And they dont have a footy team to call their own. For mine, sports fans, that is freakin La La Land. 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. Monday to Friday 7:30am 6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 7:00am 11:30am (AEST), App or digital edition only customer? [citation needed] Membership in 2016 stood at 21,500. Perry suggested that the NRL should look at creating a promotion/relegation system similar to other sports around the world. 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. As would electric Dog-Eels. 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. Given Manleys lack of money they migh end up one day in charge anyway ala wests in the Wests Tigers merger. Hyde, who was living in Lane Cove at the time, had been forced to switch from Balmain to Norths in 1941 due to the league's residency rules which stated that a player was required to live in their club's district. Hard-nosed? Nobody would win, not even TV. Nobody would win, not even TV. Former North Sydney chief executive Bob Saunders said the Bears saw the move to Gosford as a great opportunity to secure their future, but wet weather and construction delays left them without a regular home ground and led to the club's demise after they failed to meet the NRL criteria when the competition was cut to 14 teams, because of their Politicians do the same thing with policy; leak a backbenchers brain-fart to the papers, see how it flies among the populace. Its like when politicians are parachuted into safe seats. At the Central Coast they have a stadium up there and they have a huge junior base. 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. Relocating rugby league clubs disenchants new fans and disenfranchises existing ones. As would electric Dog-Eels. Freddy Fittler has called for the two clubs to merge once more. The record attendance for the club at Brookvale Oval was 14,521 against Cronulla on 21 July 2002. [12], On 14 July 1994, the club was fined $87,000 for breaching the salary cap. And they could again. Supporters of grass roots Rugby League. Then it was the Western Bears. North Sydney legend David Fairleigh was proposed to become the inaugural coach. Sat 25 Jun 2022 16.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 25 Jun 2022 18.49 EDT The partnership folded in 2002, with Manly emerging as the stand-alone entity. Bring Back The Who? 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. A page that will not be. So bring em back, baby, and fill Percys Bar. 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. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. A team they cant really own. I think they would be crazy not to make that work, a Northern Suburbs team, Fittler told Wide World of Sports. Before this, Norths were the feeder team for South Sydney from 2007 to 2018. I was eight, Norths were first. 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. Former North Sydney internationals Greg Florimo and David Fairleigh play a prominent role in the club's push to join the NRL. 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. No cancellations during the first 12 months. Even more transparent, in a back-arsed sort of way. As Lane Cove was in North Sydney's district, the club protested to the NSWRFL and claimed Hyde from Balmain. 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. Too right. The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. 2010 was a poor season for Norths, who received the wooden spoon. Commercial viability. There are a million reasons why. Full Digital Access + Weekend Paper Delivery $8 billed every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks, then $36 billed every 4 weeks. They knew: tribalism is good. 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. And all those aforementioned Sydney fisheries have a team, while a one million-strong chunk of northern Sydney and its near north does not. Because: emotion, tribalism, and all that good, human stuff. 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.) The club initially struggled to obtain access to North Sydney Oval, but council obstruction was removed and the Shoremen played their first real home game in 1910. On 11 October 2017, Shane Millard was announced as new head coach by the club. Because eyeballs watching product are all. Norths won the game 28-18.[21]. Photograph: North Sydney Bears NRL Fans gather on the hill at North Sydney Oval to watch the North Sydney Bears. They love that place. These are the ties that bind. And all those aforementioned Sydney fisheries have a team, while a one million-strong chunk of northern Sydney and its near north does not. 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At the end of the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW regular season, Norths finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. 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. "We went with the Dolphins for the 17th because they had a strong business . featured alongside some of Australias most prominent sports journalists. Dont need to have surfed the Long Reef bommie to back the maroon and white. Madness, of course. This decision comes on the back of that. It didnt matter: the Bears were done, their cards were marked. We want to see it! L.U. The Northern Eagles represented Manly. Please call 1800 070 535. 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). Not sure how many of those boxes the Port Moresby Bears would tick, but Id hazard a guess its none. Couldn't he go, the Flo. Its not all about numbers, of course. 13.3K followers. Nothing locked in, of course, not officially. Its why people follow footy teams. Greg Florimo has been the face of the Bears' efforts to get back into the NRL, and remains involved with the club. That's lotta eyeballs. But Jeez that's two million eyeballs. Playing half of their games in Manly and half on the Central Coast, the merged was a complete and utter failure. If thats the marker, then the ARLC suited bean-counters should do this. A WA-Bears joint venture will be judged very much on their business model rather than the emotion around the Bears. Its like when politicians are parachuted into safe seats. [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. 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 . The foundation club exited the league in 1999, before their failed merger with Manly ended in 2003. See www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. There have been on-going bids to resurrect the club in the NRL as either The Bears, based in Perth and Sydney, or as the Central Coast Bears, based at Gosford.[1]. It reminds me of my dads response to my tears after that loss to Newcastle in 1994. Commercial viability. 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. And if there were a Bears team to call their own, local people would invest in the Bears, consume the Bears, love the Bears. Now he reveals his thoughts on a proposed Western Australia-Bears joint venture, writes Phil Rothfield. Norths player Drew Hutchison also had a bad match kicking two goals from six attempts including one from right in front to send the game into extra-time. A team they cant really own. 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. NRL Round 1 Talking Points - early edition: Whos confident? If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. The North Sydney Bears would be back and there would be, give us your best Rabbits Warren, deadset jubilation. 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. 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. [13] That year they came within one match of the grand final but lost to Canberra. Now Brad Fittler wants the Manly Bears. [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. Yeah the Northern Eagles were such a success. This is the point where opponents will suggest that the partner should go it alone. When Souths were kicked out, mates of mine followed Randwick. Peter Vlandys is often asked when the NRL will bring back the Bears. [5] when an injury riddled North Sydney were beaten by Newtown 347. 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. It could take up to 5 business days before your first paper delivery arrives. Same-same. [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". [41][42], Bears fan Alan McLoughlin, a Central Coast resident, set up a Facebook petition to bring the Bears to Gosford. Policy played out in the court of public opinion; its how we roll in the twenties. 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. Newtown went on to beat Balmain in the 2012 NSW Cup Grand Final. Gold Coast? JavaScript is disabled. Problem with NRL is too many clubs in Sydney yet far too many grounds to watch teams ( remember the 2 team West Tigers playing out of 4 venues 10 years ago doesn't help) and the f**kin Roosters should f**k off to CC and Crowe should move SS back to Eastern Seabed but hey you are still strong as English Rugby League is f**ked I think. Madness, of course. North Sydney would eventually reach the preliminary final in the competition but were defeated by Glebe 26-6. Penrith (590,000) is about the same. However, theres already enough Sydney teams so doing it with an area like Perth makes sense. People can also support a team though theyve never set foot in their zone. 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. The club was established in 1908, making it one of the original founding members of the New South Wales Rugby Football League, and one of Australia's first rugby league football clubs. 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. Cheaper and easier than focus groups. Earlier in the week, The Australian's. 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". promote your clubs sponsors and connect Halfway through the season, the Eagles even abandoned playing games at Gosford, due to a sharp decline in attendances. 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. cost) every 4 weeks unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. North Sydney placed a $7 million bid to take over the Titans last year but were overlooked for a multi-million plan from businessman Darren Kelly to keep the licence on the Gold Coast. Owned by both clubs and with equal represteantion on the board. For full details, see our Terms and Conditions www.dailytelegraph.com.au/connectedterms. 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