This Sunday we are back at Bear Park again to take on the Western Suburbs Magpies in the final of the Jason Taylor Cup for 2022. This is also our Retro Round and we ask everyone to wear the Bear, pull out your favorite retro jerseys and fill the hill. More info to come in Grizzly News, but we will be diving back a few decades to bring an old school vibe to the oval - think Tina Turner "Simply the Best", Footy Doubles will be available to purchase, Streets Cornetto ice-creams to enjoy, visit the Bears heritage display in the Molly Dive Stand, the Ken Irvine Scoreboard will be operating and over 60 Bears Legends will be at Bear Park to cheer the mighty Red & Black on to a victory. Gates open at 1.30pm.

The North Sydney Bears are pleased to announce that we will be holding invitation-only trials for our 2023 SG Ball Squad on Saturday 24th September. Applications close at 5pm Friday 16th September 2022.  All successful applicants/trialists will be notified via email and Facebook by COB Wednesday 21st September.

In August we kick off an awesome month of footy at Bear Park with home games every Sunday at 2pm. Our first game back after two months on the road will be Sunday 7th August when we take on the Bulldogs. Prior to the main game kicking off at 2pm, we will be hosting a local derby between U17s Hills Hawks and Berowra Wallabies which is always a great show of grassroots footy.

Another big weekend of footy looms large for the Bears as our women's team head into Semi-Finals on Saturday. They are taking on 4th position Wests Tigers at 2pm at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on Saturday. Below is Head Coach, Rob Capizzi's, team to get the job done. This game will be live streamed on the NSWRL Facebook page, make sure you tune in and support our ladies as they fight for their position in the Grand Final. Our boys are heading south to take on the green machine at Raiders Belconnen this Saturday. Beanies and jackets are packed and Head Coach, Jason Taylor, and the team will be gunning to be back in the winners circle again.

State of Origin greats, North Sydney Bears legends, corporate partners, members and fans came together last Friday at Norths in support of our Red & Black Foundation and what a fantastic event it was! The room was buzzing with rugby league chatter, Bear Park Brews by Six String Brewing were proudly featured on every table and our major partner Norths served up a scrumptious three course meal. Our emcee and huge Bears supporter, James Bracey, lead guests through the event kicking off with a panel of ex-Bears featuring David Fairleigh, Mark Graham, Greg Florimo and Jason Taylor. The boys regaled tales of their time in the Red & Black and their own personal experiences with State of Origin, including Jason Taylor's stress of being named in the Blues side in 1993 as only a youngster aged 22.

We are now at the mid-season point of the 2022 year and have  released two membership special offers to turn our thousands of fans into members. If you haven't taken the plunge from fan to member yet, then now is the time to do it! Our Club is pushing hard for readmission back into the NRL as the 18th team and one of the big pillars that is required is strong membership numbers. We need to crack 5000 members in the 2022 year to show Peter V'Landys and NRL that the Bears mean business and are not only a serious contender in the bid process, but are in fact their 18th team.

Bears have been back in the media this week with great enthusiasm as our combination of heritage, tribalism and becoming the 18th team continues to pique interests. The Bears preference for readmission to the NRL is to go it alone and this is the focus of our bid planning by our NRL Bid Committee. However, no opportunity or idea is off the table if it means a Red & Black return to the top grade. Our Chairman, Daniel Dickson, updates our Members & Fans in the above video.

On Friday the 10th June the North Sydney Bears are hosting their annual State of Origin Luncheon that will be held at Norths in Cammeray. This is a fantastic not-to-be-missed event that promises an afternoon of league, legends and laughs. Master of Ceremonies James Bracey will lead guests through a review of the 2022 State of Origin series and explore the great moments of the past with both State of Origin and Bears legends. Funds raised will directly benefit the Red & Black Foundation that aims to provide ongoing opportunity and support to all of our players and allow for continued innovation and growth of our great Club.