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2 unusual facts about North Sydney Bears


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North Sydney Bears, professional rugby league football club of North Sydney

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North Sydney Bears, an Australian rugby league football club based in Sydney's Northern Suburbs


Central Coast Centurions

As a replacement to the now-defunct Storm, Greg Florimo, the CEO of the North Sydney Bears and head of the expansion consortium of the Central Coast Bears, announced their intentions to field their own side based entirely out of the Central Coast.

Chesty Bond

In 1951 North Sydney and Manly-Warringah rugby league player Max Whitehead was selected to be the human model for the Chesty Bonds character, though a prosthetic chin was fitted for his photo shoots to make it a little more jutting.

Nick Yakich

During his time with Manly, Yakich was considered one of the fastest players in rugby league behind only North Sydney's Ken Irvine and South Sydney's 1962 Commonwealth Games 100 yards Bronze Medallist, Michael Cleary.

Noa Nadruku

Though he received criticism for suspect under the high ball in early finals games against North Sydney and Canterbury-Bankstown, Nadruku was one of Canberra's best in their 36-12 win over Canterbury in the Grand Final, scoring a try, making several powerful runs, and involving himself throughout.


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