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Please check your email to receive the magic link. For all the people saying the CEO and Commissioners need to be "RL people", just remember; A solution that may work is a Bears and seaeagles in nsw Cup remain as sepeate identities and a new club takes the license, based at Gosford but with couple of games in manly/NS. Theres still people holding a candle for the Newtown Jets, though not enough that the Jets arent destined to forever be a reserve grade feeder out of Henson Park. See www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. They didn't win many, these Bears. JavaScript is disabled. But it should still be done. Singleton said We had the players and the lifestyle on the Central Coast once you get people up there they go: wow, how goods this. 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. You are using an out of date browser. Bring Back The Bears! And it would be magnificent. No cancellations during the first 12 months. Thats a nudge over five per cent of the population. Renewals occur unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. Fish where the fish are, is something my old man would say and he didnt even like fishing. [59], After the Northern Eagles went defunct, the North Sydney Bears have continued to field teams in several grades of the NSW rugby league competitions, and were behind the failed Central Coast Bears bid in the mid-2000's. Est 1908. And he said the NRL told these guys not to use the media to play things out. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. In 2019 the Australian Rugby League Commission cobbled together a white paper of sorts, a plan to prop up under-performing Sydney NRL clubs with revenue that would apparently flow from broadcasters once the club had relocated to a new place where people watch telly. 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. Madness, of course. They have to be from somewhere, represent some patch. Souths: 390,000. Penrith (590,000) is about the same. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. The foundation club exited the league in 1999, before their failed merger with Manly ended in 2003. In 2016, it was reported that there were moves for the Bears to buy the Gold Coast Titans franchise. How long does it take for my home delivery to start? And it was bye-bye Bears to purgatory. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. In the fifty years the new building has stood, a number of redesigns and refurbishments have taken place. Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! If Brookie is not up to NRL standard, why does the NRL allow them to play there? It's a rainy Friday evening in Sydney, and the temperature on the big screen at North Sydney Oval reads 14 degrees. Its the same in Canberra as the Shire as Townsville TNorth Queensland. No cancellations during the first 12 months. Former North Sydney player and the club's leading record point scorer Jason Taylor was named as new head coach. The club was formed at the North Sydney School of Arts in Mount Street on 7 February 1908. This was also Matt King's final game of Rugby League. Its like when politicians are parachuted into safe seats. On 1 July 2018, Carney's move to North Sydney was blocked after Carney refused to pay a $15,000 release fee. With only seconds remaining Norths frantically threw the ball around and lost it, the ball was swooped up by Newcastle's Owen Craigie and he raced away to score a try and won the game. Too right. It will never happen, not the North Sydney Bears. Because eyeballs watching product are all. 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. Only Parramatta (890,000) and Wests Tigers (690,000) have a larger catchment than the Bears would have. For mine, sports fans, that is freakin La La Land. And it should be done because there is not a team in northern Sydney. Brad Fittler calls for Manly to merge with North Sydney Bears to make 'behemoth' club. July 22nd, 2022 11:47 am. Theres still people holding a candle for the Newtown Jets, though not enough that the Jets arent destined to forever be a reserve grade feeder out of Henson Park. And all those aforementioned Sydney fisheries have a team, while a one million-strong chunk of northern Sydney and its near north does not. And so it was bye-bye Bears to purgatory. They went to the Swans and the Waratahs. East Coast Roosters (or "Easts" for short). Payment will be charged to your Google Account. [37] 2010 was a poor season for Norths, who received the wooden spoon. promote your clubs sponsors and connect Thus a merge of Sydney Dragon-Sharks would be logical. Now he reveals his thoughts on a proposed Western Australia-Bears joint venture, writes Phil Rothfield. This automatically renews to be charged as $16 (min. They both have a point, but how its executed is important. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. 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! L.U. I cant see any government wanting to throw any money towards that shit hole especially with how small their supporter base is. 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. Mergers mean dogs and cats living together in unholy matrimony. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work It also explains how you can access or seek correction of your personal information, how you can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with a complaint of that nature. It was more a fishing exercises by suits in high places, the "paper" leaked to select media to disseminate in the court of public opinion. Probably not irrevocable, either, given the volatile nature of this greatest game of all. 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. Sign up successfully. A team they cant really own. Oops! And you'd only need one in 20 of these people to buy a jumper, go to a game, whack a sticker on the back of their Pajero and boom, they've brought back the North Sydney Bears. Bring Back The Who? 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 trudged in the rain with my Mum, Dad, and four uncles, back to the pub Percys across Miller Street. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Youre getting the best of both. [6], The team became known as the North Sydney Bears during the 1950s after accepting a sponsorship from the nearby Big Bear supermarket at Neutral Bay. Once again they were eliminated from the finals after losing both their matches in consecutive weeks,. It could take up to 5 business days before your first paper delivery arrives. An independent voice that will not be influenced by power or money, and will not be silenced by any official heirachy. A host of Norths' finest . The loss was evidently too much for me, and I began to cry. Northern Eagles: as if a dog and a cat got married. And they dont have a footy team to call their own. Get five per cent of Greater Northern Sydney to a North Sydney Bears game and thats 50,000 citizens. Heart and soul of the North Sydney Bears Greg Florimo has weighed in on the proposal to re-merge Manly and the Bears. But Fittler believes the perfect destination is at their feet, if Manly agree. Carney's blocked move coincided with the departure of Souths contracted player Robbie Farah who spent the first 12 weeks playing for North Sydney. North Sydney chairman Perry Lopez said of the deal "We are the North Sydney Bears, were not South Sydney," The decision is based on whats best for our club. Gold Coast? Yet the region the catchment, where the fish are continued to grow. Heart and soul of the North Sydney Bears Greg Florimo has weighed in on the proposal to re-merge Manly and the Bears. 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]. Mergers mean dogs and cats living together in unholy matrimony. New South Wales Origin coach Brad Fittler has suggested the Sea Eagles and Bears combine with the Central Coast region to form a "behemoth" club stretching north from the CBD all the way to Gosford and beyond. Norths won the game 28-18.[21]. But how can you blame Manly for doing the right thing by Manly? Like Illawarra got the socks in their merger and the Magpies got Campbelltown occasionally, the Bears got shafted in their merger. But like said abominable Northern Eagles, they would be horrible. Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? A historic quote for the family. North Sydney reportedly placed a $7 million bid to purchase The Gold Coast Licence and as part of the bid if they were to be successful was to rename the side The Gold Coast Bears and continue to play games at Robina plus taking two games to North Sydney Oval with one game being held against fierce rivals The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Perry suggested that the NRL should look at creating a promotion/relegation system similar to other sports around the world. Can I put my subscription or membership on hold? But they are separate, distinct entities. Home Delivery is not available in all areas. Matt has interviewed just about everyone in Australian sport, and has a massive Rolodex of Australian sports folk. Wouldn't be surprised if Uncle Nick has seen the writing on the wall for Manly as a business and is ready to pick off carcass of the Sea Eagles Roosters/Norths absorb Manly, become the Northern Roosters and encompass the eastern and northern beaches all the way to Gosford. If the sea eagles fall over, better to use the chance to reduce the number of Sydney clubs and just task an existing club with the task of representing the North. The 2002 season was played under the Northern Eagles name, although effectively the club was the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles by another name. Victory may be close, but the Bears do know how to make it hard. During that time, North Sydney produced arguably the greatest winger the game has ever seen in Ken Irvine. They knew: tribalism is good. The Bears bid committee is lobbying the NRL for inclusion as the next expansion team. 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. (Only applies if home delivery is included in your package), www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms, Subscriber-only newsletters straight to your inbox, Todays Paper, a digital replica of the newspaper, SuperCoach Plus for stats, analysis, tips and more, Saturday and Sunday paper delivery* (Not available in all areas). Matt Cleary will receive 80% of all funds contributed. 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. Souths: 390,000. When Souths were kicked out, mates of mine followed Randwick. And the Bears didnt get a licence when using the press is what they shouldve done along with all the other weapons in their armoury to shift public opinion to the Bears. The Dragons have 260,000 (not counting the Illawarra). But it should still be done. Big question would be do you brand the new merged club as one, both or neither of the two co-owners? The Northern Eagles ultimately didnt represent anyone from Milsons Point to North Turramurra, from west Willoughby to east Epping. Not sure if you missed it Freddy but the Bears already did merge with Manly. Hyde, who was living in Lane Cove at the time, had been forced to switch from Balmain to Norths in 1941 due to the league's residency rules which stated that a player was required to live in their club's district. 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. Theyre not just a floating entity that sells merch. In the 2007 NSWRL Premier League the North Sydney club made the Grand Final facing off against Parramatta. Manly dissolved the merger after just two . He enjoys golf, footy and Four Pines Pale Ale, and spends as much time as conscience allows at Long Reef GC. At the end of the day, we are the North Sydney Bears and well look to not just have a competitive side but a winning side. Bears Banter; Bears TV; Teams & Draws. 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 . [13] That year they came within one match of the grand final but lost to Canberra. The path appears to be clearing to bring back the grand old club. And relocating an entity, be they Bears, Dragons, Sharks, Tigers, Roosters, whoever, well, knowing fans as I do, and being one of them, youd just as soon they kill your team as see it move away. But they would. Follow the Bears. And if you brought back the North Sydney Bears to represent these 600,000 people in the northern suburbs of Sydney - and the 400,000 people of the Central Coast - it would be an instant and irrevocable success. He also pointed out, that only a few years earlier, outside the one-city teams then only Newcastle and Brisbane in 1991 and 1994 Norths were the competitions largest-drawing team. The Northern Eagles represented Manly. Also, the new club's decision to play games in Gosford instead of the Bears home ground at North Sydney Oval alienated several North Sydney fans, despite North Sydney's planned move to the new Central Coast Stadium, which had been rebuilt for the Bears on the site of the old Grahame Park ground. As would electric Dog-Eels. And watch the people stream across Miller Street and into Bear Park, and fill it full to burst, and chant like Souths fans did. Who are these people? There are a million reasons why. Singleton then spoke about the Gold Coast Titans and how their bid beat Singleton's initial bid for a Central Coast team in 2006 saying They had no money and no stadium, and we did have a stadium built for North Sydney. 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. But they could be a much bigger thing. NRL Fans gather on the hill at North Sydney Oval to watch the North Sydney Bears. V'landys knows the Bears remains a popular NRL brand, despite exiting the NRL in 1999 after merging with the Sea Eagles to become the Northern Eagles. If you'd like to see more content from Matt Cleary, they'd be very grateful for your support and contribution. Not in conjunction with any other offer. And there are lots and lots and lots of eyeballs. The Bears have also been the only team to have participated in every season of reserve grade since the competition's inception in 1908. Subscribe with Google lets you purchase a subscription, using your Google account. 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. Monday to Friday 7:30am 6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 7:00am 11:30am (AEST), App or digital edition only customer? [26] On 19 September, it was announced that Ben Gardiner was leaving as coach of the club after two and a half years in charge.[27]. Taylor ended up missing the goal. [45] Both major political parties showed support for the Central Coast Bears bid in 20102011, with Labor supporting the bid by granting $100,000 for the Bears,[46] and the Liberal party supporting the bid by promising to acquire land at Mt Penang, Central Coast, NSW to build a state-of-the-art Sports Centre of Excellence in the lead up to the 2011 New South Wales state election. But if your subscription or membership includes home delivery, then you can request to suspend your paper delivery through My Account. And we had a $50 million bank guarantee, so we would have been strong. Norths went on to make the finals again in 1953 and 1954, losing to Souths and St. George respectively. See www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. Consider these northern beaches. If thats the marker, then the ARLC suited bean-counters should do this. But theyd be into, the Northern Sydney Bear people, all six hundred thousand of em, or whatever percentage the NRL could plane off and declare allegiance, and consume the club and love it one way or many. 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. Not in conjunction with any other offer. [citation needed], They were nearly dropped from the competition during World War I due to dwindling spectator numbers. Red & Black Foundation. Manly has 270,000. The Northern Eagles shared their home games between Brookvale Oval in Sydney and Grahame Park in Gosford. Maybe not instant. They have also been affiliated with the New Zealand Warriors, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Melbourne Storm in the past.[23]. [29][30] To be a part, even if its a minor part, of a northern Sydney nrl club or remain a nswrl leagues club suburban entity? [60] In 2018 theyd explored the possibility of establishing a Western Bears franchise based in Perth.[61]. Commercial viability. Norths also amalgamated with the Seagulls, a border club at Tweed Heads on the far north coast of New South Wales, the oldest provincial rugby league club in Australia. The Roosters 200,000. Not in conjunction with any other offer. You already have a current subscription with us. Everyones sold a pup, a homeless hound that nobody owns. Had another chat with a bloke involved in the Bears ill-fated bid for the Gold Coast licence. [17][18], In 1998, Norths finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. Its more than watch footy in the catchments serving Roosters, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Sea Eagles and Bulldogs. Subscription automatically renews at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. [16], In the 1997 season North Sydney again made the preliminary final against Newcastle at the Sydney Football Stadium. Johns went on to say "I think its a must, We keep talking about Perth, but its so far away I imagine the costs would be astronomical getting everyone over there and back. North Sydney's Captain-coach in the Grand Final of 1943 was the future doyen of rugby league broadcasters, Frank Hyde. North Sydney Bears. Going with the Flo. Knock On Effect NSW Cup Draw; Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. Bears are now officially the feeder club for the Roosters for the next 5 years starting 2019. On a fine and sunny afternoon at dear little Brookie, against the Eels, say, thered be what - 15,000 fans? After three consecutive top four finishes, season 2014 was a horror year for North Sydney, who recorded only two wins throughout the entire season and finished with the wooden spoon, eight points below the second-last placed Manly Warringah. Couldn't he go, the Flo. So bring em back, baby, and fill Percys Bar. And Dr Fujaks research tells us this: Canterbury has 440,000 people in their catchment. But moot it they did, these people in suits, because Television as we ranted about the other week told them to. The North Sydney Bears are reportedly attempting to organise a consortium that will make a bid to purchase the NRL license off the Manly Sea Eagles. Then, after the initial 28 days it is $28 billed approximately 4 weekly. On 3 November 2017, it was revealed that Norths had failed in their bid to purchase The Gold Coast licence. People from outside can conflate Sydney's north shore with the northern beaches. [55][56][57], On 9 August 2019, rugby league immortal Andrew Johns said that having a team on the Central Coast would be a "no-brainer". And relocating an entity, be they Bears, Dragons, Sharks, Tigers, Roosters, whoever, well, knowing fans as I do, and being one of them, youd just as soon they kill your team as see it move away. Neither of the North Sydney Bears Greg Florimo has weighed in on the scoreboard 12-0, Norths 5th! 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