Promising Young Manly forward in talks with Roosters

[Darkone]

Liam Knight, a very talented Sea Eagles forward is seriously considering a roosters offer

[Lydon]

Please happen,very promising player!

[Darkone]

MANLY are working overtime to try to keep one of the hottest young properties in the game, with 21-year-old prop Liam Knight admitting he was talking to “a few clubs at the moment”.
Knight is yet to make his first grade debut but the Roosters are one of a number of clubs who have expressed interest in him and Trent Barrett has told foxsports.com.au the Sea Eagles are desperate to tie him up long-term.
It’s not the first time the Roosters have sniffed around Manly’s most promising junior, with Jared Waerea-Hargreaves plucked from the northern beaches nest after he had played just six first grade games, before going on to become one of the most dominant forwards in the competition.
Having played all his junior football with Manly, Knight’s current club has the edge in negotiations, but Barrett accepts they’ll need to move quickly with the young gun already on the cusp of a spot in the club’s best 17 and coming off contract at the end of this season.
“We’re certainly doing everything we can to keep him,” Barrett said

He’s a local junior and someone we see can be here along with the Trbojevic boys (Jake and Tom) and all the (Dylan) Walkers and (Api) Koroisaus, (Martin) Taupaus and (Daly) Cherry-Evans’ — all the boys here long-term, we’d like to see Liam Knight be part of that.
According to one of Knight’s senior teammates, Brenton Lawrence, they’ll need to get it done quickly, with the boom Holden Cup graduate tipped to explode in 2016.
“I think he’s a big strong kid and I think he’s going to be a very good player,” Lawrence told foxsports.com.au

[The Brain]

Get him dont just put his price up

[Darkone]

“He’s played a bit of back row. He hasn’t come through all his junior football as a frontrower and neither did I, so I think that will work to his advantage.
“He’s got a bit of skill there but he’s also still learning the role as a front rower.
“I think he’s got the qualities that will do well for him in the future.
“I’d back him to be a superstar in the years to come.”
For someone who hasn’t yet played an NRL game, those are huge expectations on a young forward.
If Knight feels the pressure of that expectation, he hides it well, telling foxsports.com.au he is focused solely on locking down a first grade spot at a club where competition for spots in the forward pack is fierce.
A star in Manly’s run to the Holden Cup grand final last year, Knight had a minor setback at the start of the offseason when he broke his foot and did ligament damage to his ankle after stepping in a pothole while crossing the road.

sounds like a chook joke!

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

Little bit of journalistic licence on the article - JWH wasn't 'plucked from the Northern beaches' - Manly were unsure if they wanted to keep him, and with all the superstars on their books at the time - they offered him $60K/year.

He came looking for us after we showed a bit of interest. Let's hope this kid sees our commitment to youth and follows suit.

[LeCoq]

Does anyone have any insight about this kid's background? Has he played junior reps? NSW Origin? Junior Kangaroos? If he is what he is being made out to be, he may well develop into a strong front row replacement for Moa - assuming he isn't retained at the end of the year.

Which reminds; of all the players we've lost since last year, I for one think that the loss of Matagi is a big one. I'm not saying it's the biggest loss of course but man I would've preferred to retain him given the current state of play.

[Chook]

Get him dont just put his price up

You'd make shit player manager.

He sounds like a talent and if he's half as good as JWH I hope we land him.

Chook.

[The Brain]

You'd make shit player manager.

He sounds like a talent and if he's half as good as JWH I hope we land him.

Chook.

Whats the matter dud ? ever since Feds bust ya billion dollar stash in Sydney the other day youve become nasty.

[roosterproud]

if we were serious about the kid we would have him on our books by now. just a pre season media release. these are quiet time

[Chook]

Whats the matter dud ? ever since Feds bust ya billion dollar stash in Sydney the other day youve become nasty.

I told them that stash was for my own personal use but they didn't believe me. Now the cops are enjoying it, pricks!

Chook.

[stephenj]

and on another note another manly player looks to get off very easily after being found guilty in waverly court vof trespass when very drunk a previous dui stands over him but the nrl integrity committee say its ok for manly to deal with him at their pleasure, so is it ok fror mitchel pearce after having missed a number of matches already to return to training asap?

[eddie]

Little bit of journalistic licence on the article - JWH wasn't 'plucked from the Northern beaches' - Manly were unsure if they wanted to keep him, and with all the superstars on their books at the time - they offered him $60K/year.
He came looking for us after we showed a bit of interest. Let's hope this kid sees our commitment to youth and follows suit.

Same old crap is it?
Whenever we sign a player it's called poaching, plucking or pillaging.
Penrith and other clubs make astute purchases.

[morley101]

and on another note another manly player looks to get off very easily after being found guilty in waverly court vof trespass when very drunk a previous dui stands over him but the nrl integrity committee say its ok for manly to deal with him at their pleasure, so is it ok fror mitchel pearce after having missed a number of matches already to return to training asap?

So its ok to abuse alcohol during a domestic breakup and its not on video.

[Guest]

Old news... just trying to get him over the line.