Chris Knights

Australian rules footballer, born 1986

Not to be confused with Christopher Knight (disambiguation).

Australian rules footballer

Chris Knights

Personal information
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
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
2005-2012|  Adelaide|  096 (68)
2013-2015|  Richmond|  006 0(7)
Total|  |  102 (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).

## AFL career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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G  | B  | K  | H  | D  | M  | T  | G  | B  | K  | H  | D  | M  | T
2005 | Adelaide | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.5
2006 | Adelaide | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 65 | 132 | 31 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 3.1 | 2.0
2007 | Adelaide | 21 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 276 | 239 | 515 | 123 | 60 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 23.4 | 5.6 | 2.7
2008 | Adelaide | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 201 | 132 | 333 | 79 | 51 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 8.3 | 20.8 | 4.9 | 3.2
2009 | Adelaide | 21 | 20 | 43 | 25 | 187 | 165 | 352 | 95 | 63 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 17.6 | 4.8 | 3.2
2010 | Adelaide | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 21 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 3.4
2011 | Adelaide | 21 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 158 | 134 | 292 | 83 | 43 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 18.3 | 5.2 | 2.7
2012 | Adelaide | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 15 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 1.6
2013 | Richmond | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 32 | 86 | 25 | 8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 1.6
2014 | Richmond | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
2015 | Richmond | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.0
Career  | 102  | 75  | 69  | 1026  | 833  | 1859  | 476  | 274  | 0.7  | 0.7  | 10.1  | 8.2  | 18.2  | 4.7  | 2.7

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chris Knights.

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

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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\. Matt 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

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