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.
 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editBorn 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
editEarly career
editFrom 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
editIn round 6 of the 2016 NRL season, Pearsall made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Wests Tigers.[6][7]
2017
editAfter 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.