With those words Moree captain Sam Copeman concluded his victory speech after the Bulls beat Pirates 22-5 in the second-grade grand final at Walcha on Saturday.

Copeman had referred to the late Nathan Holland, their former coach who died at the start of last season.

The Moree skipper's remark drew a loud cheer.

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Post-match, Copeman spoke about how Holland's death had "played on our minds" ahead of the Bulls' 15-5 grand final loss to Narrabri last year, and may have been a contributing factor in the loss.

"A lot of people were bringing it up before the [2018] grand final ... I think a lot of us took it a bit to heart," he said.

"To get it this year, with a whole new group of blokes, that all loved him and knew him, just makes it that extra bit sweeter."

Pirates beat Moree 25-19 in the major semi-final. Copeman said losing that match and then beating Gunnedah in the preliminary final was the difference between the two sides in the grand final. "It just gave us another week of training together hard, because we knew we had to back up again," he said.

On Saturday, all the Bulls' points - bar a 71st-minute try to No 13 Brett Wright - were scored in the first half.

The Bulls' first try came via a pick and drive on Pirates' tryline by No.2 Will Burey - the player of the match. Nathan Porter converted: 7-0 with only a few minutes left in the half.

Moree winger Kale Van Dugteren then scooted over out wide on the siren, and Porter added the extras: 14-0 to the Bulls.

The try was set up when Bulls No 4 William P Smith made a break deep into Pirates' half. The Bulls then spun the ball to the right for Van Dugteren to score.

Moree crossed for their third try when Wright showed good pace to score out wide from close range. Porter missed the conversion: 22-0.

Pirates No 18 Hayden Griffiths scored a late consolation try when he took a quick tap and barged over.

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Copeman said the Bulls were pleased that Pirates elected to run with a strong tail wind at their backs in the first half.

"And once we defended like the boys did in that first 15-20 minutes, we sort of deterred them a bit. So, really happy with it, yeah," he said.

Bulls coach Sylvester Joseph said his charges "came out here and executed everything they wanted [to] ... it was just the urgency".

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"The boys certainly showed more desperation, more want, more drive [than Pirates], and I think it was reflected on the scoreboard in the end," he said.

Joseph said Moree's strong finish to the first half "solidified things" and "lifted the boys a bit going into half-time".

"I told them not to get too far ahead of themselves ... I think the boys stayed composed and came home with it," he said.

The Bulls wanted to play for one another, and they did that, he added.