Since the North Sydney Bears were banished from the NRL after the ill-fated merger with Manly (forming the Northern Eagles) in 2002, the Upper and Lower North Shore and Northern Suburbs have gone . But moot it they did, these people in suits, because television told them. In 2013, the Bears recorded several large victories in the regular season and finished third. Steve Menzies played the most games for the club, with 69 caps.[3]. The partnership folded in 2002, with Manly emerging as the stand-alone entity. Newtown went on to beat Balmain in the 2012 NSW Cup Grand Final. Brisbane team? Prominent rugby league personalities who have publicly backed the club include Phil Gould, Andrew Johns and Peter Sterling while support has also come from as high up as Federal Treasurer and North Sydney MP Joe Hockey. Going with the Flo. And we had a $50 million bank guarantee, so we would have been strong. Thats a nudge over 5 per cent of the population. See www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. Norths came into the game with an outside chance of making the finals but the loss ensured Norths finished outside the top 8 and with a bad point points differential meant they finished in second last place on the table. People from outside can conflate Sydneys north shore with the northern beaches. Gold Coast? However, independent research shows the club still has 220,000 avid followers, a huge supporter . In November 2010, it was reported that Ken Sayer, CEO of Mortgage House, planned to underwrite the bid for $10 million to help ensure their financial equity was shored up when the bid was submitted. Jakiya Whitfeld scores a double for North Sydney Bears in her NSW Women's Premiership debut Stars on the rise: The 150 players to watch in the Harold Matthews, SG Ball and Tarsha Gale Cups North Sydney Bears' bold bid for NRL return recieves massive funding, infrastructure boost Another dominate win by our women's team! Perry went on to say "You need 12 and 12, so 24 key markets, and stricter criteria about those clubs around their funding model which means all of the 24 may not fit the top tier criteria, it may only be 16-18 franchises that make the cut, their catchment areas, their population, and their commercial growth, because currently I believe a lot of clubs havent been accountable as much as they should have. [64], Updated: 11 February 2021Source(s): 2021 Squad Numbers, On 26 August 2006 the club announced their "Team of the Century". The merged club lasted only until 2002 when it split again, with the Bears not returning to first grade and being represented in the NSWRL competition, the second-tier rugby league competition, where the Bears continue to play today. But once your delivery is activated, youll get the next edition, hot off the press. Halfway through the season, the Eagles even abandoned playing games at Gosford, due to a sharp decline in attendances. I had a yarn once with an academic, Hunter Fujak, a Lecturer in Sport Management at Deakin Business School. Cheaper and easier than focus groups. A coping mechanism, probably. If that's the marker, then the ARLC suited bean-counters should do this: Granted! Yes, yes, yes adding a team in Sydney would appear to fly in the face of the theres too many teams in Sydney argument. Knock On Effect NSW Cup Draw; Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. The club was formed at the North Sydney School of Arts in Mount Street on 7 February 1908. For mine, sports fans, that is freakin La La Land. Article proves that ice is a scourge on Australian lives. [citation needed] In spite of this, the club provided more players for the 2001 State of Origin series' New South Wales team than any other club. The Bears are prepared to move anywhere as part of their bid to become the NRL's 18th team but there are some "non-negotiables" they won't budge on. Newcastle, and Andrew Johns, then 19, beat us at home. Mortgage House signed a three-year deal to sponsor the Central Coast Bears, also becoming a major jersey sponsor for the Bears. linktr.ee/northsydneybearsofficial. These are the ties that bind. Former North Sydney player and the club's leading record point scorer Jason Taylor was named as new head coach. Our club is a 1908 foundation club,". First it was the Gold Coast Bears. At the Central Coast they have a stadium up there and they have a huge junior base. Consider my own northern beaches. North Sydney continued competing with some success in the first half of the 20th century in the NSWRL, and through the ARL and NRL premierships until the club merged with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles to form the Northern Eagles for the 2000 season. The club was formed during the rationalisation process of the NRL by the merger of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the North Sydney Bears in 2000. [17][18], In 1998, Norths finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. As of 2014, there have been several attempts for the Bears to come back into the NRL by being based at the Central Coast, North Sydney, Perth, Gold Coast and Brisbane. Thus a merge of Sydney Dragon-Sharks would be logical. Missed out. I think they would be crazy not to make that work, a Northern Suburbs team, Fittler told Wide World of Sports. In 1991 North Sydney finished the regular season in 3rd place and defeated local rivals Manly in the first week of the finals. Two Classics, back in stock! It didnt matter: the Bears were done, their cards were marked. Matt Cleary is a sports writer from Sydney. The voice of TRUE North Sydney Bears Supporters. Get five per cent of Greater Northern Sydney to a North Sydney Bears game and thats 50,000 citizens. Forge their own identity. Not in conjunction with any other offer. They were eliminated by Balmain in a playoff for 5th place. We want to see it! Their subsequent, rapid demise was not organic, and hundreds of thousands of Bears people are still out there, wandering. For two wilderness-riven decades, Bears hopefuls have been scoffed at, cast as hopeless, foolish tragics, and blind to the realities of economic rationalism in the 21st century. I agree with you but the roosters wont be going anywhere now they are champions. Politicians do the same thing with policy; leak a backbenchers brain-fart to the papers, see how it flies among the populace. They love that place. People from outside can conflate Sydney's north shore with the northern beaches. North Sydney would be eliminated from the finals in straight sets losing to Penrith and Canterbury. People follow footy teams largely because the team represents them, their patch, their people. Then it was the Western. To be a part, even if its a minor part, of a northern Sydney nrl club or remain a nswrl leagues club suburban entity? The 2002 season was played under the Northern Eagles name, although effectively the club was the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles by another name. JavaScript is disabled. It's a rainy Friday evening in Sydney, and the temperature on the big screen at North Sydney Oval reads 14 degrees. Too right. The North Sydney Bears would be back and there would be, give us your best Rabbits Warren, deadset jubilation. Indeed like Souths fans will, for theyll be there, as Bears fans were for them, and their game, the one the media barons had so buggered. [43], The Central Coast Bears have 7,200 financial members with new members joining weekly. This option is only available where expressly indicated with the offer. With the scores locked at 12-12, Newcastle player Matthew Johns kicked a field goal with 2 minutes to play to make it 13-12. [39], The Bears have won eight premierships in reserve grade, making them the second most successful club currently participating in the competition. L.U. There are a million reasons why. They are headed up by Perry Lopez and Greg Florimo and has the corporate backing of a number of local Central Coast and some North Shore businesses. Rejection didnt get in their way, beginning a new mission to return to the top flight by holding talks with a Western Australian consortium to launch a club almost 4000km across the country. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. Hes a doctor of demographics. So bring em back, baby, and fill Percys Bar. Seriously, brad Fittler and matty johns are past the point of no return. There are so many players play up there, so you can get the best kids aspiring to play for the Central Coast". Heart and soul of the North Sydney Bears Greg Florimo has weighed in on the proposal to re-merge Manly and the Bears. But they are separate, distinct entities. Too right. Earlier this year there were reports the Bears were attempting to organise a consortium that will make a bid to purchase the NRL license off the Manly Sea Eagles. Policy played out in the court of public opinion; its how we roll in the twenties. Theres thousands and thousands of Bears fans out there and bringing them all together would make a big statement, Mullan said. There have been on-going bids to resurrect the club in the NRL as either The Bears, based in Perth and Sydney, or as the Central Coast Bears, based at Gosford.[1]. Missed out. Can I put my subscription or membership on hold? You must log in or register to reply here. North Melbourne withdraws from the merger race. Now he reveals his thoughts on a proposed Western Australia-Bears joint venture, writes Phil Rothfield. Northern Eagles Rugby League Football Club, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 01:10, "Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears must merge into a 'behemoth' club, says Brad Fittler", "Why the demise of the North Sydney Bears has Sydney Roosters officials worried", Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Eagles&oldid=1142006992, 4 matches, 25 August 2001 30 March 2002, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 01:10. Fans can also support a team though theyve never set foot in their zone. Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears must merge into a 'behemoth' club, says Brad Fittler, Cameron Smith reveals the 'difficulty' of not having a consistent halfback for the 2018 season. They defeated the Newcastle Knights 32-28 in the first week of the finals, and were then eliminated by minor premiers and eventual NSW Cup premiers the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the preliminary final, who recorded a convincing 38-6 win. Norths & Easts. two very financially strong leagues clubs together. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. As Nick Politis said in the piece in The Tele Bears fans didnt go to Manly and they didnt cross the bridge and come to the Roosters. Nobody would win, not even TV. The following year North Sydney came 2nd in the regular season, but were defeated 47-7 by St George, and then lost to South Sydney 14-9 the following week.[8][9][10]. I was eight, Norths were first. [47], With weekly membership drives and ongoing community involvement, the Central Coast Bears targeted entry into the NRL in 2015,[48] but this date passed without admission. The Northern Eagles were a rugby league team that competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) between 2000 and 2002. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. [25], In the 2017 season, Norths finished 6th on the ladder and qualified for the finals. 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