Little success was had during three seasons (2000-2002), finishing 12th, 10th, and 9th, winning 30 of 76 games. 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.[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. The partnership folded in 2002, with Manly emerging as the stand-alone entity. The 2002 season was played under the Northern Eagles name, although effectively the club was the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles by another name. Halfway through the season, the Eagles even abandoned playing games at Gosford, due to a sharp decline in attendances. The people of Gosford preferred to wait until a home-grown team was based there. The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles name and colours returned to the NRL in 2003.[1][2]
The Northern Eagles shared their home games between Brookvale Oval in Sydney and Grahame Park in Gosford. 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. The record attendance for the club at Brookvale Oval was 14,521 against Cronulla on 21 July 2002.
Since the Northern Eagles folded at the end of 2002, Manly and North Sydney have gone their separate ways.
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.
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. Before this, Norths were the feeder team for South Sydney from 2007 to 2018. 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. Former North Sydney internationals Greg Florimo and David Fairleigh play a prominent role in the club's push to join the NRL. 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.
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The Northern Eagles were a rugby league team that competed in the National Rugby League NRL between 2000 and 2002 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 The team shared home games between Brookvale Oval and Central Coast Stadium Gosford New South Wales Northern EaglesClub informationFull nameNorthern Eagles Rugby League Football ClubFounded2000 23 years ago 2000 Exited2002 21 years ago 2002 Former detailsCompetitionNational Rugby League20029th of 15Team coloursRecordsMost capped69 Steve MenziesHighest points scorer279 Ben WalkerLittle success was had during three seasons 2000 2002 finishing 12th 10th and 9th winning 30 of 76 games 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 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 The partnership folded in 2002 with Manly emerging as the stand alone entity The 2002 season was played under the Northern Eagles name although effectively the club was the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles by another name Halfway through the season the Eagles even abandoned playing games at Gosford due to a sharp decline in attendances The people of Gosford preferred to wait until a home grown team was based there The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles name and colours returned to the NRL in 2003 1 2 North Sydney now field a team in the NSW Cup the competition immediately below NRL level as a standalone club They previously had feeder deals with both the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters There are plans to again be part of the NRL in coming years as the Central Coast Bears or Perth Bears Contents 1 Home grounds 2 Emblem and colours 2 1 Primary jerseys 3 Players 3 1 State of Origin 3 1 1 New South Wales 3 2 City Vs Country origin 3 2 1 NSW City 3 2 2 NSW Country 4 Records 4 1 Club records 5 Post 2003 6 See also 7 ReferencesHome grounds EditThe Northern Eagles shared their home games between Brookvale Oval in Sydney and Grahame Park in Gosford 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 The record attendance for the club at Brookvale Oval was 14 521 against Cronulla on 21 July 2002 Emblem and colours EditPrimary jerseys Edit 2000 2001 2002Players EditMain article List of Northern Eagles players A total of sixty nine players played for the club Steve Menzies played the most games for the club with 69 caps 3 State of Origin Edit New South Wales Edit Geoff Toovey 2000 Adam Muir 2000 01 Steve Menzies 2001 02 Brett Kimmorley 2001 City Vs Country origin Edit NSW City Edit Steve Menzies 2001 NSW Country Edit Brett Kimmorley 2001 Records EditClub records Edit Biggest win 28 points 30 2 against Cronulla Sutherland Sharks at Brookvale Oval on 18 March 2000Biggest loss 58 points 10 68 against New Zealand Warriors at Ericsson Stadium on 14 April 2002Most consecutive wins 2 matches 21 26 February 2000 2 matches 23 29 April 2000 2 matches 25 June 2 July 2000 2 matches 22 28 April 2001 2 matches 23 29 June 2002 2 matches 4 11 August 2002Most consecutive losses 4 matches 25 March 15 April 2000 4 matches 9 30 July 2000 4 matches 25 August 2001 30 March 2002Most points in a season Ben Walker 279 18 tries 103 goals 1 field goal in 2001Record attendance 20 059 vs Newcastle Knights at NorthPower Stadium 6 February 2000 14 521 vs Cronulla Sutherland Sharks at Brookvale Oval 21 July 2002Post 2003 EditSince the Northern Eagles folded at the end of 2002 Manly and North Sydney have gone their separate ways 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 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 Before this Norths were the feeder team for South Sydney from 2007 to 2018 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 Former North Sydney internationals Greg Florimo and David Fairleigh play a prominent role in the club s push to join the NRL 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 See also Edit Sports portalCentral Coast BearsReferences Edit Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears must merge into a behemoth club says Brad Fittler Sporting News 14 August 2021 Why the demise of the North Sydney Bears has Sydney Roosters officials worried SMH 12 April 2016 Northern Eagles rugbyleagueproject org This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Northern Eagles news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Northern Eagles amp oldid 1159262697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
