Will Pearsall (born 12 March 1995) is an Australian former professional

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footballer. He played for the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

in the

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as a and .

Background

Born in

Young, New South Wales Young is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and the largest town in the Hilltops Region. The "Lambing Flat" Post Office opened on 1 March 1861 and was renamed "Young" in 1863. Young is marketed as the Cherry Ca ...

, Pearsall played his junior rugby league for

The Entrance Tigers The Entrance Tigers are a rugby league club based at The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia.They are competing in the 2022 Denton Engineering Cup (NSWRL Presidents Cup Northern Conference) & Central Coast Division Rugby League. They have previ ...

, before being signed by the

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

Playing career

Early career

From 2012 to 2015, Pearsall played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles'

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team. In 2015, he captained the side. In October 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the

starting in 2016.

2016

In round 6 of the

2016 NRL season The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, w ...

, Pearsall made his

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debut for Newcastle against the

Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional Rugby league, rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a j ...

2017

After failing to play another NRL game for Newcastle in 2017, Pearsall left the club after not being offered a new contract beyond 2017. He decided to leave the game in favour of full-time employment on the Central Coast.

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearsall, Will 1995 births Living people Australian rugby league players Newcastle Knights players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Young, New South Wales