Chris Knights

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Chris Knights

Personal information
Full name	Chris Knights
Nickname(s)	Knighta
Date of birth	(1986-09-25) 25 September 1986
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Original team	Vermont (EFL) Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft	56th overall, 2004 Adelaide
Height/Weight	187cm / 88kg
Position(s)	Half-forward
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	15
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2005–2012 2013– Total	Adelaide Richmond	096 (68) 005 0(6) 101 (74)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.

Chris Knights (born 25 September 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League with the Richmond Football Club.

Football career

Chris played his junior football with the Waverley Blues Football Club and also the Vermont Football Club before being selected to play for the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup.^[1] Knights, a dual Victorian Metropolitan under-18 representative (2003/04),^[2] was selected in the 2004 AFL Draft by the Adelaide Football Club with the 56th selection.^[2]

Knights was eased into the AFL system, playing just two games in the 2005 season and ten in 2006 before cementing his spot in the side in 2007, missing only one game.^[3]

Knights saw more action in 2007, developing into a midfielder and regularly featuring in Adelaide's best players on a regular basis. He racked up a career high 37 disposals in a game against Collingwood in round 15, earning the first Brownlow Medal votes of his career.^[4]

In Round 7 of the 2009 season, Knights made a surprising move to the forward line. This move paid off, with Knights booting three and two goals respectively in losses against the Western Bulldogs and Brisbane Lions, before managing bags of five, four and five in the Crows' impressive victories over Carlton,^[5] Hawthorn and Essendon.^[6] During this prolific period, Knights became the most accurate goalkicker in the AFL, having booted 21.3 from 24 scoring shots at that point of the 2009 season with an accuracy percentage of 87.5. On the 25th of September 2012, Knights left the Adelaide Crows Football Club. On October 1st, 2012 Knights signed a contract with the Richmond Football Club during the free agency period.

Knights started off his first season at Richmond well kicking 6 goals in his first 5 games. However, in Round 7 against Port Adelaide at AAMI, Knights hurt his knee which cost him his season

References

↑ Hard slog pays off for Knights
↑ 2.0 2.1 Lovett, Michael, ed. (2005). AFL 2005. p. 37. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
↑ Quayle, Emma (14 June 2009) Crows flock to Dangerfield
↑ Chris Knights's statistics from AFL Tables
↑ Adelaide ace Chris Knights gets his kicks in Crows' attack
↑ How Chris Knights became goal-den boy

External links

Chris Knights's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
Chris Knights's statistics from AFL Tables
Chris Knights at looktothestars.org

Richmond Football Club – current squad

1 Newman
2 Grimes
3 Deledio (vc)
4 Martin
5 Ellis
6 Grigg
7 Dea
8 Riewoldt
9 Cotchin (c)
10 S. Edwards
11 Batchelor
12 Astbury
13 Petterd
14 Houli
15 Knights
16 Hampson
18 Rance
19 Miles*
20 Maric
22 Banfield*
23 Jackson
24 Griffiths
25 Chaplin
26 Thomas*
27 A. Edwards
28 King
29 Vickery
30 Conca
31 Vlastuin
32 Helbig
33 McIntosh
34 McBean
35 Lennon
36 McDonough
37 Stephenson*
38 Morris
39 Gordon
40 Williams*
41 Foley
42 Lloyd
43 Elton
44 Arnot
45 O'Hanlon
48 Darrou*
50 Simon*

Coach: Hardwick

* denotes Rookie Listed players

v t e 2004 AFL National Draft

First round	1. Brett Deledio (PP) 2. Jarryd Roughead (PP) 3. Ryan Griffen (PP) 4. Richard Tambling 5. Lance Franklin 6. Tom Williams 7. Jordan Lewis 8. John Meesen 9. Jordan Russell 10. Chris Egan 11. Adam Thomson 12. Danny Meyer 13. Matthew Bate 14. Angus Monfries 15. Lynden Dunn 16. Adam Pattison 17. Andrew McQualter 18. Cameron Wood 19. Ryan Willits

Second round	20. Dean Polo 21. Thomas Murphy 22. Jesse Wells 23. Sean Rusling 24. Nathan van Berlo 25. Adam Hartlett 26. Matthew Little 27. Pat Garner 28. Chad Gibson 29. Matt Rosa 30. Andrew Lee 31. Jarred Moore 32. Brent Prismall 33. Cain Ackland 34. James Ezard 35. Fabian Deluca

Third round	36. Luke McGuane 37. Mark LeCras 38. Damien McCormack 39. Travis Cloke (F/S) 40. Ivan Maric 41. Luke Blackwell (F/S) 42. Jesse W. Smith (F/S) 43. Michael Newton 44. Mitch Morton (F/S) 45. Justin Sherman 46. Henry Slattery 47. David Spriggs 48. Nathan Ablett (F/S) 49. Mark McGough 50. Jayden Attard 51. Ben Eckermann

Fourth round	52. Dean Limbach 53. Simon Taylor 54. Stephen Tiller 55. Adam Iacobucci 56. Chris Knights 57. Brad Smith 58. Brad Moran 59. Benet Copping 59. Paul Thomas 60. Heath James 61. Matthew Egan 62. James Gwilt 63. Luke Forsyth

Fifth round	65. Mark Graham 67. Toby Stribling 68. Ben Schwarze 69. Daniel Haines 73. Chris Bryan

Sixth round	74. Daniel Pratt 77. Anthony Raso

Persondata
Name	Knights, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	25 September 1986
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death
Place of death

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