May 27, 1997: Norths-Manly merger "bad for rugby league"
Bears president Ray Beattie didn't want a bar of what would become the Northern Eagles.
On this day 25 years ago, North Sydney president Ray Beattie spoke out against a club that did not yet exist, the Northern Eagles.
ARL chief executive Neil Whittaker had asked clubs not to enter into speculation about the future shape of the competition but Beattie couldn’t resist when contacted by the Herald.
The Bears, it was reported, would rather link…
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