Michael Carbone chats with Bears legends Adrian Toole and Daryl Halligan about where they are now, what the playing days were like in the 1980's and 90's, "Toooooooooole" and the moments of "Booooooooo".

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It's Friday! Knock off work early and listen to our latest episode of Bears Banter as Jason Taylor chats with two great mates from our NSW Cup leadership team, Jerry Key and Tony Satini. Both players have had interesting careers from being a Tonga International, playing pro NFL in Mexico City, NRL debut and a heap of rugby league experience. These two train hard and their stats in the 2021 NSW Cup season are proof of their dedication to the game but they also maintain strong family values. Click to catch up with Jerry and Tony now.

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In our latest episode of Bears Banter we explore the pathway of the Bears and how our partnerships enrich our on-field game. Join host Jason Taylor as we get to know Tom Carr, Penioni Tagituimua, and Jacob Preston!

Young gun Jacob Preston started his journey with the Bears in 2016 when he joined our U15s Development squad. Since then he has made his way through our pathway program having played for the Bears in Harold Matthews Cup, SG Ball Cup, Jersey Flegg, and joined our Presidents Cup side in 2020. This year he has been impressing on the field in a strong Sydney Roosters Jersey Flegg side with his sights set on a return to the Bears to play NSW Cup.

Fijian International and Kaiviti Silktails Captain, Penioni Tagituimua played his first game for the Bears in round 11 against Mounties and has now played 4 games in our NSW Cup team. His opportunity to play in the Red & Black brought such joy to Bear Park that day and the smile on his face when he recounts the moment says it all. A moment that touched all Bears players, staff, and fans that were present that day.

And finally, Tom Carr completes our three-pillar pathway conversation, having joined the Bears this year after a 2 year suspension from the NRL he really has brought some star power to our NSW Cup side. Tom is credited with 10 tries in 8 games for the Bears in the 2021 season showing his flair as a nimble and fast thinking winger. His humility shows when talking about his on-field success as he states it's all part of "dancing together" as a Bears team to create the magic moments. This is a dance that us Bears fans are desperately missing at the moment!

North Sydney Bears

While much of NSW, VIC and SA are in lockdown our neighbours up north are business as usual and footy is still on. We caught up with two Bears, Ben Thomas & Ben Marschke, who are currently in the NRL bubble on the Sunshine Coast to find out what it's like and their journey to playing with the Sydney Roosters. They are still a few days away from completing their quarantine period and yet we had bursts of jealousy seeing the beautiful and warm resort they are currently calling home.

BT and Benny have been mates for a while now and have been lucky enough to play together not only at the Bears but also in the Sydney Roosters Jersey Flegg squad. While they still can't believe they are now playing together in the big league, they are both humbled by their journey and grateful for the pathway that has got them there. Dedication, hard work, and consistently good play on the field paid off for these two bantering Bears.

Michael Carbone chats with Bears legends Gary Larson and Tony Rea about where they are now, what the playing days were like in the 1980's and 90's, the super league era and nudity in the team.

North Sydney Bears

For our first Bears Banter for 2021, host Michael Carbone (from Chasing Kangaroos) chast with Bears player from the late '80s and early '90s Les Kiss and coach from the early '90s Steve Martin.

Curtis Johnston, "Bear from Birth", chats with Greg Florimo on Bears Banter about his rugby league career to date.

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New Zealand rugby league legend and ex-North Sydney Bears player, Olsen Filipaina, sits down with Greg Florimo to banter about footy in the 1970’s and 80’s, overcoming racism to play a game he loves.

James Bracey banters with North Sydney Bears legends John Gray, Don McKinnon and John Adam about what it was like to play rugby league in the 1970's and 80's, what they did after footy and where they are now.