| Matthew Knights |
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| Card Collection #161 1990 Stimorol #114 1991 Stimorol #40 1992 Regina #42 1993 Select #149 1994 Select #133 1995 Select #340 1995 Select #51 1995 Select Sensations #35 1996 Select NNO 1996 Select Brownlow Competition #83 1996 Select Centenary #83 1996 Select Centenary Gold #113 1997 Select #152 1998 Select CC13 1998 Select Club Captains #105 1999 Select AA8 1999 Select All Australian #142 2000 Select #126 2001 Select #54 2002 Select #54 2002 Select SPX #198 1990 Select Sticker #195 1991 Select Sticker #195 1992 Select Sticker #203 1993 Select Sticker #204 1994 Select Sticker #196 1995 Select Sticker #184 1996 Select Sticker #59 1996 Select Pop-Up #182 1997 Select Sticker #57 1997 Select Pop-Up #191 1998 Select Sticker #82 1999 Select Sticker #197 2000 Select Sticker #181 2001 Select Sticker NNO 1994 Allens #71 1994 Dynamics Players Choice #26 1994 Dynamics Sensations #33 1994 Coke Footy Face #35 1995 Coke Footy Face #70 1995 Pog #10 1995 Quarters #10 1995 Quarters Gold #55 1995 Quarters #21 1997 White Crow #24 1997 Optus #5 1998 Don Smallgoods #10 1999 Cadbury AFL Skills #11 1999 Cadbury AFL Skills #15 1999 Cadbury AFL Skills #17 1999 Cadbury AFL Skills #49 2000 Team Coach #149 2000 Team Coach #249 2000 Team Coach #349 2000 Team Coach #449 2000 Team Coach #549 2000 Team Coach Wild card #549 2000 Team Coach Wildcard Gold #49 2000 Team Coach Promo #49 2001 Team Coach #149 2001 Team Coach Silver #249 2001 Team Coach Gold #49 2001 Team Coach Common Prize #149 2001 Team Coach Silver Prize #249 2001 Team Coach Gold Prize #49 2001 Team Coach Promo SM6 2001 Elite Sports Signature Moment SR6 2001 Elite Sports Signature Redemption SM6 2001 Elite Sports Sig.Moments Signed |
The Compact midfielder was the heartbeat
at the core of Richmonds performance. Best and fairest in 1990 and 1992 he was instumental in the club making the 1995 finals. In one of those finals games he single handedly kept the team afloat in the first half against Essendon before the rest of his teammates came to the party and pulled of a dramatic win. Early in 1996 he suffered a freak ankle injury when he landed awkwardly and did not realise the extent of the injury until a couple of days later. The ligaments on both sides of the ankle had been torn. Until then he had been relatively injury free.He came back for a handful of games at the end of the season and said it was only to help out with a bit of leadership with a chance of the side making the finals. He was again hampered in 1997 and his influence was sorely missed. He was appointed Richmond captain in 1997 and held the post until it was handed to Wayne Campbell at the start of 2001. Knights, who retired during the 2002 season, represented Victoria on six occasions. J. Main, R. Holmesby, The Encyclopidia of League Footballers Every AFL/VFL Player Since 1897 (Wilkinson Books 1992) |
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Playing Stats: Position: Ruck Playerd: 1988-02 Games: 279 Goals: 141 Captain: 1997-2000 Coach: 2008- (Ess) Player Honors: Best & Fairest: 1990, 1992 All-Australian: 1998 RFC Team Of the Century AFL Life Member Interstate Games: 6 |