featured alongside some of Australias most prominent sports journalists. Can I put my subscription or membership on hold? People follow footy teams largely because the team represents them, their patch, their people. [20], On 28 August 1999, Norths played their final game as a first grade side against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville. 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. And we had a $50 million bank guarantee, so we would have been strong. Relocating rugby league clubs disenchants new fans and disenfranchises existing ones. And today there's 600,000 people from Kirribilli to Mt Colah who dont have a rugby league team. It's just sad that the owner of the Roosters doesn't realise they are a drain on the NRL and don't pull crowds. cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $24 every 4 weeks. They love the club. But like said abominable Northern Eagles, they would be horrible. Their subsequent, rapid demise was not organic, and hundreds of thousands of Bears people are still out there, wandering. Please call 1800 070 535. Fish where the fish are, is something my old man would say and he didnt even like fishing. [35], North Sydney would go on to lose both finals matches against South Sydney and Newtown. Get five per cent of Northern Sydney to a North Sydney Bears game and that's 50,000 citizens. Photograph: North Sydney Bears NRL Fans gather on the hill at North Sydney Oval to watch the North Sydney Bears. [60] In 2018 theyd explored the possibility of establishing a Western Bears franchise based in Perth.[61]. That's lotta eyeballs. Thats a lotta eyeballs. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account, When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address, By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. Weve been burnt before, but were still here, and still hoping. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. 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. "We are here to win games and show our fans a product they can be proud of. Who are these people? And if there were Bears people would invest in the Bears, consume the Bears, love the Bears. And have a massive march in March. In 1991 North Sydney finished the regular season in 3rd place and defeated local rivals Manly in the first week of the finals. In September 2018, North Sydney announced that it had signed a 5-year deal to become the Sydney Roosters feeder club and reserve grade side with Taylor returning to the club as head coach. [34] Ill do a Russell Crowe and bring them back Though daddy-money would be nice, Dickson says that should the Bears be green-lit for the 18th licence, the money is good. 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. 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. I agree with you but the roosters wont be going anywhere now they are champions. [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]. So bring em back, baby, and fill Percys Bar. The Sea Eagles fell on hard times financially and while they did manage to claim one of the prized 14 NRL licenses they did enter into a merger with hated rivals the North Sydney Bears. Its more than watch footy in the catchments serving Roosters, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Sea Eagles and Bulldogs. Full Digital Access + Weekend Paper Delivery 12 Month Plan costs $312 (min. Consider these northern beaches. But this: Throw in the Central Coast and the Bears would have the biggest junior catchment of any Sydney team including the Dragons and Steelers. [51][52][53], On 22 February 2018, it was announced that North Sydney were in talks with a Western Australian consortium with the possibility of creating a franchise and to seek inclusion into The NRL. A coping mechanism, probably. Why subscribe to become a Full Digital Access or Paper Delivery + Full Digital Access Member? Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! West Australian desire. Fish where the fish are, is something my old man would say and he didnt even like fishing. Sign up successfully. Politicians do the same thing with policy; leak a backbenchers brain-fart to the papers, see how it flies among the populace. The voice of TRUE North Sydney Bears Supporters. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. "Never going to happen. Lost the plot. Rugby league historian Andrew Moore once suggested that the Northern Eagles joint venture may well have established a record for being the least loved football club in sporting history. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. The path appears to be clearing to bring back the grand old club. A total of sixty nine players played for the club. Not sure if you missed it Freddy but the Bears already did merge with Manly. Editor Matt Cleary is an award-winning sports writer, contributor to The Guardian, Inside Sport, Big League and Inside Rugby, among several dozen other journals. 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 only like the two Koreas. Penrith (590,000) is about the same. 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. It could take up to 5 business days before your first paper delivery arrives. [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 proposed team would play 11 games in Gosford and one game at North Sydney Oval (obviously against Manly as part of a heritage or rivalry round). "We went with the Dolphins for the 17th because they had a strong business . Newtown went on to beat Balmain in the 2012 NSW Cup Grand Final. They love that place. (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). Since the Northern Eagles folded at the end of 2002, Manly and North Sydney have gone their separate ways. These are the ties that bind. Greg Florimo has been the face of the Bears' efforts to get back into the NRL, and remains involved with the club. However this was turned around in the 2011 season with the North Sydney side reaching the preliminary final and losing to eventual premiers the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. In the 2007 NSWRL Premier League the North Sydney club made the Grand Final facing off against Parramatta. JavaScript is disabled. Renewals occur unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in the premier rugby league competition in Australia. MORE:Cameron Smith reveals the 'difficulty' of not having a consistent halfback for the 2018 season. Follow the Bears. Little success was had during three seasons (2000-2002), finishing 12th, 10th, and 9th, winning 30 of 76 games. Theyre not just a floating entity that sells merch. In the fifty years the new building has stood, a number of redesigns and refurbishments have taken place. The loss was evidently too much for me, and I began to cry. Any Questions? It may not display this or other websites correctly. Maybe not instant. Adding a team in Sydney would appear to fly in the face of the theres too many teams in Sydney argument. Still dont understand what idiot thought putting arch enemies together would work. Even more transparent, in a back-arsed sort of way. Cronulla has 220,000. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. Not sure how many of those boxes the Port Moresby Bears would tick, but Id hazard a guess its none. Newcastle, and Andrew Johns, then 19, beat us at home. They would allocate between four and six games at a potentially upgraded North Sydney Oval. Renewals occur unless cancelled in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. Mergers mean dogs and cats living together in unholy matrimony. The Official North Sydney Bears. Mergers mean dogs and cats living together in unholy matrimony. It reminds me of my dads response to my tears after that loss to Newcastle in 1994. Halfway through the season, the Eagles even abandoned playing games at Gosford, due to a sharp decline in attendances. However, poor on-field performances and factional fighting led to the collapse of the Northern Eagles in 2002, after only three years. North Sydney went down 14-30 giving Penrith a rematch of the 1990 grand final against Canberra. If thats the marker, then the ARLC suited bean-counters should do this. You are using an out of date browser. Commercial viability. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. For those who wish to see the Bears return to the top grade, it is hard to conceive of a comment more inviting. Not in conjunction with any other offer. This decision comes on the back of that. They have also been affiliated with the New Zealand Warriors, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Melbourne Storm in the past.[23]. Established in 1908 the North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club is one of the great Rugby League clubs of the World. SUBSCRIBE for the full story. Bears are now officially the feeder club for the Roosters for the next 5 years starting 2019. [citation needed], They were nearly dropped from the competition during World War I due to dwindling spectator numbers. However! Probably not irrevocable, either, given the volatile nature of this greatest game of all. But Jeez thats two million eyeballs. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. Same-same. The Bears have also been the only team to have participated in every season of reserve grade since the competition's inception in 1908. Bring Back The Bears! Please check your email to receive the magic link. Carney spoke to the media saying "I had that option with the Bears but Souths have blocked that, I'm sure something will come up". 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. Brookvale is already well below the standard that should be required to home an NRL team and things are only getting worse. Not in conjunction with any other offer. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work L.U. [13] That year they came within one match of the grand final but lost to Canberra. North Sydney legend David Fairleigh was proposed to become the inaugural coach. 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. The Knock On Effect NSW Cup. You must log in or register to reply here. Brad Fittler calls for Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears to merge and form a 'behemoth' club The Northern Eagles in 2000. Nothing locked in, of course, not officially. As reported in the Tele political type and Bears man James Mullan is organising a massive rally for March or April of next year like Souths had in 2000 at Town Hall. Probably not irrevocable, either, given the volatile nature of this greatest game of all. In 2009, North Sydney lost to Balmain Tigers in extra time to miss out on the Grand Final 1918. Bulletin Latest Headlines direct to your inbox, LeagueUnlimited | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer. From then on, you can then use Sign In with Google to access your subscription and Google will do the billing for the subscription and process your payments. 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. Ill never forget the first time the Bears caused me pain. [7], The 1952 season saw North Sydney reach the finals for the first time since 1943. Billy Moore, Greg Florimo and a massive bear (left). An independent voice that will not be influenced by power or money, and will not be silenced by any official heirachy. 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. Full Digital Access to be billed $1 for the first 28 days. After purchase, this subscription may be managed in your Google Account Settings. Thus a merge of Sydney Dragon-Sharks would be logical. Earlier in the week, The Australian's. No cancellations during the first 12 months. There are three individual investors lined up, he says, Vlandys knows who they are, hes met them, and theyre ready to step up to the block. [5] when an injury riddled North Sydney were beaten by Newtown 347. Its like when politicians are parachuted into safe seats. Only Parramatta (890,000) and Wests Tigers (690,000) have a larger catchment than the Bears would have. It made sense to relocate one of the Sydney teams to the Central Coast". Hard-nosed? [64], Updated: 11 February 2021Source(s): 2021 Squad Numbers, On 26 August 2006 the club announced their "Team of the Century". "On the way in I saw a couple of flying pigs, and then I checked my diary to see if it was April Fools Day," Zorba said in May. There are hundreds of thousands of Bears people, just like me, who will invoke the same, mechanised caution at the prospect of a miracle: a return to first grade, footy at Bear Park, even just once a year, in the red and black. They have to be from somewhere, represent some patch. Poker machine money enabled the first-grade roster some glitz, and though the Curse of the Cammeraygal continued to thwart their premiership hopes, the Bears were nevertheless one of the heavyweight teams of that decade. [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. A page that will not be. No cancellations during the first 12 months. July 22nd, 2022 11:47 am. I didnt hear much more of his explanation because I was gob-dangling speechless that old mate was actually talking about Papua New bloody Guinea as a dinkum locale for a red-and-black comeback. [38] Then it was the Western Bears. Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. Hes done the PhD, bought the T-shirt. Exhibit A: The Northern Eagles. The Dragons have 260,000 (not counting the Illawarra). NRL support. The Roosters 200,000. Gee lock up him up it already happened and didn't work, I could be wrong but Im sure if seen a merged club, possibly the Northern Eagles that went well. It was a wet, Autumnal day in May 1994. Deon Apps and Curtis Johnston represented the Bears in the 2011 NSW Residents side with Johnston finishing up leading try scorer for the competition by the end of the regular season with 28 tries, Johnston would play 110 games with the North Sydney NSW Cup scoring 97 tries in 6 seasons. Manly officially returned to the NRL in 2003 (playing out of Brookvale Oval, though they played at least two games per season in Gosford until 2015) and have since played in four NRL Grand Finals (2007, 2008, 2011 and 2013), winning the premiership in 2008 and 2011. At the end of the day, if they dont like the decision the Bears make, they can take it up with us. This was the third consecutive season that the North Sydney side had been eliminated in the finals by the team which would eventually win the premiership. And he said the NRL told these guys not to use the media to play things out. [43], The Central Coast Bears have 7,200 financial members with new members joining weekly. The 1990s was a decade of hope for the North Sydney Bears and while it ultimately ended in tears they almost claimed rugby league's ultimate glory along the way. And they dont have a footy team to call their own. However, theres already enough Sydney teams so doing it with an area like Perth makes sense. 13.3K followers. 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. In 2013, the Bears recorded several large victories in the regular season and finished third. The people of Gosford preferred to wait until a home-grown team was based there. Bring Back The Bears! Gold Coast? Its the same in Canberra as the Shire as Townsville TNorth Queensland. Sat 25 Jun 2022 16.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 25 Jun 2022 18.49 EDT The NRL Forecast: Year of the Rooster, new-look Tigers spin their wheels, Payten's reality check, The Roars NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 1. A merger of Sydney Dragon-Sharks would be logical. In 2016, it was reported that there were moves for the Bears to buy the Gold Coast Titans franchise. The North Sydney Bears believe their vast fan following and 113 years of history make them the ideal fit for an 18th team should the NRL explore further expansion. Victory may be close, but the Bears do know how to make it hard. Sheesh Teddy you want to move the Roosters to the "Eastern Seabed".The gimps have to breath now and again mate.Bloody hard to knock on or flick pass 100 fathoms below the surface. I can see how that might appear. And he said the NRL told these guys not to use the media to play things out. Whos fearful? The news never got better for Bears fans. Once again they were eliminated from the finals after losing both their matches in consecutive weeks,. Not in conjunction with any other offer. linktr.ee/northsydneybearsofficial. 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. We used to cry when the Bears won a game! Guttural laughter from my uncles. And Dr Fujaks research tells us this: Canterbury has 440,000 people in their catchment. "If Souths dont agree with what were doing and decide its not in our interest, we will look at the other avenues we have to ensure we have a competitive ISP side. 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. The loss was evidently too much for me, and I began to cry. And Dr Fujaks research tells us this: Canterbury has 440,000 people in their catchment. 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. And if there were a Bears team to call their own, local people would invest in the Bears, consume the Bears, love the Bears. While the Dolphins will. People from outside can conflate Sydney's north shore with the northern beaches. But it looks like Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter Vlandys disagrees. Penrith won the match 16-14 despite the fact that Norths scored more tries. Its a bad merge. Bring Back The Bears. 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. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. You must log in or register to reply here. [36], In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Canterbury Cup NSW, Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield competitions were cancelled. 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. South Sydney who have a partnership with Norths were not happy with this decision and declared that there would be no NRL pathway for Carney and declared that they might withdraw their relationship with Norths as a result. [19], By the start of the 1999 NRL season the future looked bright with plans for the move north well underway, but one unfortunate and apparently non-negotiable outcome of the Super League war's peace deal was a criterion designed to reduce the number of teams in the NRL to fourteen. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. The Gold Coast colors would also change to Norths red and black with the logo being changed as well to fit the proposed new club. the fun and become a member of the community, You can share sports stories, experiences, match reports, Consider my own northern beaches. Missed out. Because: emotion, tribalism, and all that good, human stuff. When Souths were kicked out, mates of mine followed Randwick. 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. Home ground - North Sydney Oval. This is the point where opponents will suggest that the partner should go it alone. Too right. [4] Many good players such as Andy Morton, Jimmy Devereaux and Sid Deane were lost to English clubs in the years after making the semi-finals in the season of 1908. After being behind on the scoreboard 12-0, Norths fought their way back into the match to level the scores at 14-14. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. Don't need to have surfed the Long Reef bommie to back the maroon and white. Thats a nudge over five per cent of the population. But how can you blame Manly for doing the right thing by Manly? Hes a doctor of demographics. 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. Twice the Bears have adorned the back page of the West Australian, and ahead of Perths hosting of the State of Origin on Sunday, Bears chairman Daniel Dickson will be in the city to meet a West Australian government group to further explore the partnership. Oops! The northern beaches. But they never won that premiership, they strategically blundered with Super League, and they fizzled into insolvency, enduring the humiliation of what former president David Hill described as the sacrilegious merger with Manly before the expulsion of the Bears by the Forces of Darkness. At the end of the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW regular season, Norths finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. You already have a current subscription with us. [16], In the 1997 season North Sydney again made the preliminary final against Newcastle at the Sydney Football Stadium. And they dont have a footy team to call their own. Taylor ended up missing the goal. Its why they invest in a footy team with themselves, with emotion, with money. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. Unprecedented goodwill. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in the premier rugby league competition in Australia. They knew: tribalism is good. During that time, North Sydney produced arguably the greatest winger the game has ever seen in Ken Irvine. The club was formed at the North Sydney School of Arts in Mount Street on 7 February 1908. The Northern Eagles were a rugby league team that competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) between 2000 and 2002. Speaking to Sporting News Australia, Manly tragic Peter Zorba Peters proudly rubbished Fittlers recommendation with a warning for the Bears. In the next match North Sydney had the chance to make their first grand final in 48 years if they could defeat Penrith in the semi-final. A host of Norths' finest . The 2002 season was played under the Northern Eagles name, although effectively the club was the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles by another name. We lost thousands and thousands of rugby league fans.. And there are lots and lots and lots of eyeballs. [11], The nineties saw finals appearances and near misses in 1991 and 19941998. Dickson will later be joined in a box by Australian comedian Jim Jeffries, an avid Bears man, who once said my big dream in life is that Ill make enough money that Ill buy the Bears back into the NRL. Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. And it was bye-bye Bears to purgatory. The rugby league greathas revived calls for the Sea Eagles to capitalise on the broader NSW north border and expand their fan base across North Sydney, the Northern Beaches and the Central Coast. Madness, of course. But once your delivery is activated, youll get the next edition, hot off the press. After Norths were booted out of the bad marriage, mates of mine havent been to a league game since. We just want to make sure that geographically we feel we are the team of the people, and we can take that to the people where the game needs to go. Whether wise brinkmanship, 4D chess, or just playing hard to get, it is fair to say that Dickson thinks in the abstract about location, and is keeping his options open. However, no such sentiment appears to exist in Perth. So far they have failed to gain a licence to re-enter the NRL with the latest push of buying the Manly Sea Eagles licence from Penn Sports for $6,000,000 after a failed attempt by Qatar to buy Manly for $22,000,000 a week earlier. 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. [3], North Sydney was formed as a foundation club of the newly arrived rugby league game in 1908 and were initially known as the Shoremen. Please call us on 1800 070 535 and well help resolve the issue or try again later. I can live on the beach". The Bears are not in agreement with anyone, Dickson told SENZ Breakfast Radio recently. Everyones sold a pup, a homeless hound that nobody owns. Heart and soul of the North Sydney Bears Greg Florimo has weighed in on the proposal to re-merge Manly and the Bears. See: The Northern Eagles. But they are separate, distinct entities. Consider: six hundred thousand people live from Kirribilli to Hornsby Heights, from the Roseville Bridge to north-west Ryde. promote your clubs sponsors and connect Playing half of their games in Manly and half on the Central Coast, the merged was a complete and utter failure. On 3 November 2017, it was revealed that Norths had failed in their bid to purchase The Gold Coast licence. There are a million reasons why. 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