cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $24 every 4 weeks. The people of Gosford preferred to wait until a home-grown team was based there. Thats a nudge over five per cent of the population. A great brand and a new supporter base.. In the 2016 NSW Cup North Sydney finished the season in 10th place and therefore missed the finals. [35], North Sydney would go on to lose both finals matches against South Sydney and Newtown. 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. Subscription automatically renews at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Nobody would win, not even TV. However, independent research shows the club still has 220,000 avid followers, a huge supporter . North Sydney began playing in the NSW Cup (formerly known as Reserve Grade) at their traditional base, North Sydney Oval, where they are the feeder team to the Sydney Roosters. But they are separate, distinct entities. See www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. See www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. Manly has 270,000. 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. Penrith won the match 16-14 despite the fact that Norths scored more tries. Bring back the Bears. 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. You can read him at his, How to play NRL fantasy: Our top tips for picking the best team to beat your mates, Round 1 team lists Late Mail: Titans star tears ACL, Thompson set to miss season, Roosters duo out, Hynes hobbled. Its the same in Canberra as the Shire as Townsville TNQ. Its more than watch footy in the catchments serving Roosters, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Sea Eagles and Bulldogs. This automatically renews to be charged as $16 (min. The loss was evidently too much for me, and I began to cry. Towards the end of the war Norths' fortunes improved, playing quality and spectators numbers increased, and they won 2 premierships in 192122 coached by Chris McKivat. Bring Back The Bears! [22], North Sydney play in the second-tier NSW Cup competition, serving as the reserve side for the Sydney Roosters. The Northern Eagles represented Manly. Bulletin Latest Headlines direct to your inbox, LeagueUnlimited | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer. However, no such sentiment appears to exist in Perth. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. [39], The Bears have won eight premierships in reserve grade, making them the second most successful club currently participating in the competition. These are the ties that bind. Its the same in Canberra as the Shire as Townsville TNorth Queensland. Nobody would win, not even TV. Its why people follow footy teams. Hes a doctor of demographics. Only Parramatta (890,000) and Wests Tigers (690,000) have a larger catchment than the Bears would have. Its never easy, is it? 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". The foundation club exited the league in 1999, before their failed merger with Manly ended in 2003. promote your clubs sponsors and connect Northern Eagles: as if a dog and a cat got married. Cronulla has 220,000. The Bears bid committee is lobbying the NRL for inclusion as the next expansion team. [12], On 14 July 1994, the club was fined $87,000 for breaching the salary cap. See: The Northern Eagles. If you subscribe directly with us you will also get access to our News+ Network which is made up of some of our most popular news sites, like. No cancellations during the first 12 months. Missed out. Est 1908. During that time, North Sydney produced arguably the greatest winger the game has ever seen in Ken Irvine. Oops! They love that place. The only comments appearing to temper matters are those from Dickson himself. 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. Brad smokes too many bongs and Joey seems to still be on the pingers. Theres thousands and thousands of Bears fans out there and bringing them all together would make a big statement, Mullan said. Because: emotion, tribalism, and all that good, human stuff. They lost their first semi final to Newcastle Knights but had a chance to remain in the running of the competition the week after only to give up a 246 lead to the Newtown Jets and lose in extra time 32-30 from a Daniel Mortimer 35-metre penalty goal. 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 . 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. New South Wales representative Queenslander, Bruce Walker, captained the Bears in the final of the 1976 Amco Cup. But only like the two Koreas. But it looks like Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter Vlandys disagrees. People follow footy teams largely because the team represents them, their patch, their people. The Northern Eagles shared their home games between Brookvale Oval in Sydney and Grahame Park in Gosford. [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. Penrith (590,000) is about the same. Souths: 390,000. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. Then it was the Western. Souths: 390,000. 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. Halfway through the season, the Eagles even abandoned playing games at Gosford, due to a sharp decline in attendances. New customers only. Full Digital Access + Weekend Paper Delivery $8 billed every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks, then $36 billed every 4 weeks. Please check your email to receive the magic link. It explains that if you do not provide us with information we have requested from you, we may not be able to provide you with the goods and services you require. 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. 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. North Sydney was in a partnership with South Sydney serving as Souths' reserve grade side from 2007 until the agreement ended in 2018. But like said abominable Northern Eagles, they would be horrible. [33], On 5 September 2018, North Sydney announced that they were ending their agreement with South Sydney Rabbitohs to act as their reserve grade side and had signed a 5 year deal to join the Sydney Roosters as their new feeder club team for the 2019 season. Select the subscription offer youd like to buy, click Subscribe with Google, and you will be directed to complete your purchase using your Google account. Exhibit A: The Northern Eagles. But Jeez that's two million eyeballs. Even more transparent, in a back-arsed sort of way. 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. [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. And was a year late, thats all. In 2009, North Sydney lost to Balmain Tigers in extra time to miss out on the Grand Final 1918. The Roosters 200,000. [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". Prices after the introductory pricing period may be varied in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. People from outside can conflate Sydney's north shore with the northern beaches. Can I put my subscription or membership on hold? cost) every 4 weeks unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. Home Delivery is not available in all areas. I agree with you but the roosters wont be going anywhere now they are champions. Because eyeballs watching product are all. As would electric Dog-Eels. The northern beaches. And he said the NRL told these guys not to use the media to play things out. However, poor on-field performances and factional fighting led to the collapse of the Northern Eagles in 2002, after only three years. You must log in or register to reply here. Mergers mean dogs and cats living together in unholy matrimony. 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! So bring em back, baby, and fill Percys Bar. And yes if I was going to merge clubs I would support a new brand over a 'merged' brand, as merging the brands just leads to problems and infighting, so yeah instead of the new club being called the North Sydney Sea Eagles and playing in red and black, they'd have a completely new brand and be (e.g.) It reminds me of my dads response to my tears after that loss to Newcastle in 1994. 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. [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. Its like when politicians are parachuted into safe seats. The record attendance for the club at Brookvale Oval was 14,521 against Cronulla on 21 July 2002. North Sydney chose to join the temporary Presidents Cup competition which involved teams from country New South Wales and the Ron Massey Cup. [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. They were eliminated by Balmain in a playoff for 5th place. If that's the marker, then the ARLC suited bean-counters should do this: Granted! It was more a fishing exercise by suits in high places, the paper leaked to select media to disseminate in the court of public opinion. West Australian desire. But once your delivery is activated, youll get the next edition, hot off the press. 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. Like Illawarra got the socks in their merger and the Magpies got Campbelltown occasionally, the Bears got shafted in their merger. Peter V'landys is often asked when the NRL will bring back the Bears. In 2014 facilities comprised two dining areas, function rooms, a 530-seat auditorium, a fitness and wellness centre, indoor and outdoor lounge areas, a bottle shop, a TAB, two squash courts, a courtesy bus service, a members rewards program and a multi-level car park for 320 vehicles. Norths then had to wait 10 years to make the finals again, this time against Balmain where they lost 11-9. Brookvale is already well below the standard that should be required to home an NRL team and things are only getting worse. Hes a doctor of demographics. The North Sydney Bears would be back and there would be, give us your best Rabbits Warren, deadset jubilation. Not in conjunction with any other offer. And Dr Fujaks research tells us this: Canterbury has 440,000 people in their catchment. 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. Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox! 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. Bring Back The Bears! Yeah the Northern Eagles were such a success. Get five per cent of Northern Sydney to a North Sydney Bears game and that's 50,000 citizens. Goodwill. 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. Madness, of course. Everyones sold a pup, a homeless hound that nobody owns. 13.3K followers. 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