Gee lock up him up it already happened and didn't work, I could be wrong but Im sure if seen a merged club, possibly the Northern Eagles that went well. 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. Whos fearful? MORE:Cameron Smith reveals the 'difficulty' of not having a consistent halfback for the 2018 season. 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. For mine, sports fans, that is freakin La La Land. [25], In the 2017 season, Norths finished 6th on the ladder and qualified for the finals. This is one of those things that wont happen but I do wonder what the future holds for Manly. Its more than watch footy in the catchments serving Roosters, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Sea Eagles and Bulldogs. A team they cant really own. Policy played out in the court of public opinion; its how we roll in the twenties. Missed out. [20], On 28 August 1999, Norths played their final game as a first grade side against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville. Madness, of course. They knew: tribalism is good. 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. And watch the people stream across Miller Street and into Bear Park, and fill it full to burst, and chant like Souths fans did. They last won a premiership in 1993, defeating Newcastle in the grand final 5-4. Its a bad merge. JavaScript is disabled. West Australian desire. Payment will be charged to your Google Account. Renewals occur unless cancelled in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. 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. On 3 September 2017, Norths played against Newcastle in the first elimination match and were defeated 40-18 ending their season. Mergers mean dogs and cats living together in unholy matrimony. The Dragons have 260,000 (not counting the Illawarra). The club was formed at the North Sydney School of Arts in Mount Street on 7 February 1908. Theres thousands and thousands of Bears fans out there and bringing them all together would make a big statement, Mullan said. Deon Apps and Curtis Johnston represented the Bears in the 2011 NSW Residents side with Johnston finishing up leading try scorer for the competition by the end of the regular season with 28 tries, Johnston would play 110 games with the North Sydney NSW Cup scoring 97 tries in 6 seasons. But only like the two Koreas. 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. North Sydney would be eliminated from the finals in straight sets losing to Penrith and Canterbury. With the scores locked at 12-12, Newcastle player Matthew Johns kicked a field goal with 2 minutes to play to make it 13-12. And we had a $50 million bank guarantee, so we would have been strong. And it should be done because there is not a team in northern Sydney. [64], Updated: 11 February 2021Source(s): 2021 Squad Numbers, On 26 August 2006 the club announced their "Team of the Century". Because eyeballs watching product are all. But how can you blame Manly for doing the right thing by Manly? On a fine and sunny afternoon at dear little Brookie, against the Eels, say, thered be what 15,000 fans? Photograph: North Sydney Bears NRL Fans gather on the hill at North Sydney Oval to watch the North Sydney Bears. Wouldn't be surprised if Uncle Nick has seen the writing on the wall for Manly as a business and is ready to pick off carcass of the Sea Eagles Roosters/Norths absorb Manly, become the Northern Roosters and encompass the eastern and northern beaches all the way to Gosford. [34] After Norths were booted out of the bad marriage, mates of mine havent been to a league game since. 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. Before this, Norths were the feeder team for South Sydney from 2007 to 2018. Fish where the fish are, is something my old man would say and he didnt even like fishing. Its a bad merge. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. After this, the Northern Eagles' licence then reverted to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, leaving the foundation club out of the top flight of rugby league in Australia after more than 90 years. This was the third consecutive season that the North Sydney side had been eliminated in the finals by the team which would eventually win the premiership. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. The 2002 season was played under the Northern Eagles name, although effectively the club was the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles by another name. 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. That's lotta eyeballs. NRL support. And they dont have a footy team to call their own. Its why people follow footy teams. Not sure if you missed it Freddy but the Bears already did merge with Manly. Their subsequent, rapid demise was not organic, and hundreds of thousands of Bears people are still out there, wandering. 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, 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. [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. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. It will never happen, not the North Sydney Bears. You are using an out of date browser. [17][18], In 1998, Norths finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. However, no such sentiment appears to exist in Perth. But once your delivery is activated, youll get the next edition, hot off the press. [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. Manly's licence is redistributed to a WA or Bris2 franchise. Cronulla has 220,000. 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. 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. The North Sydney Bears would be back and there would be, give us your best Rabbits Warren, deadset jubilation. 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. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! Subscribe with Google lets you purchase a subscription, using your Google account. It could take up to 5 business days before your first paper delivery arrives. The people of Gosford preferred to wait until a home-grown team was based there. Matt is the Tribunes head curator of content. Consider my own northern beaches. Madness, of course. Only Parramatta (890,000) and Wests Tigers (690,000) have a larger catchment than North Sydney Bears would have. 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. Youre getting the best of both. Probably not irrevocable, either, given the volatile nature of this greatest game of all. Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears must merge into a 'behemoth' club, says Brad Fittler, Cameron Smith reveals the 'difficulty' of not having a consistent halfback for the 2018 season. Then it was the Western Bears. 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. A reconvened AFL presidents' meeting endorses the AFL commission's recommendation of a Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy merger. 2012 saw North Sydney make the semi finals, missing out on the minor premiership by points differential to Canterbury-Bankstown. Souths: 390,000. Missed out. And if there were a Bears team to call their own, local people would invest in the Bears, consume the Bears, love the Bears. Souths: 390,000. Please check your email to receive the magic link. 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. 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. 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. 13.3K followers. 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. The path appears to be clearing to bring back the grand old club. A WA-Bears joint venture will be judged very much on their business model rather than the emotion around the Bears. NRL Fans gather on the hill at North Sydney Oval to watch the North Sydney Bears. The northern beaches. West Australian desire. Had another chat with a bloke involved in the Bears ill-fated bid for the Gold Coast licence. [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". 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. 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. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. Owned by both clubs and with equal represteantion on the board. Prominent rugby league personalities who have publicly backed the club include Phil Gould, Andrew Johns and Peter Sterling while support has also come from as high up as Federal Treasurer and North Sydney MP Joe Hockey. Its not all about numbers, of course. Taylor ended up missing the goal. Going with the Flo. People follow footy teams largely because the team represents them, their patch, their people. However, independent research shows the club still has 220,000 avid followers, a huge supporter . [43], The Central Coast Bears have 7,200 financial members with new members joining weekly. Johns went on to say "I think its a must, We keep talking about Perth, but its so far away I imagine the costs would be astronomical getting everyone over there and back. The Roosters 200,000. Perry suggested that the NRL should look at creating a promotion/relegation system similar to other sports around the world. 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. The table and qualified for the 2018 season should look inside itself: and back... 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