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.

Will Pearsall
Pearsall playing for the Knights in 2016.
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Pearsall[1]
Born (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29)
Young, New South Wales, Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Newcastle Knights 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]
As of 30 April 2016

Background

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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

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Early career

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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

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In round 6 of the 2016 NRL season, Pearsall made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Wests Tigers.[6][7]

2017

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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

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  1. ^ "Updated 2015 Grand Final team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ "William Pearsal - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "P". Nyc Database. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ^ nrlportal. "Big week for talented duo". Nrlportal. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ^ "UPDATED: Round 6 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. ^ NRL. "LATE MAIL: Knights v Tigers - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Mitch Barnett wins Danny Buderus Medal". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. ^ "NRL 2017 contracts: Jaelen Feeney, Kelepi Tanginoa, Tyrone Phillips — Market Watch deals for 2018". 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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