Its why they invest in a footy team with themselves, with emotion, with money. 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. You already have a current subscription with us. Like Illawarra got the socks in their merge and the Magpies got Campbelltown occasionally, the Bears got shafted in the merge. 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. And there are lots and lots and lots of eyeballs. On 8 November 2022, the Sydney Roosters announced that they would be ending their partnership deal with North Sydney at the end of the 2023 season. [12], On 14 July 1994, the club was fined $87,000 for breaching the salary cap. I cant see any government wanting to throw any money towards that shit hole especially with how small their supporter base is. The northern beaches. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. [25], In the 2017 season, Norths finished 6th on the ladder and qualified for the finals. Once again they were eliminated from the finals after losing both their matches in consecutive weeks,. Hard-nosed? And youd 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, theyve brought back the North Sydney Bears. Oops! 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. The news never got better for Bears fans. Hes done the PhD, bought the T-shirt. Its a bad merge. Relocating rugby league clubs disenchants new fans and disenfranchises existing ones. [41][42], Bears fan Alan McLoughlin, a Central Coast resident, set up a Facebook petition to bring the Bears to Gosford. However, no such sentiment appears to exist in Perth. Victory may be close, but the Bears do know how to make it hard. 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. Before this, Norths were the feeder team for South Sydney from 2007 to 2018. Even more transparent, in a back-arsed sort of way. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. New South Wales representative Queenslander, Bruce Walker, captained the Bears in the final of the 1976 Amco Cup. And they would dinkum hang from the trees. 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. 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. However! "'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". SUBSCRIBE for the full story. 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. On October 27, 2021, the Bears revealed their intention to return to the NRL, coinciding with a new logo. Fish where the fish are, is something my old man would say and he didnt even like fishing. The Northern Eagles were a rugby league team that competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) between 2000 and 2002. But how can you blame Manly for doing the right thing by Manly? Going with the Flo. 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. Its a bad merge. In 2016, it was reported that there were moves for the Bears to buy the Gold Coast Titans franchise. For mine, sports fans, that is freakin La La Land. 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. In the 1996 ARL season Norths came within one match of the Grand Final but lost the game to the St George Dragons 29-12. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. 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. 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. The Great Dane Sep 3, 2018 Prev 1 2 3 4 Next flippikat Bench Messages 3,489 Sep 18, 2018 #21 Hello said: I dont know why they would need to play any games in Brooky or NSO. Norths were knocked out of the finals series that year in consecutive games, first losing to Manly and then to Eastern Suburbs. Commercial viability. Please check your email to receive the magic link. Full Digital Access + Weekend Paper Delivery $8 billed every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks, then $36 billed every 4 weeks. 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. In total, 247 players who had been affiliated with Souths played with Norths in The Intrust Super Premiership NSW. The Bears have also been the only team to have participated in every season of reserve grade since the competition's inception in 1908. Johns originally floated the plan in early August, https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/bb/news-story/6fc9fb8d6f197168e25759294c1e8e1d, https://www.sportsradio.com.au/north-sydney-bears-ceo-open-to-new-merger-with-manly/, 2023 R1 Thu - Parramatta v Melbourne @ CommBank, I Dont' Like Cricket, Oh No, I Love it, Yeah. 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 why they invest in a footy team with themselves, with emotion, with money. The record attendance for the club was 20,059 for the club's opening game against the Newcastle Knights at Grahame Park on 6 February 2000. Missed out. 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. Manly's licence is redistributed to a WA or Bris2 franchise. They have to be from somewhere, represent some patch. In 2009, North Sydney lost to Balmain Tigers in extra time to miss out on the Grand Final 1918. featured alongside some of Australias most prominent sports journalists. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Carney's blocked move coincided with the departure of Souths contracted player Robbie Farah who spent the first 12 weeks playing for North Sydney. Seriously, brad Fittler and matty johns are past the point of no return. Owned by both clubs and with equal represteantion on the board. Manly has 270,000. Everyones sold a pup, a homeless hound that nobody owns. They have also been affiliated with the New Zealand Warriors, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Melbourne Storm in the past.[23]. A team they cant really own. Even more transparent, in a back-arsed sort of way. Our club is a 1908 foundation club,". A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. In the elimination final against Newtown, Norths lost 30-28 even though they scored more tries than the opposition. Please call 1800 070 535. Steve Menzies played the most games for the club, with 69 caps.[3]. Yep: the grand old North Sydney Bears. 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. Speaking . Sat 25 Jun 2022 16.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 25 Jun 2022 18.49 EDT Penrith won the match 16-14 despite the fact that Norths scored more tries. [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. Then it was the Western. Thats a lotta eyeballs. North Sydney would have another chance the following week to make the grand final going up against defending premiers Canberra in the preliminary final. After a meeting between the administrator of Fitzroy and the AFL commission, the AFL commission recommends a Bears-Fitzroy merger. 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. West Australian desire. 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. 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.. In the fifty years the new building has stood, a number of redesigns and refurbishments have taken place. [7], The 1952 season saw North Sydney reach the finals for the first time since 1943. [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. The beauty of having a digital subscription or membership is that it travels with you. But like said abominable Northern Eagles, they would be horrible. Please check your email to receive the magic link. Relocation disenchants and disenfranchise existing fans, while new ones get a sort of half-arsed mob from somewhere else. promote your clubs sponsors and connect The voice of TRUE North Sydney Bears Supporters. 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. Given Manleys lack of money they migh end up one day in charge anyway ala wests in the Wests Tigers merger. Cheaper and easier than focus groups. Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? New customers only. 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? 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. The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. Perry suggested that the NRL should look at creating a promotion/relegation system similar to other sports around the world. [24] North Sydney finished the 2008 season as NSW Cup minor premiers and were eliminated in the finals in straight sets. People can also support a team though theyve never set foot in their zone. "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. 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. We lost thousands and thousands of rugby league fans.. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. Madness, of course. 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. Hes a doctor of demographics. "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. Youre getting the best of both. It's from that place. 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. A reconvened AFL presidents' meeting endorses the AFL commission's recommendation of a Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy merger. 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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. [29][30] The Bears are not in agreement with anyone, Dickson told SENZ Breakfast Radio recently. After Norths were booted out of the bad marriage, mates of mine havent been to a league game since. Matt Cleary is a sports writer from Sydney. A great brand and a new supporter base.. You are using an out of date browser. 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. 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. Whos fearful? [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. Why subscribe to become a Full Digital Access or Paper Delivery + Full Digital Access Member? Policy played out in the court of public opinion; its how we roll in the twenties. 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. North Sydney Bears. Fish where the fish are, is something my old man would say and he didnt even like fishing. If you'd like to see more content from Matt Cleary, they'd be very grateful for your support and contribution. 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. The Roosters 200,000. Couldn't he go, the Flo. And lo did journos On The Pulse and in encrypted WhatsApp chats spread the love about the arcane and business-like practices the Commission was mooting to shift a Sydney club out of town, to ensure viability and profitability, to uphold the greater good, or whatever reason they might use to shift a team in a Ken-Cowley-taking-Super-League-to-the-massive-untapped-markets-of-New-York-Johannesburg-and-Hong-Kong kind of way. The proposed franchise, to be known simply as The Bears,[62] would split home matches between various regional centres including Wagga Wagga, Dubbo, Tamworth, Coffs Harbour and Central Coast, along with major cities Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin that are otherwise currently without NRL representation. Brad smokes too many bongs and Joey seems to still be on the pingers. Its the same in Canberra as the Shire as Townsville TNorth Queensland. Brad Fittler calls for Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears to merge and form a 'behemoth' club The Northern Eagles in 2000. I can live on the beach". At the end of the day, if they dont like the decision the Bears make, they can take it up with us. A WA-Bears joint venture will be judged very much on their business model rather than the emotion around the Bears. And he said the NRL told these guys not to use the media to play things out. [49] The General Manager of Norths and most capped player of the club Greg Florimo said at the time of North Sydney's first public interest in purchasing The Gold Coast licence as "the last chance". MORE:Cameron Smith reveals the 'difficulty' of not having a consistent halfback for the 2018 season. It made sense to relocate one of the Sydney teams to the Central Coast". I was eight, Norths were first. L.U. Hes a doctor of demographics. Not in conjunction with any other offer. As would electric Dog-Eels. The Roosters 200,000. For those who wish to see the Bears return to the top grade, it is hard to conceive of a comment more inviting. This decision comes on the back of that. But only like the two Koreas. But Fittler believes the perfect destination is at their feet, if Manly agree. Like Illawarra got the socks in their merger and the Magpies got Campbelltown occasionally, the Bears got shafted in their merger. Please call us on 1800 070 535 and well help resolve the issue or try again later. Politicians do the same thing with policy; leak a backbenchers brain-fart to the papers, see how it flies among the populace. However, theres already enough Sydney teams so doing it with an area like Perth makes sense. The foundation club exited the league in 1999, before their failed merger with Manly ended in 2003. [38] Relocation disenchants and disenfranchise existing fans, while new ones get a sort of half-arsed mob from somewhere else. the North Shore Nightmare and play in a dark . Maybe not jubilation. 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. This was also Matt King's final game of Rugby League. 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. Est 1908. A coping mechanism, probably. Peter Vlandys is often asked when the NRL will bring back the Bears. 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. Bring Back The Bears. 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. Theyre not just a floating entity that sells merch. Cronulla has 220,000. And they dont have a footy team to call their own. North Sydney legend David Fairleigh was proposed to become the inaugural coach. But only like the two Koreas. 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.) 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. 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. And it would be magnificent. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. Normally a very reliable kicker and one of the most accurate in the competition, Taylor had already missed two previous conversions in the match but if he was to kick this goal it could send North Sydney through to their first grade final since 1943. [11], The nineties saw finals appearances and near misses in 1991 and 19941998. North Melbourne withdraws from the merger race. Cronulla has 220,000. But they are separate, distinct entities. Big question would be do you brand the new merged club as one, both or neither of the two co-owners? 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. No cancellations during the first 12 months. [2] Until the end of season 2009, Souths were coached by the Bears' record-breaking top points scorer, Jason Taylor. 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