Northern Eagles

For the Queensland State League club formerly named Northern Eagles, see Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club.

The Northern Eagles were a short-lived rugby league team, formed during the rationalisation of the National Rugby League (NRL) by the merger of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the North Sydney Bears, in 2000. The team shared its home games between Brookvale Oval and Grahame Park, Gosford, New South Wales.

Little success was had during three seasons (2000-2002), finishing 12th, 10th, and 9th, winning 30 of 76 games. The partnership faltered in 2001, with Manly emerging as the stand alone entity. The 2002 season was played under the Northern Eagles name, although effectively the club was the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles by another name. Halfway through the season, the Eagles even abandoned playing games at Gosford, due to a sharp decline in attendances. It is generally accepted that the people of Gosford did not identify with the Manly club for various reasons, and preferred to wait until North Sydney, or a home grown team, was based there. The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles name and colours returned to the NRL in 2003. North Sydney now field a team in the NSWRL Premier League, the competition immediately below NRL level.

See also

• Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
• North Sydney Bears