Stanley River Wolves head coach Rowan Klein said he believed the Wolves needed to bring their A-game to beat the Pirates. "We're confident that if play our best we can win, but we're going up there with no illusion - we know Noosa will be extremely hard," he said. The game will be the Wolves' first match without co-captains Tom Murphy and Chris Aiton, both staples in Stanley having success in 2019. Although the Wolves lost the dynamic duo, they've signed major talent this year including Queensland Cup alumnus Rowan Winterfield and Dalton Phillips. Coach Klein said he hoped the recruitment of Winterfield and Phillips would make up for the team losing their prior captains, but knew the season would be harder.