Liam Knight

[BOZO]

I think he picked up an ankle injury in his first or second tackle of the game.

From what I remember that injury didn't happen as soon as you say

 

[pjayz]

From what I remember that injury didn't happen as soon as you say

No it was first tackle. Broken foot, not ankle as was originally reported.

 

[tookey]

I was at the game Harry and his NRL debut was ordinary. No impact No discipline No idea .

he had a broken foot in the first tackle

 

[ricardo]

I think he got a broken foot in the first tackle

 

[Bearfax]

Point is he is only a kid and has not yet had opportunity to show what he may have under the hood. Certainly as Bozo says we cant keep everyone, but we can certainly keep the cream. There's a lot of ordinary players I'd let go well before Knight, and I certainly wouldnt be swapping him for a 30 something OK player as is being suggested.

Stick with the young bucks. They are more likely to improve, cost you less initially and you can always let them go if they dont show something in the first few years of first grade. Grabbing a first grader with potentially only a couple of years left and sure to be more likely to diminish in performance than improve, given old legs, is negative thinking. Stick with the kids. That's what got Manly its premierships in the past.

 

[Fluffy]

Broke hus foot in the first tackle

 

[pjayz]

Broke hus foot in the first tackle

First I've heard of it...

 

[Woodsie]

So with absolutely no information or facts regarding the reasons why this severe decision was, I would think reluctantly made, we at Silvertails have managed to create 6 pages bagging the tripe out of the club for making it.

I am disappointed, I was keen on the kid, but I think I will wait to find out why before calling my own club dickheads, and I will if their reasons aren't reasonable.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

I am disappointed, I was keen on the kid, but I think I will wait to find out why before calling my own club dickheads, and I will if their reasons aren't reasonable.

It's just a little baffling that he was seen as worth hanging onto and signed to an extension THIS year. And before he made his FG debut there were a couple of weeks of press suggesting he'd turned himself around, with Barrett saying he was being rewarded for his hard work with a spot in the team. It's like signing Gutherson to an extension only to release him to the Eels.
I know lower grade performances aren't everything, but Knight has enormous talent. He's not James Hasson. He's not Demetriou. He has the potential to be something special and I would have liked to see him fulfil that potential with the Sea Eagles.
You're right that we don't know the whole story, but it's kind of nice to see fans showing some loyalty to players. Clubs don't show any loyalty these days, nor do players, so I guess we're the only ones left.

 

[Woodsie]

It's just a little baffling that he was seen as worth hanging onto and signed to an extension THIS year. And before he made his FG debut there were a couple of weeks of press suggesting he'd turned himself around, with Barrett saying he was being rewarded for his hard work with a spot in the team. It's like signing Gutherson to an extension only to release him to the Eels.
I know lower grade performances aren't everything, but Knight has enormous talent. He's not James Hasson. He's not Demetriou. He has the potential to be something special and I would have liked to see him fulfil that potential with the Sea Eagles.
You're right that we don't know the whole story, but it's kind of nice to see fans showing some loyalty to players. Clubs don't show any loyalty these days, nor do players, so I guess we're the only ones left.

Agree with everything you say. I am gutted. It is the fact that it is so baffling in light of the earlier support for him that indicates to me there must be some very compelling reasons to dump a kid with his potential.

It is good that many are showing loyalty to the kid, but that doesn't require blaming our own club until we know more.

Then we can burn them.

 

[HappilyManly]

From what I remember that injury didn't happen as soon as you say

.@SeaEagles injury crisis deepens: debutante Liam Knight looks to have suffered a broken ankle in his first #NRL tackle @7NewsSydney

The Titans game

 

[SoaringEagle]

It has to be wrong, he just resigned for a year. Would rather knight over lane. He is a year younger plus a local junior

 

[Eagle1188]

It has to be wrong, he just resigned for a year. Would rather knight over lane. He is a year younger plus a local junior

Soaring Eagle I don't think it's Laim Knight, the player the Chooks are about to sign is bad boy Zane Tetevano, although Manly sacked him (and later served 9 months) the media still refer to him as a Manly player

 

[ricardo]

Zane was in prison for whacking his girl wasn't he?

 

[HappilyManly]

Zane was in prison for whacking his girl wasn't he?

Not jailed, just convicted - same as AFB.😡

Zane was let go pre season and never played for us.
Surprised that he is a 'Manly' and not a 'Knights' player 😕

 

[ricardo]

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3109527/zane-tetevano-jailed-for-bashing-former-girlfriend/

Ok makes sense

 

[HappilyManly]

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3109527/zane-tetevano-jailed-for-bashing-former-girlfriend/

Ok makes sense

Imagine the force these giants use in anger on the poor women in their lives 😱

Wonder what the stats are in AFL and RU compared to the prevelance of these thugs in the NRL

 

[Deleted member 26876]

Wait is it even official?!

 

[madmax]

I looked at that video, and also the one done by his sports mgt team.

He was a hard tackling, try scoring, off loading, good line running, metre gaining machine! I just wonder what happened to him in first grade. It was like he forgot how big he was.

A great mystery.

As for Liam.....I'll wait until it is 'official.' some rumour crap site isn't all that legit for mine.

He did look great but we need to remember it was against NYC players!!! 1ST grade is a different ball game. Demetriou looked awesome in NYC but 1st grade was beyond him! Tom T was awesome in NYC & has transitioned into 1st grade quite well but he still hasn't hit the peaks like NYC! Then again there aren't many as good as Tom T.

 

[madmax]

Didn't he break his foot in a pot hole whilst crossing the road????? I know one of our players did!!