The Blues turned it on in the second half to win 49-16 at Lank Bain Complex in a match which had plenty of feeling.

They capped off an undefeated season which bagged them a Clayton Shield.

While they flourished in the second half the Pirates withered. They had two players dismissed while another couple found themselves in the sin bin at various stages.

Justin Laurie and Beau White got two tries each for the Blues. 

Jordan Galloway, Billy Berne, Aaron Ison, Nick McCabe, and Sam Watts also grabbed tries. Ison was judged man of the match.

The Pirates looked like making a game of it early on. They came out of the sheds full of energy, scoring two quick tries. 

Then the Blues came to life after blowing the week-off cobwebs away.

Watts scored after some good work from Ison. He sucked the defence in and then the scores were locked up at 10-10.

Old Bar had 11 on the field at one point. Nick Henry went in the 27th minute and Greg Harris followed in the 31st.

Meanwhile, the Blues were asserting their authority. Justin Laurie and Beau White crossed the stripe to complete a good first half for the hosts. 

Nick McCabe added an extra point with a 40 metre field goal that surprised everybody.

A second try to Laurie made the task a whole lot harder for the Beach Pirates.

Watts riled up the Old Bar section of the crowd by pointing to the scoreboard after missing the kick.

White won a footrace to the bal shortly after. An athletic dive sealed the try and Watts kicked the conversion. 

Ison then dummied twice and went in under the sticks. Galloway's four-pointer made things even worse for the Pirates, and the score was 45-10.

The Pirates got a consolation try before Berne scored the last points of the afternoon. Watts missed the kick but it was just academic.

Ison was thrilled with the win. He said his side wasn't too worried when Old Bar flew out of the blocks early.

"Yeah they did [start well]," he said. 

"But we just knew we could hang in there."