According to this article it would suggest the harbour bridge is up for grabs, it would seem when they dropped the city part to just be the Sydney Roosters they went with a less cartoonish and more aggressive logo rather than it being a licensing issuethat's why they got rid of this logo, the Harbour bridge told them to pay up or change.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/kings-...50-000-price-tag-on-logo-20200807-p55jqj.html