Will Pearsall
 Pearsall playing for the Knights in 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Pearsall[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1995 Young, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 30 April 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Will Pearsall (born 12 March 1995) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League as a five-eighth and halfback.
Background[edit]
Born in Young, New South Wales, Pearsall played his junior rugby league for The Entrance Tigers, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
Playing career[edit]
Early career[edit]
From 2012 to 2015, Pearsall played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team.[3] In 2015, he captained the side.[4] In October 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2016.[5]
2016[edit]
In round 6 of the 2016 NRL season, Pearsall made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Wests Tigers.[6][7]
2017[edit]
After failing to play another NRL game for Newcastle in 2017, Pearsall left the club after not being offered a new contract beyond 2017.[8] He decided to leave the game in favour of full-time employment on the Central Coast.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Updated 2015 Grand Final team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "William Pearsal - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "P". Nyc Database. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ nrlportal. "Big week for talented duo". Nrlportal. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "UPDATED: Round 6 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "LATE MAIL: Knights v Tigers - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Mitch Barnett wins Danny Buderus Medal". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "NRL 2017 contracts: Jaelen Feeney, Kelepi Tanginoa, Tyrone Phillips — Market Watch deals for 2018". 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.