex Marshall, Ryan Burnett, Dawn Hayman & Ellen Falkner (coach)
First BPL event competed in: APL01
Titles won: 2 (APL01, BPL08)
Runners up: 3 (BPL07, BPL09, BPL19)
Wooden spoons: 2 (APL02, APL03)
MVPs
- Alex Marshall: BPL09
All Stars
- Jo Edwards: BPL17
- Dawn Hayman: BPL19
Record
| Event | Finishing Position |
| APL01 | Champions |
| APL02 | 8th |
| APL03 | 8th |
| BPL04 | 6th |
| BPL05 | 6th |
| BPL06 | 4th |
| BPL07 | Runner up |
| BPL08 | Champions |
| BPL09 | Runner up |
| BPL10 | 7th |
| BPL11 | 4th |
| BPL12 | 6th |
| BPL13 | 4th |
| BPL14 | 4th |
| BPL15 | 3rd |
| BPL16 | 3rd |
| BPL17 | 3rd |
| BPL18 | 7th |
| BPL19 | Runner up |
Franchise player history
| Players | Events played | Games played |
| Alex Marshall | BPL06-BPL11; BPL14-BPL19 | 215 |
| Kelsey Cottrell | BPL06-BPL11; BPL13 | 110 |
| Chris Rosanes | BPL14-BPL18 | 99 |
| Michael Breen | BPL07-BPL11 | 80 |
| Jo Edwards | BPL15-BPL18 | 79 |
| Jeremy Henry | APL03; BPL05; BPL12-BPL13 | 57 |
| Kelvin Kerkow | APL01-BPL04 | 54 |
| Robbie Wild | APL01-APL02; BPL06 | 41 |
| Aaron Hewson | BPL12-BPL13 | 29 |
| Sean Baker | BPL04-BPL05 | 28 |
| Natasha Van Eldik | BPL04-BPL05 | 28 |
| Mark Casey | APL01-APL02 | 26 |
| Dawn Hayman | BPL19 | 21 |
| Ryan Burnett | BPL19 | 21 |
| Ellen Falkner | BPL14 | 20 |
| Kira Bourke | BPL12 | 14 |
| Alex Murtagh | APL03 | 14 |
Franchise statistics
| Games | 312 |
| Win-loss | 156-156 |
| Sets | 624 |
| Sets Win-Draw-Loss | 292-55-277 |
| Tiebreaks | 145 |
| Tiebreak Win-Loss | 71-74 |
| Shots for | 3408 |
| Shots against | 3354 |
| Shot difference | 54 |
| Win % | 50% |
| Sets won % | 46.8% |
| Shots % | 101.6% |
| Tiebreak win % | 49% |
Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Win % |
| Adelaide Endurance | 6 | 5 | 54.5% |
| Adelaide Pioneers | 9 | 13 | 40.9% |
| Gold Coast Hawks | 17 | 13 | 56.7% |
| Illawarra Gorillas | 4 | 7 | 36.4% |
| Melbourne eXtreme | 7 | 6 | 53.8% |
| Melbourne Pulse | 9 | 14 | 39.1% |
| Melbourne Roys | 16 | 13 | 55.2% |
| Moama Steamers | 18 | 21 | 46.2% |
| New Zealand Blackjacks | 10 | 9 | 52.6% |
| Perth Suns | 23 | 15 | 60.5% |
| Sydney Lions | 21 | 21 | 50% |
| Tasmania Tridents | 9 | 4 | 69.2% |
| Tweed Heads Ospreys | 7 | 15 | 31.8% |
Finals record
| Games | 26 |
| Win-loss | 13-13 |
| Sets | 52 |
| Sets Win-Draw-Loss | 26-3-23 |
| Tiebreaks | 13 |
| Tiebreak Win-Loss | 6-7 |
| Shots for | 276 |
| Shots against | 268 |
| Shot difference | 8 |
| Win % | 50% |
| Sets won % | 50% |
| Shots % | 103% |
| Tiebreak win % | 46.2% |