Stephen Knight

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Stephen Oliver Knight
Born
Saturday, 24th July, 1948
Current Age
75 years and 249 days
Place Of Birth
Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Ex-Manly RU star played in six Tests with the Wallabies and gained dual international status after changing codes to play with Wests. A superbly fit centre/winger, Knight was chosen in Australia's World Cup side in 1972 after representing NSW Colts. Although he did not play in a Test during his career Knight went on to play for Balmain in the mid-1970s before being a member of the Manly side that won the 1978 grand final replay against Cronulla. In 1979 he was sent off after a clash with Wests' forward John Donnelly at the height of the club's 'Silvertails-Fibros' feud and retired at the end of the year.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Craven Mild Cup 12 4 -   - 12 3 9 0 25.00% List
NRL 142 49 -   - 147 74 60 8 52.11% List
Tour Matches Australia 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
World Cup 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
National Panasonic Cup 2 1 -   - 3 0 1 1 0.00% List
NRL Finals 10 1 -   - 3 6 3 1 60.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1972 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1972 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1972 1 1 -   - 3 0 1 0 0.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1972 11 7 -   - 21 6 4 1 54.55% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1973 22 5 -   - 15 7 15 0 31.82% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1974 23 9 -   - 27 14 8 1 60.87% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1975 17 4 -   - 12 6 9 2 35.29% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1976 19 8 -   - 24 11 7 1 57.89% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1977 18 6 -   - 18 11 6 1 61.11% List
Manly NSWRFL 1978 16 5 -   - 15 11 4 1 68.75% List
Manly NSWRFL 1979 16 5 -   - 15 8 7 1 50.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs 1972-75 73 25 -   - 75 33 36 4 45.21% List
Balmain 1976-77 37 14 -   - 42 22 13 2 59.46% List
Manly 1978-79 32 10 -   - 30 19 11 2 59.38% List
Overall1972-1979 142 49 0   0 147 74 60 8 52.11% List

Your Say

  • Ray Villarica
    17/05/2011

    Is this the Steve that was the trainer at the Tabcorp gym for a little while there in the 0's (naughties). If yes, top bloke and scary boxing fitness partner - after holding the mits for him your shoulders would hurt for the week then you come back the next week for more. Hope all's well mate.

  • Anonymous
    21/05/2011

    Ahhh fond memories of the 1972 World Cup... travelling with the team!

  • Anonymous
    29/09/2012

    stephen knight was the boys PE teacher at davidson high school. as a studnt at davo from 76 to 79 i have great memories of MR KNIGHT. he taught respect and didnt take any crap. i got the cane off MR KNIGHT and can still remember it. thats when i got the respect thing. cheers MR KNIGHT.

  • Brynley Hull
    04/10/2012

    Steve Knight was my PE teacher at the high school I attended when I first emigrated from England in 1980. The school was Davidson High. He was a good bloke.

  • Tim marshall
    26/09/2018

    I trained with steve back in the 80s at Bayveiw gym and also on the sand dunes at palmy. He even came and helped out at newport rugby with his brother in law. Great bloke, fit as , and always had time to help .He even wrote me a character reference to help my teachers college app.

  • Ashley
    31/07/2020

    Mr Knight changed my life. Taught me what a real man should be like and how to train hard. His influence and guidance of me as a teenager from an abusive home life helped mold me into the man I am today. He stood up for me and was the positive role model I needed in my life at that time.

  • Ed
    27/12/2023

    Played his junior rugby league with Narrabeen.

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