New South Wales representative Queenslander, Bruce Walker, captained the Bears in the final of the 1976 Amco Cup. Missed out. Youre getting the best of both. "'The 'Rabbitoh Way' is to build a culture that rewards young players for hard work, a culture that has respect for the club and its people, respects the members and sponsors that invest financially and emotionally into what we are doing here at South Sydney, and a culture of developing young players that want to play for South Sydney and that we see having a future NRL career". They were beaten 20-15 by Weller Hauraki, scoring a controversial try with just 13 seconds to go, which many believed should not have been allowed due to a forward pass. 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. [40], There is a movement for a return to first-grade Rugby League for the club, with the North Sydney Bears moving to Gosford (on the Central Coast, New South Wales) and becoming the Central Coast Bears. 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. In 2016, it was reported that there were moves for the Bears to buy the Gold Coast Titans franchise. West Australian desire. 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. This is the point where opponents will suggest that the partner should go it alone. Heart and soul of the North Sydney Bears Greg Florimo has weighed in on the proposal to re-merge Manly and the Bears. 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. [44] They were aiming for 5,000 by March 2011, when the official bid was due to be handed in to the NRL but passed that mark in 2010. Please call us on 1800 070 535 and well help resolve the issue or try again later. Yes, yes, yes adding a team in Sydney would appear to fly in the face of the theres too many teams in Sydney argument. Its never easy, is it? Who are these people? 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. 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. However, poor on-field performances and factional fighting led to the collapse of the Northern Eagles in 2002, after only three years. Probably not irrevocable, either, given the volatile nature of this greatest game of all. [14], North Sydney remained loyal to the Australian Rugby League during the Super League war of the mid-1990s. The Knock On Effect NSW Cup. When Souths were kicked out, mates of mine followed Randwick. Still dont understand what idiot thought putting arch enemies together would work. Home Delivery is not available in all areas. They went to the Swans and the Waratahs. Norths were formidable in the 1990s, regularly bettering storied opponents like Canberra, Manly and Brisbane, upon whom the folklore of 90s rugby league has been built. Youve got the big business of North Sydney, youve got the Peninsula, then youve got the people of the Central Coast, the numbers, it would be nearly a behemoth of a club if it had the right administration and the right people behind it. NRL Round 1 Talking Points - early edition: Whos confident? Full Digital Access to be billed $1 for the first 28 days. We want to see it! 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. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. In 2013, the Bears recorded several large victories in the regular season and finished third. However, independent research shows the club still has 220,000 avid followers, a huge supporter . 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. The only comments appearing to temper matters are those from Dickson himself. And today there's 600,000 people from Kirribilli to Mt Colah who dont have a rugby league team. Nobody would win, not even TV. But how can you blame Manly for doing the right thing by Manly? The Dolphins losing the Redcliffe bit is madness. The Bears remain a thing. 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. The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. However, theres already enough Sydney teams so doing it with an area like Perth makes sense. A page that will not be. They love that place. The northern beaches. 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. Theres thousands and thousands of Bears fans out there and bringing them all together would make a big statement, Mullan said. 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. The Dragons have 260,000 (not counting the Illawarra). And they dont have a footy team to call their own. Missed out. Speaking . [50], Throughout 2017 there was much media speculation around North Sydney and their moves to purchase the struggling Gold Coast Titans licence when it went on sale by The NRL. During that time, North Sydney produced arguably the greatest winger the game has ever seen in Ken Irvine. Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. But Fittler believes the perfect destination is at their feet, if Manly agree. Is it time to dream? And if there were a Bears team to call their own, local people would invest in the Bears, consume the Bears, love the Bears. 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. These are the ties that bind. Matt is the Tribunes head curator of content. 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]. Its the same in Canberra as the Shire as Townsville TNorth Queensland. Consider these northern beaches. Cheaper and easier than focus groups. People follow footy teams largely because the team represents them, their patch, their people. 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. cost) every 4 weeks unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. Norths were knocked out of the finals series that year in consecutive games, first losing to Manly and then to Eastern Suburbs. A team they cant really own. And it would be magnificent. 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. [64], Updated: 11 February 2021Source(s): 2021 Squad Numbers, On 26 August 2006 the club announced their "Team of the Century". Politicians do the same thing with policy; leak a backbenchers brain-fart to the papers, see how it flies among the populace. But they could be a much bigger thing. Lost the plot. For mine, sports fans, that is freakin La La Land. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. Nobody would win, not even TV. And was a year late, thats all. The 2002 season was played under the Northern Eagles name, although effectively the club was the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles by another name. At a private event some years ago, a former senior administrator in the NRL laughed in the face of a Bears official explicating the case for a return on the Central Coast in a ground the club built, underwritten by John Singleton, coached by Wayne Bennett. How long does it take for my home delivery to start? It will never happen, not the North Sydney Bears. [22], North Sydney play in the second-tier NSW Cup competition, serving as the reserve side for the Sydney Roosters. "Never going to happen. Policy played out in the court of public opinion; its how we roll in the twenties. However! Full Digital Access + Weekend Paper Delivery $8 billed every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks, then $36 billed every 4 weeks. Fans can also support a team though theyve never set foot in their zone. On 21 May 2018, Carney officially signed with North Sydney, in reaction to the signing, General Manager of football at Souths Shane Richardson said "We've spoken to Norths about Todd Carney and it's our position that we will develop our young halves, as opposed to bringing in a player from outside the club in this instance," Richardson said. 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. And have a massive march in March. Renewals occur unless cancelled in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. Souths: 390,000. Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. 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. Former North Sydney player and the club's leading record point scorer Jason Taylor was named as new head coach. [35], North Sydney would go on to lose both finals matches against South Sydney and Newtown. [13] That year they came within one match of the grand final but lost to Canberra. This automatically renews to be charged as $16 (min. And today theres 600,000 people from Kirribilli to Mt Colah who dont have a rugby league team, and another 400,000 on the Central Coast. It didnt matter: the Bears were done, their cards were marked. [citation needed] Membership in 2016 stood at 21,500. And the dominant partner eventually killed and ate their Siamese twin, and took the license for themselves, for they are nothing if not their own people. [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. North Sydney's Captain-coach in the Grand Final of 1943 was the future doyen of rugby league broadcasters, Frank Hyde. Because: emotion, tribalism, and all that good, human stuff. Yep: the grand old North Sydney Bears. 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. Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! Gold Coast? No cancellations during the first 12 months. Only Parramatta (890,000) and Wests Tigers (690,000) have a larger catchment than North Sydney Bears would have. The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. For those who wish to see the Bears return to the top grade, it is hard to conceive of a comment more inviting. [2] Until the end of season 2009, Souths were coached by the Bears' record-breaking top points scorer, Jason Taylor. The beauty of having a digital subscription or membership is that it travels with you. Brad Fittler calls for Manly to merge with North Sydney Bears to make 'behemoth' club. [17][18], In 1998, Norths finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. Big question would be do you brand the new merged club as one, both or neither of the two co-owners? West Australian desire. Given the nrl bears are gone and never coming back surely they have the most to gain? After Norths were booted out of the bad marriage, mates of mine havent been to a league game since. Knock On Effect NSW Cup Draw; Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. They love that place. The voice of TRUE North Sydney Bears Supporters. 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. And Dr Fujaks research tells us this: Canterbury has 440,000 people in their catchment. 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. Peter Vlandys is often asked when the NRL will bring back the Bears. Hes done the PhD, bought the T-shirt. It would be 17 years before North Sydney made the finals series again when they finished 3rd in the 1982 season. After purchase, this subscription may be managed in your Google Account Settings. Speaking to Sporting News Australia, Manly tragic Peter Zorba Peters proudly rubbished Fittlers recommendation with a warning for the Bears. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. And it should be done because there is not a team in northern Sydney. 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. He recently told The Daily Telegraph: Wherever I go every third person asks me when are you bringing back the Bears?., Speaking specifically about the proposed 18th team in the NRL, Vlandys went on to say: One thing Ive learned in rugby league is that the Bears have an extremely popular brand. Couldn't he go, the Flo. 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. As Lane Cove was in North Sydney's district, the club protested to the NSWRFL and claimed Hyde from Balmain. On a fine and sunny afternoon at dear little Brookie, against the Eels, say, thered be what 15,000 fans? The foundation club exited the league in 1999, before their failed merger with Manly ended in 2003. Now he reveals his thoughts on a proposed Western Australia-Bears joint venture, writes Phil Rothfield. It was a wet, Autumnal day in May 1994. L.U. There are plans to again be part of the NRL in coming years as the Central Coast Bears. But it should still be done. Season 2015 saw a strong improvement as Norths won nine games throughout the season and returned to the NSW Cup finals, only to be eliminated by Canterbury in Week One, and finished eighth. Only Parramatta (890,000) and Wests Tigers (690,000) have a larger catchment than the Bears would have. But they are separate, distinct entities. First it was the Gold Coast 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. Hes a doctor of demographics. SUBSCRIBE for the full story. I can live on the beach". We lost thousands and thousands of rugby league fans.. NRL Fans gather on the hill at North Sydney Oval to watch the North Sydney Bears. Playing half of their games in Manly and half on the Central Coast, the merged was a complete and utter failure. Mergers mean dogs and cats living together in unholy matrimony. 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. They have to be from somewhere, represent some patch. I think they would be crazy not to make that work, a Northern Suburbs team, Fittler told Wide World of Sports. [31][32], On 25 August 2018, Norths lost their last game of the season against the New Zealand Warriors due to a last minute try scored by Chanel Harris-Tavita. "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. The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles name and colours returned to the NRL in 2003.[1][2]. Twice the Bears have adorned the back page of the West Australian, and ahead of Perth's hosting of the State of Origin on Sunday, Bears chairman Daniel Dickson will be in the city to meet a. They would allocate between four and six games at a potentially upgraded North Sydney Oval. Established in 1908 the North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club is one of the great Rugby League clubs of the World. Don't need to have surfed the Long Reef bommie to back the maroon and white. "We are here to win games and show our fans a product they can be proud of. The path appears to be clearing to bring back the grand old club. And they could again. Going with the Flo. This Bowling Club was transformed and re-branded as The Greens North Sydney in November 2014. The Northern Pride who Carney was contracted with demanded that Norths pay the fee which the club refused to do and hoped that a deal could be met between Carney's management team and The Queensland Cup side before the 30 June transfer window closed. MORE:Cameron Smith reveals the 'difficulty' of not having a consistent halfback for the 2018 season. Anywhere from the Harbour Bridge - take in the Central Coast - that would be such a powerful area and if they could come to some sense you could encapsulate Brookvale Oval, North Sydney Oval and Gosford and have a wonderful, strong club.. (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). They last won a premiership in 1993, defeating Newcastle in the grand final 5-4. Not in conjunction with any other offer. At the end of the day, if they dont like the decision the Bears make, they can take it up with us. 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). Newcastle, and Andrew Johns, then 19, beat us at home. 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