Bears Team of the Century

[Wests is Best]

No Peter Jackson?? wtf.

I agree with you buddy! I used to be a bears supporter and as much as I loved watching them and miss them now, some of the player selections bewildered me over the years, and it looks like nothing has changed. Somebody like Paul Macaffery or anybody with the last name Mackinnon would make that list before Peter Jackson.
Peter Jackson had more to do with the resurgance of Norths in the early 90's than anybody else. He tought the bears how to win.

 

[t-ba]

I agree with you buddy! I used to be a bears supporter and as much as I loved watching them and miss them now, some of the player selections bewildered me over the years, and it looks like nothing has changed. Somebody like Paul Macaffery or anybody with the last name Mackinnon would make that list before Peter Jackson.
Peter Jackson had more to do with the resurgance of Norths in the early 90's than anybody else. He tought the bears how to win.

Nepotism was insane at Norths. The amount of talented kids they let fall through the cracks from clubs like West Pymble and Asquith before the mid 1980's was stupefying. If you didn't play for Brothers, you're chances of getting a start in Flegg, Matthews, Presidents Cup etc* was next to nothing.

I have no idea why we've allowed a few of those criminal mugs who sunk Norths in the late 1990's stay on at Manly after the Merger broke up...

 

[Red Bear]

Nepotism was insane at Norths. The amount of talented kids they let fall through the cracks from clubs like West Pymble and Asquith before the mid 1980's was stupefying. If you didn't play for Brothers, you're chances of getting a start in Flegg, Matthews, Presidents Cup etc* was next to nothing.

I have no idea why we've allowed a few of those criminal mugs who sunk Norths in the late 1990's stay on at Manly after the Merger broke up...

Was brothers, orignally collegians? Or is collegians? I think my dad played for that side in the 70's and he played in the marist bro's team with paul mcaffery among others

 

[t-ba]

Was brothers, orignally collegians? Or is collegians? I think my dad played for that side in the 70's and he played in the marist bro's team with paul mcaffery among others

I'd have to ask the olds. Marist is certainly part of Brothers catchment and I played my junior footy with alot of kids who went to Marist. It was Florimo's junior club, even though he lived in the Willoughby Roos and Naremburn Panthers catchment when he was a kid IIRC.

 

[Red Bear]

Pretty sure thats the club, and yeah, they were pretty much all marist bros boys from my dads stories lol

 

[Wests is Best]

Nepotism was insane at Norths. The amount of talented kids they let fall through the cracks from clubs like West Pymble and Asquith before the mid 1980's was stupefying. If you didn't play for Brothers, you're chances of getting a start in Flegg, Matthews, Presidents Cup etc* was next to nothing.

I have no idea why we've allowed a few of those criminal mugs who sunk Norths in the late 1990's stay on at Manly after the Merger broke up...

t-ba, You are so correct. I know coz I played for West Pymble for 13 years. Some bloody average Brothers players played grade for the bears over the years, in fact there might even be a couple in that all time great list lol.

by the way Collegians=Brothers

 

[Big-Steve]

I agree with you buddy! I used to be a bears supporter and as much as I loved watching them and miss them now, some of the player selections bewildered me over the years, and it looks like nothing has changed. Somebody like Paul Macaffery or anybody with the last name Mackinnon would make that list before Peter Jackson.
Peter Jackson had more to do with the resurgance of Norths in the early 90's than anybody else. He tought the bears how to win.

And it was'nt just how to win it was the personnel drive of the man that impressed everyone.

Drive and detirmination is what made Norths special in the 90s.

How hard did little Mark Soden throw himself in footy. What a champ of the little men!

 

[Stagger eel]

Where's Frank Hyde???

that's an absolute disgrace if he hadn't been nominated.

 

[Brutus]

Bruce Warwick, Noel Soloman, Steve Trindall and Terry Butler were very unlucky to miss out.

 

[lil ripsta]

Chris Caruana, Matt Toshack, Daryl Halligan

 

[rabbs]

Frank Hyde captain of their last premiership side,Where is he?

 

[mightybears]

also certs-florimo and irvine

 

[mightybears]

Frank Hyde captain of their last premiership side,Where is he?

last first grade grand finals team captain

 

[SunkenEyes]

Jeff Doyle, Craig Makepeace, Jamie Mathiou, Glen Liddiard?

 

[playdaball]

Clayton Friend !

 

[parra pete]

Billy Wilson, Roy Fisher...

Ooops, Blue IS there.

 

[LESStar58]

Jason Taylor is a moral for this side IMO.....

 

[parra pete]

The nomineea have been announced for the North Sydney Team of the Century -

http://www.northsydneybears.com.au/Bears%20Club/promotions/totc.htm

Any thoughts on who and has not been included?

Not sure about Greg Warick (I really see him as a Souths man) and Frank Hyde is out!


The Nominees are:
Alan Arkey (1951-58)
Ben Haslam (1952-54)
Billy Moore (1989-99)
Billy Wilson (1963-67)
Bob Sullivan (1948-55, 1957-59)
Brian Carlson (1957-62)
Bruce Walker (1971-77)
Cec Blinkhorn (1914-18, 1920-23)
Cec Waters (1947-55)
Chris McKivat (1921-22)
Con Sullivan (1910-16)
David Fairleigh (1989-99)
Don McKinnon (1977-87)
Duncan Thompson (1916, 1920-23)
Fred Griffiths (1963-66)
Gary Larson (1987-1999)
George Ambrum (1966-74)
Greg Florimo (1986-98)
Greg Hawick (1959-60)
Harold Horder (1920-23)
Herman Peters (1917-25)
Jason Taylor (1994-99)
Jim Devereaux (1908, 1910, 1912-13, 1922)
John Gray (1975-77, 1981-83)
Keith Harris (1973-74, 1977-83)
Keith Middleton (1948-54)
Ken Irvine (b.1940-d.1990)
Ken McCaffery (1957-59)
Les Kiss (1986-93)
Mario Fenech (1991-94)
Mark Graham (1981-88)
Martin Bella (1986-89)
Matt Seers (1993-99)
Norm Strong (1947-62)
Peter Diversi (1952-55)
Peter Louis (1993-99)
Rex Harrison (1934-42, 1945-46)
Ron Willey (1980-82)
Ross McKinnon (1952-53)
Ross Warner (1963-74)
Roy Thompson (1935-40, 1942)
Sid Deane (1908, 1912-14, 1917, 1919)
Tim Pickup (1972-74)
Tony Rea (1988-94)

I ASSUME YOU MEAN GREG HAWICK..
What about Dennis Cubis, Denis Burke, Bobby Honeysett, Aub Le Brocq...Roy Francis coach...