Liam Knight

Liam Knight (born 15 January 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and prop. He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Knight moved to New South Wales at a young age and played his junior rugby league for The Entrance Tigers and Berkeley Vale Panthers. He was then signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Early career

From 2013 to 2015, Knight played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team. On 8 July 2015, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.

2016

In 2016, Knight graduated to the Sea Eagles' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team. In March, he re-signed with the Sea Eagles on a 1-year contract. In Round 15 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the Gold Coast Titans. In September, he was released from the final year of his Sea Eagles contract to take up a 3-year contract with the Sydney Roosters starting in 2017.

On 16 March 2016, Knight was charged with high range drink driving and exceeding the speed limit. Police claimed to have clocked him doing 137 kilometres per hour in a 70 kilometre zone. Knight was arrested, before being subjected to a breath test where he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.176. He was also issued with a license suspension notice and his license was immediately confiscated. He was then stood down by the Sea Eagles.