When Souths were kicked out, mates of mine followed Randwick. In 1991 North Sydney finished the regular season in 3rd place and defeated local rivals Manly in the first week of the finals. And Dr Fujaks research tells us this: Canterbury has 440,000 people in their catchment. At the end of the day, if they dont like the decision the Bears make, they can take it up with us. Its why they invest in a footy team with themselves, with emotion, with money. Some fans will tell you the Bears are a relic of the past. 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! Politicians do the same thing with policy; leak a backbenchers brain-fart to the papers, see how it flies among the populace. 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. This decision comes on the back of that. "'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". Hes in demand by NRL clubs. 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. [54], On 11 November 2018, new North Sydney CEO David Perry said he was aiming at seeing a North Sydney/Central Coast bid come to fruition when the current television deal ends at the end of 2023. The team shared home games between Brookvale Oval and Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, New South Wales. First it was the Gold Coast Bears. Interim Eels boss Max Donnelly could well be presiding over the Parramatta Bears had he not blocked a push to merge the Eels with foundation club North Sydney. JavaScript is disabled. However! Hes done the PhD, bought the T-shirt. Our Privacy Policy includes important information about our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information (including to provide you with targeted advertising based on your online activities). Policy played out in the court of public opinion; its how we roll in the twenties. Its more than watch footy in the catchments serving Roosters, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Sea Eagles and Bulldogs. This is one of those things that wont happen but I do wonder what the future holds for Manly. Consider: six hundred thousand people live from Kirribilli to Hornsby Heights, from the Roseville Bridge to north-west Ryde. Its from that place. 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. Hes presented Powerpoint shows to many suits detailing the findings of his years of study into Sydney peoples sports-consuming habits. The news never got better for Bears fans. Please call 1800 070 535. A reconvened AFL presidents' meeting endorses the AFL commission's recommendation of a Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy merger. North Sydney's Captain-coach in the Grand Final of 1943 was the future doyen of rugby league broadcasters, Frank Hyde. If Brookie is not up to NRL standard, why does the NRL allow them to play there? Same-same. Commercial viability. Hes a doctor of demographics. After purchase, this subscription may be managed in your Google Account Settings. [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. 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. This Bowling Club was transformed and re-branded as The Greens North Sydney in November 2014. 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. [20], On 28 August 1999, Norths played their final game as a first grade side against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville. 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. But Fittler believes the perfect destination is at their feet, if Manly agree. Manly dissolved the merger after just two . But how can you blame Manly for doing the right thing by Manly? Newcastle, and Andrew Johns, then 19, beat us at home. They love the club. Not in conjunction with any other offer. The Roosters 200,000. 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. I trudged in the rain with my Mum, Dad, and four uncles, back to the pub Percys across Miller Street. You must log in or register to reply here. And watch the people stream across Miller Street and into Bear Park, and fill it full to burst, and chant like Souths fans did. In 1964, the club moved to new premises, its current location, in Abbott Street, Cammeray. Florimo then went on to say "I don't see too many other options presenting themselves, The energy and finance that we put into the Central Coast bid really didn't come to fruition so we're going hard to the plate on this". 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. I cant see any government wanting to throw any money towards that shit hole especially with how small their supporter base is. Matt has interviewed just about everyone in Australian sport, and has a massive Rolodex of Australian sports folk. 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. 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. Yes, yes, yes adding a team in Sydney would appear to fly in the face of the theres too many teams in Sydney argument. Full Digital Access 12 Month Plan costs $208 (min.cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $16 every 4 weeks. Steve Menzies played the most games for the club, with 69 caps.[3]. 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. 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. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. 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. After Norths were booted out of the bad marriage, mates of mine havent been to a league game since. Its why they invest in a footy team with themselves, with emotion, with money. If you wish to change or create a new subscription, please call 1800 070 535 Monday to Friday 7.30am 6.00pm & 7.00am-11.30am AEST on both Saturdays & Sundays. The people of Gosford preferred to wait until a home-grown team was based there. Its more than watch footy in the catchments serving Roosters, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Sea Eagles and Bulldogs. [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. It reminds me of my dads response to my tears after that loss to Newcastle in 1994. Billy Moore, Greg Florimo and a massive bear (left). The Bears bid committee is lobbying the NRL for inclusion as the next expansion team. But as recently as April 2021 the Bears have expressed their intent on eventually returning the brand to the NRL competition. At the Central Coast they have a stadium up there and they have a huge junior base. They were eliminated by Balmain in a playoff for 5th place. For those who wish to see the Bears return to the top grade, it is hard to conceive of a comment more inviting. It's from that place. The joint venture club played out of Brookvale Oval and Central Coast Stadium at Gosford, a ground successfully lobbied and built for the Bears. Even more transparent, in a back-arsed sort of way. Still dont understand what idiot thought putting arch enemies together would work. But it looks like Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter Vlandys disagrees. 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. NRL support. 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. [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. Couldn't he go, the Flo. You are only entitled to this subscription if and for as long as you hold a valid and active subscription with your Google Account. For mine, sports fans, that is freakin La La Land. It would mean joining forces with the North Sydney Bears who have been desperate to get in the NRL since their exit at the end of the 1999 season. cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $24 every 4 weeks. Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! 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). North Melbourne withdraws from the merger race. After a meeting between the administrator of Fitzroy and the AFL commission, the AFL commission recommends a Bears-Fitzroy merger. A coping mechanism, probably. "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. However, poor on-field performances and factional fighting led to the collapse of the Northern Eagles in 2002, after only three years. Monday to Friday 7:30am 6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 7:00am 11:30am (AEST), App or digital edition only customer? Matt Cleary is a sports writer from Sydney. Too right. People follow footy teams largely because the team represents them, their patch, their people. 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. Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears must merge into a 'behemoth' club, says Brad Fittler Michael Di Lonardo 3 min read First it was the Gold Coast Bears. [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. It's a rainy Friday evening in Sydney, and the temperature on the big screen at North Sydney Oval reads 14 degrees. And they could again. Thats a lotta eyeballs. Bulletin Latest Headlines direct to your inbox, LeagueUnlimited | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer. Thats a nudge over five per cent of the population. How long does it take for my home delivery to start? An independent voice that will not be influenced by power or money, and will not be silenced by any official heirachy. Norths & Easts. two very financially strong leagues clubs together. Earlier in the week, The Australian's. 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. It was a wet, Autumnal day in May 1994. Bring Back The Bears! Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. Any Questions? Commercial viability. The path appears to be clearing to bring back the grand old club. Brad smokes too many bongs and Joey seems to still be on the pingers. Northern Eagles: as if a dog and a cat got married. 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. Madness, of course. 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. Now Brad Fittler wants the Manly Bears. 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. At the end of the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW regular season, Norths finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. Hard-nosed? Nothing locked in, of course, not officially. Freddy Fittler has called for the two clubs to merge once more. [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. New customers only. Hes presented Powerpoint shows to many suits detailing the findings of his years of study into Sydney peoples sports-consuming habits. During that time, North Sydney produced arguably the greatest winger the game has ever seen in Ken Irvine. 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. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. But they would. Its a bad merge. Lost the plot. The North Sydney Bears would be back and there would be, give us your best Rabbits Warren, deadset jubilation. 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. Brisbane team? Its a bad merge. 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. Why subscribe to become a Full Digital Access or Paper Delivery + Full Digital Access Member? I agree with you but the roosters wont be going anywhere now they are champions. In the 2022 NSW Cup season, North Sydney finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. Yep: the grand old North Sydney Bears. Due to having a debt of around $4 million, the North Sydney club was not considered under the NRL's inclusion criteria. Yeah the Northern Eagles were such a success. [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. For mine, sports fans, that is freakin La La Land. July 22nd, 2022 11:47 am. [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. The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles name and colours returned to the NRL in 2003.[1][2]. Youre getting the best of both. The Knock On Effect NSW Cup. Who are these people? 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. The foundation club exited the league in 1999, before their failed merger with Manly ended in 2003. But moot it they did, these people in suits, because Television as we ranted about the other week told them to. We used to cry when the Bears won a game! Guttural laughter from my uncles. And was a year late, thats all. Fish where the fish are, is something my old man would say and he didnt even like fishing. But once your delivery is activated, youll get the next edition, hot off the press. Mergers mean dogs and cats living together in unholy matrimony. However, no such sentiment appears to exist in Perth. Its why people follow footy teams. Relocation disenchants and disenfranchise existing fans, while new ones get a sort of half-arsed mob from somewhere else. Not in conjunction with any other offer. Cheaper and easier than focus groups. Former North Sydney internationals Greg Florimo and David Fairleigh play a prominent role in the club's push to join the NRL. Consider: six hundred thousand people live from Kirribilli to Hornsby Heights, from the Roseville Bridge to north-west Ryde. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work Speaking to Sporting News Australia, Manly tragic Peter Zorba Peters proudly rubbished Fittlers recommendation with a warning for the Bears. Donnelly was the voluntary administrator of the North Sydney Rugby League Club when financial difficulties forced it out of the NRL competition at the end of 1999. And they didnt. In 1986 North Sydney missed the finals. North Sydney went down 14-30 giving Penrith a rematch of the 1990 grand final against Canberra. Like Illawarra got the socks in their merge and the Magpies got Campbelltown occasionally, the Bears got shafted in the merge. The only comments appearing to temper matters are those from Dickson himself. And so it was bye-bye Bears to purgatory. Speaking . Payment will be charged to your Google Account. In that time Norths made the preliminary final 4 times but lost on each occasion. Its like when politicians are parachuted into safe seats. 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. East Coast Roosters (or "Easts" for short). The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. Heart and soul of the North Sydney Bears Greg Florimo has weighed in on the proposal to re-merge Manly and the Bears. Anyway: old mate also said the next step wouldnt be Bears to Perth or the Central Coast or where I reckon, the northern region of Sydney with all those people, but rather Port Moresby, for sweet Mal Meningas sake, because the Australian government would like to use rugby league to do something with regional aid or sufficiency, or something, I dont know. It will never happen, not the North Sydney Bears. Bears are now officially the feeder club for the Roosters for the next 5 years starting 2019. In the fifty years the new building has stood, a number of redesigns and refurbishments have taken place. "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. 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. promote your clubs sponsors and connect 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. Everyones sold a pup, a homeless hound that nobody owns. 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. 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. [5] when an injury riddled North Sydney were beaten by Newtown 347. The club was formed at the North Sydney School of Arts in Mount Street on 7 February 1908. 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. 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. 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. Nothing locked in, of course, not officially. 380 following. [34] 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. featured alongside some of Australias most prominent sports journalists. 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. 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. And lo did journos On The Pulse and 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. It was a wet, Autumnal day in May 1994. 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. On 14 December 2017, it was officially announced by The NRL that the consortium of Darryl Kelly and self made property tycoon Rebecca Frizelle had won the bid to purchase The Gold Coast Titans. [28] On 20 May 2018, it was revealed that North Sydney were in advanced negotiations to sign former NRL player Todd Carney. Owned by both clubs and with equal represteantion on the board. Knock On Effect NSW Cup Draw; Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. And they didn't. And all those aforementioned Sydney fisheries have a team, while a one million-strong chunk of northern Sydney and its near north does not. [11], The nineties saw finals appearances and near misses in 1991 and 19941998. And there are lots and lots and lots of eyeballs. 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. Little success was had during three seasons (2000-2002), finishing 12th, 10th, and 9th, winning 30 of 76 games. Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. Not in conjunction with any other offer. Relocating rugby league clubs disenchants new fans and disenfranchises existing ones. It made sense to relocate one of the Sydney teams to the Central Coast". The Northern Eagles ultimately didnt represent anyone from Milsons Point to North Turramurra, from west Willoughby to east Epping. And it should be done because there is not a team in northern Sydney. 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. linktr.ee/northsydneybearsofficial. And all those aforementioned Sydney fisheries have a team, while a one million-strong chunk of northern Sydney and its near north does not. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. 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. Missed out. 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. But the region continued to grow. See: The Northern Eagles. [58], On 25 September 2019, Australian entrepreneur John Singleton spoke to former NRL player Matthew Johns about a team being placed on the Central Coast. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. Maybe not jubilation. the fun and become a member of the community, You can share sports stories, experiences, match reports, 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.. I can see how that might appear. On a fine and sunny afternoon at dear little Brookie, against the Eels, say, thered be what - 15,000 fans? This option is only available where expressly indicated with the offer. Big question would be do you brand the new merged club as one, both or neither of the two co-owners? A great brand and a new supporter base.. [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. Sport; NRL; NRL 2022: Peter V'landys reveals thoughts on North Sydney Bears, Western Australian merge proposal. There are plans to again be part of the NRL in coming years as the Central Coast Bears. Exhibit A: The Northern Eagles. Its the same in Canberra as the Shire as Townsville TNQ. Hard-nosed? I had a yarn once with an academic, Hunter Fujak, a Lecturer in Sport Management at Deakin Business School. 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. 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