Chris Knights

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Full name Chris Knights
Nickname(s) Knighta
Date of birth (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Waverley Blues (Vic)/Vermont (Vic)/Eastern Ranges
Draft 56th overall, 2004
Adelaide
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Half-forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2005–2012 Adelaide 096 (68)
2013–2015 Richmond 006 0(7)
Total102 (75)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2015.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Chris Knights (born 25 September 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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AFL 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. [3]

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. [4]

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. [5]

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, [6] Hawthorn and Essendon. [7] 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 25 September 2012, Knights left Adelaide. On 1 October 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 Stadium, Knights hurt his knee which cost him his season.

In August 2015, Knights announced he would retire at the end of the season. [8]

Personal life

Chris is the Chief Executive and Founder of Zib Digital, a digital marketing company which operates in both Australia and New Zealand. [9] Zib Digital was a top ten finalist in the 2014 Australian Startup Awards. [10]

Playing statistics

[11]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2005 Adelaide 212006410310.00.03.02.05.01.50.5
2006 Adelaide 211013676513231200.10.36.76.513.23.12.0
2007 Adelaide 2122512276239515123600.20.512.510.923.45.62.7
2008 Adelaide 21164320113233379510.30.212.68.320.84.93.2
2009 Adelaide 2120432518716535295632.21.39.48.317.64.83.2
2010 Adelaide 2152237387521170.40.47.47.615.04.23.4
2011 Adelaide 2116101615813429283430.61.09.98.418.35.22.7
2012 Adelaide 215333723601580.60.67.44.612.03.01.6
2013 Richmond 155655432862581.21.010.86.417.25.01.6
2014 Richmond 150——————————————
2015 Richmond 15110314131.00.03.01.04.01.03.0
Career1027569102683318594762740.70.710.18.218.24.72.7

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References

  1. ↑ Hard slog pays off for Knights
  2. ↑ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2005). AFL 2005. p. 37. ISBN   0-9580300-6-5.
  3. ↑ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2005). AFL 2005. p. 342. ISBN   0-9580300-6-5.
  4. ↑ Quayle, Emma (14 June 2009) Crows flock to Dangerfield
  5. ↑ Chris Knights's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  6. ↑ Adelaide ace Chris Knights gets his kicks in Crows' attack
  7. ↑ How Chris Knights became goal-den boy
  8. ↑ "Knights retires". RichmondFC.com.au. Bigpond. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Meet The Team". Zib Digital.
  10. ↑ "AFL PLAYERS' 'FOOTBALLERS IN BUSINESS' EVENT". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Chris Knights". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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