The North Sydney Bears, a defunct memory of rugby league's once die-hard middle class. They were scrapped from the comp in 1999 - as the NRL made it clear there was no room for all these Sydney clubs that cannot win. But a fire still burns. In the hearts and souls of the latent fan base that remember the good times, the near-wins and a rowdy hill at North Sydney oval. One of these True Believers is Sam Perry from The Grade Cricketer Podcast. Pez's family remain loyal to the red and black - whether the team is based out of the North Shore or Western Australia, or the NSW Central Coast. Could the Bear be back?

<p>The North Sydney Bears, a defunct memory of rugby league's once die-hard middle class. They were scrapped from the comp in 1999 - as the NRL made it clear there was no room for all these Sydney clubs that cannot win. But a fire still burns. In the hearts and souls of the latent fan base that remember the good times, the near-wins and a rowdy hill at North Sydney oval. One of these True Believers is Sam Perry from The Grade Cricketer Podcast. Pez's family remain loyal to the red and black - whether the team is based out of the North Shore or Western Australia, or the NSW Central Coast. Could the Bear be back?</p>

Clancy Overell and Errol Parker, editors of the explicitly raw but iconic Outback Australian newspaper known as The Betoota Advocate report fiercely - without fear or favour.

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