Entries by Bears Admin

2025 U16 Academy EOI

To be eligible to participate in the 2025 Bears U16 Academy, participants must be 16 years of age in 2025 and must play within the North Sydney Junior Rugby League District, with an affiliated club.

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UPDATE: BEARS NRL BID

This development has fast tracked the possible inclusion of an additional team in the national league and speculation amongst media, fans and key stakeholders is once again a buzz. The Bears can confirm that our Chairman and CEO met with Peter V’Landys, Chairman of the ARL Commission, regarding the Bears proposal for readmission in the NRL.

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2024 Winter Development Squads

The North Sydney Bears are pleased to announce their 2024Winter Development Squads. Players are selected in consultation with club coaches and the Bears own recruitment officers. All player’s selected from within the district will be under the guidance of Bears representative coaches following a program set by Knock-On Effect NSW Cup Head Coach Pat Weisner.

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INDIGENOUS ROUND COMES TO BEAR PARK

The North Sydney Bears would like to dedicate our 2024 Indigenous Round, to be held on Sunday 26th May 2024, to those who resided on this land 6,000 years ago, land that is now North Sydney Oval. To those indigenous men, women, boys and girls who have proudly represented the Red and Black, to our local ancestors the Cammeraygal people and to the land on which we play, on this day we acknowledge them.

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BEARS LAUNCH USA PLAYER PATHWAY PARTNERSHIP

In an historic move, the North Sydney Bears have reached a partnership agreement to establish the Boston Bears for the 2024 USARL season. Previously known as the Boston Thirteens RL, the club will be rebranded as the Boston Bears and will compete in the newly combined USARL competition for the upcoming season beginning in June this year.

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Jason Taylor Life Member

It was with great pleasure that Jason Taylor was unanimously voted in as the newest North Sydney Bears Life Member at the AGM on Tuesday 26th March 2024. JT played 147 games for the Bears between 1994 and 1999 as well as being selected on three occasions for the New South Wales and City Origin representative sides. In 1996 JT was awarded the Rothmans Medal for the Best and Fairest Player in the ARL competition. 

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2024 Board of Directors Elected

Our current board ran unopposed at the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 26th March 2024 at Norths in Cammeray. All seven directors were deemed eligible and therefore elected to comprise the club’s board for the next three years. Congratulations to the elected directors Daniel Dickson (Chairman), Peter McGrath (Vice Chair), Marty Lawson, Justin Owen, Billy Moore, Michael Chetner and Guy Gunasekera. The motion to appoint Tony Crawford as a Sponsor Director was also successful and we welcome Tony to the board also for the next three year. The director positions on the board are all voluntary and unpaid.

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Mario Fenech Cup 2025

In a bold move, we are excited to be kicking off our home game series by taking our game against the South Sydney Rabbitohs to Industree Group Stadium on the Central Coast on Sunday 13th April. We are calling out to all Bears fans, old and new, across the Central Coast to come out and support this exciting game day. Tickets on sale 6th March.

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Axis Medical Update 11th June 2024

“Working in a part-time environment can be very challenging for all players and medical/performance staff managing injuries. This year we are really focusing on working with the players, so they understand how to best manage their injury in their daily lives including in their full-time jobs, alongside setting them up with specific gym and field-based rehab plans.” stated the teams Head Physiotherapist George Davis from Axis Athletic Performance Lab.

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Axis Medical Update 27th March 2024

“Working in a part-time environment can be very challenging for all players and medical/performance staff managing injuries. This year we are really focusing on working with the players, so they understand how to best manage their injury in their daily lives including in their full-time jobs, alongside setting them up with specific gym and field-based rehab plans.” stated the teams Head Physiotherapist George Davis from Axis Athletic Performance Lab.

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BEARS BOW OUT OF HNWP

Following an update to members at this week’s AGM, the North Sydney Bears have now confirmed that the club will not be registering a team in the Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership in 2024. Over the last five years our senior women’s program has experienced immense growth including taking out the coveted award of Minor Premiers in both 2022 and 2023, making this a very difficult and disappointing decision for the club. The HNWP competition structure was changed this year by the NSWRL and in consultation with the NRL will run the season alongside the NRLW competition effectively as a feeder (reserve grade) and pathway program.

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Team Lists: 2024 Junior Reps Round 9

It’s hard to imagine that we are already closing in on the end of the 2024 Junior Representative season. This Saturday our junior reps teams are spread between Wollongong and Sydney Olympic Park. Our SG Ball and Harold Matthews teams take a trip down the coast to take on Illawarra Steelers at Collegians Sporting Complex and our Lisa Fiaola and Tarsha Gale Cup squads will brave the Easter Show crowds to play the Newcastle Knights at the NSWRL Centre of Excellence. Last game of the season, go out with a bang Bears!

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Axis Medical Update March 2024

Although our Knock-On Effect NSW Cup has been able to bring home two solid wins from two games so far this season, the team has been battling numerous injuries. Our medical partner Axis Athletic Performance, who supports the team with physiotherapy, medical and strength & conditioning, updates on the players curent injuries and when they may be able to return to play.

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2025 KOE NSW Cup: Round 2

We are now only six sleeps until kick off! Head Coach Tony Barnes has named his Tuesday team for our first big clash of the 2025 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition when we take on fellow foundation club Sydney Roosters at Wentworth Park this Sunday. The boys have been working hard since November last year, in the gym, on the field and in the video room. And now they get to put it all into action on game day. Lot’s of familiar faces named in today’s list with a few new powerhouses included. Check out who >>

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2025 KOE NSW Cup: Round 1

We are now only six sleeps until kick off! Head Coach Tony Barnes has named his Tuesday team for our first big clash of the 2025 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition when we take on fellow foundation club Sydney Roosters at Wentworth Park this Sunday. The boys have been working hard since November last year, in the gym, on the field and in the video room. And now they get to put it all into action on game day. Lot’s of familiar faces named in today’s list with a few new powerhouses included. Check out who >>

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