Bradman Best

Coming through the Knights' lower grades, Best also represented the New South Wales under-16s and under-18s sides along the way.[7][8][9] At the age of 17, Best was invited to train with the Knights' NRL squad.[6] In late 2018, he played for the Australian Schoolboys[10] and re-signed with the Knights on a 4-year contract until the end of 2022.[11]

In 2019, between injuries, Best split his time playing with the Knights' Jersey Flegg Cup team and Canterbury Cup NSW team.[12][13] By August, he turned 18 and was therefore eligible to play NRL. Shortly after, he returned from a foot injury in the Jersey Flegg Cup, scoring three tries and being named man of the match.[14] The following week, in Round 23, he made his NRL debut for the Knights in their 4-46 loss to the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium.[14] In round 24, he scored his first NRL try in the Knights 38-4 win over the Gold Coast Titans at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle.[15]

Despite scoring two tries in Round 3 against the Penrith Panthers, Best failed to provide an assist to teammate Edrick Lee in the final stages of the match; which ended in a 14-14 draw.[16] In response, Lee and Best practiced one-on-one passing in the lead-up to the Round 4 match against the Canberra Raiders.[16] In the Round 4 match, Best scored another 2 tries and provided a try assist; which had Lee score the try in a similar scenario to the previous match.[17] After the game, Best sparked instantaneous social media attention, controversially likened to other Australian athletes such as Don Bradman for his performance in the Knights' 34-18 win over the Raiders.[18]