Northern Eagles
 | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Northern Eagles Rugby League Football Club |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Exited | 2002 |
| Former details | |
| Competition | National Rugby League |
| 2002 | 9th of 15 |
 Team colours | |
| Records | |
| Most capped | 69 – Steve Menzies |
| Highest points scorer | 279 – Ben Walker |
The Northern Eagles were a
Gosford, New South Wales
.
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
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
.
Home grounds
The Northern Eagles shared their home games between
Cronulla on 21 July 2002
.
Emblem and colours
Primary jerseys
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
New South Wales
Geoff Toovey (2000)- Adam Muir (2000–01)
- Steve Menzies (2001–02)
- Brett Kimmorley (2001)
City Vs Country origin
NSW City
- Steve Menzies (2001)
NSW Country
- Brett Kimmorley (2001)
Records
Club records
Biggest win
- 28 points, 30–2 against Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Brookvale Oval on 18 March 2000
Biggest loss
- 58 points, 10–68 against Ericsson Stadiumon 14 April 2002
Most 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 2002
Most consecutive losses
- 4 matches, 25 March – 15 April 2000
- 4 matches, 9–30 July 2000
- 4 matches, 25 August 2001 – 30 March 2002
Most points in a season
- Ben Walker – 279 (18 tries, 103 goals, 1 field goal) in 2001
Record attendance
- 20,059 vs Newcastle Knights at NorthPower Stadium, 6 February 2000
- 14,521 vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Brookvale Oval, 21 July 2002
Post 2003
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
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
References
- ^ "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
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