Chris Knights

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.[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21704254-23211,00.html Hard slog pays off for Knights] Knights, a dual Victorian Metropolitan under-18 representative (2003/04),{{cite book|title=AFL 2005|editor=Lovett, Michael|year=2005|page=37|isbn=0-9580300-6-5}} was selected in the 2004 AFL Draft by the Adelaide Football Club with the 56th selection.{{cite book|title=AFL 2005|editor=Lovett, Michael|year=2005|page=342|isbn=0-9580300-6-5}}

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.Quayle, Emma (14 June 2009) [http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/crows-flock-to-dangerfield-20091124-j38z.html Crows flock to Dangerfield]

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.{{AFL Tables|C/Chris_Knights}}

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,[http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/sport/afl/story/0,26547,25549281-5016212,00.html Adelaide ace Chris Knights gets his kicks in Crows' attack] Hawthorn and Essendon.[http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25691145-5016212,00.html How Chris Knights became goal-den boy] 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-08-27/knights-retires|title=Knights retires|date=27 August 2015|work=RichmondFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|accessdate=27 August 2015}}

Chris is the Chief Executive and Founder of [https://zibdigital.com.au/ Zib Digital], a digital marketing company which operates in both Australia and New Zealand.{{cite web |title=Meet The Team |url=https://zibdigital.com.au/meet-the-team/ |accessdate= |publisher=Zib Digital}} Zib Digital was a top ten finalist in the 2014 Australian Startup Awards.{{cite web |title=AFL PLAYERS' 'FOOTBALLERS IN BUSINESS' EVENT |url=http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/afl-players-footballers-in-business-event/ |publisher=AFL Players Association |accessdate=3 August 2018}}

:{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Chris_Knights.html|title=Chris Knights|work=AFL Tables|accessdate=5 September 2016}}

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

{{AFL player statistics start}}

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005

|{{AFL Ade}}

| 21 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 2.0 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 0.5

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006

|{{AFL Ade}}

| 21 || 10 || 1 || 3 || 67 || 65 || 132 || 31 || 20 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 6.7 || 6.5 || 13.2 || 3.1 || 2.0

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007

|{{AFL Ade}}

| 21 || 22 || 5 || 12 || 276 || 239 || 515 || 123 || 60 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 12.5 || 10.9 || 23.4 || 5.6 || 2.7

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008

|{{AFL Ade}}

| 21 || 16 || 4 || 3 || 201 || 132 || 333 || 79 || 51 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 12.6 || 8.3 || 20.8 || 4.9 || 3.2

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009

|{{AFL Ade}}

| 21 || 20 || 43 || 25 || 187 || 165 || 352 || 95 || 63 || 2.2 || 1.3 || 9.4 || 8.3 || 17.6 || 4.8 || 3.2

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010

|{{AFL Ade}}

| 21 || 5 || 2 || 2 || 37 || 38 || 75 || 21 || 17 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 7.4 || 7.6 || 15.0 || 4.2 || 3.4

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011

|{{AFL Ade}}

| 21 || 16 || 10 || 16 || 158 || 134 || 292 || 83 || 43 || 0.6 || 1.0 || 9.9 || 8.4 || 18.3 || 5.2 || 2.7

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012

|{{AFL Ade}}

| 21 || 5 || 3 || 3 || 37 || 23 || 60 || 15 || 8 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 7.4 || 4.6 || 12.0 || 3.0 || 1.6

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013

|{{AFL Ric}}

| 15 || 5 || 6 || 5 || 54 || 32 || 86 || 25 || 8 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 10.8 || 6.4 || 17.2 || 5.0 || 1.6

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014

|{{AFL Ric}}

| 15 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015

|{{AFL Ric}}

| 15 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 3.0

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=3| Career

! 102

! 75

! 69

! 1026

! 833

! 1859

! 476

! 274

! 0.7

! 0.7

! 10.1

! 8.2

! 18.2

! 4.7

! 2.7

|}

{{Reflist}}

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• {{Richplayer}}
• {{AFL Tables|C/Chris_Knights}}
• [http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/922-chris-knights Chris Knights] at looktothestars.org

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