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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on August 18, 2012, 11:04:25 PM
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Jay Clark from the Herald-Sun on Ch 7 said we're one of four/five Victorian clubs interested in out of favour Crow Chris Knights. IIRC he mentioned Melbourne as favourites thus far to get him with Richmond, Hawthorn, Essendon and I think he said North also interested.
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Goal kicking midfielder.
Another chance to royally fornicate Adelaide in trade week three years in a row.
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Knights is a pure half forward flanker, but has an average left foot kick ...
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lol Melbourne again
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Has anyone here actually sat down and watched Knights play? I would love to know who you think he is an upgrade from because with the way he has been playing I don't sea whole lot of difference between him and half the players on our list.
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Is it Mathew knights?
If not?????
Then pass
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I have TFT as I had him in my super coach team for 2 years
I personally think Edwards is a better footballer that's how low I rate Knights
He is slow has no penetrating left kick and no right kick
Would think we have bigger issues than HFF
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Has anyone here actually sat down and watched Knights play? I would love to know who you think he is an upgrade from because with the way he has been playing I don't see a whole lot of difference between him and half the players on our list.
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looked like he was going to be a gun in his first couple of seasons, injuries ruined him
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Depending on cost, id go after him, third rounder as much as id offer or maybe a swap for mcguane or gus
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Depending on cost, id go after him, third rounder as much as id offer or maybe a swap for mcguane or gus
:banghead
I love the suggestions of trading Gus and McGuane. Yeah, and what do we get in return? A Zac Dawson autograph?
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Yep get him, can't get any worse than some of the poo we have now.
Chaplin
Cloke
Merritt
Get EM all, trade Edwards, Nahas, McGuane, Jacksson.....
Change the dynamics...
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Depending on cost, id go after him, third rounder as much as id offer or maybe a swap for mcguane or gus
Free Agent.
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Depending on cost, id go after him, third rounder as much as id offer or maybe a swap for mcguane or gus
:banghead
I love the suggestions of trading Gus and McGuane. Yeah, and what do we get in return? A Zac Dawson autograph?
FFS you are the beefcake fan clubs #1 ticketholder. Pull your head in and stick up for the almighty one. :bow
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Depending on cost, id go after him, third rounder as much as id offer or maybe a swap for mcguane or gus
:banghead
I love the suggestions of trading Gus and McGuane. Yeah, and what do we get in return? A Zac Dawson autograph?
FFS you are the beefcake fan clubs #1 ticketholder. Pull your head in and stick up for the almighty one. :bow
You really need to pull your head in, guy. You don't know who you're talking to :banghead Been a tough year for Gus, really difficult. Under immense stress. Needs a change to get back on track.
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Knights would be a good acquisition in terms of depth and experience. Still relatively young - perhaps slightly better than Jordan Russell???
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Depending on cost, id go after him, third rounder as much as id offer or maybe a swap for mcguane or gus
:banghead
I love the suggestions of trading Gus and McGuane. Yeah, and what do we get in return? A Zac Dawson autograph?
FFS you are the beefcake fan clubs #1 ticketholder. Pull your head in and stick up for the almighty one. :bow
You really need to pull your head in, guy. You don't know who you're talking to :banghead Been a tough year for Gus, really difficult. Under immense stress. Needs a change to get back on track.
That's more like it. It's your job to stick up for him no matter how many times Jackstar or Tigra call him a spud.
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Depending on cost, id go after him, third rounder as much as id offer or maybe a swap for mcguane or gus
:banghead
I love the suggestions of trading Gus and McGuane. Yeah, and what do we get in return? A Zac Dawson autograph?
:lol
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Knights would be a good acquisition in terms of depth and experience. Still relatively young - perhaps slightly better than Jordan Russell???
Big Papi comes up with the goods.
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Reckon we need to add speed and marking ability into our forward mix. Not sure Knights is the answer.
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No
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MFC will entice him over.
we have a bigger rabbit to pull
out of the hat. :thumbsup
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MFC will entice him over.
we have a bigger rabbit to pull
out of the hat. :thumbsup
Lets hope so, we usually only get the ears.
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I like what we are doing, we say what we want...who are obviously duds, and Melbourne will be all over them and throw big cash and picks at em, then we can get who we really want.
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Get it done, Tiges :clapping
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From BF:
"Knights was offered more money by another Vic based club but knocked it back as he really wants to come and play with us as well as his best mate Ivan"
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/chris-knights.967964/page-2#post-25354921
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He's the definition of poo
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knocked back the dees just like mckay and clokey
good work, chris
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good work, chris
:thumbsup
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Those saying he will cost us nothing are only partially correct. He will take a spot on our list, one that could be filled by a promising youngster.
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Those saying he will cost us nothing are only partially correct. He will take a spot on our list, one that could be filled by a promising youngster.
Other clubs' duds are OK. It's just our own duds that the prima-donnas have an issue with.
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He's the definition of poo
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whose next that injury prone spud Higgins from Western Buldogs
Knights is bloody useless hope this is rubbish
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I've been on the get Knights bandwagon for a while now.
He takes nanas spot
We trade nanas to a stupid club for a decent pick.
Job done.
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I've been on the get Knights bandwagon for a while now.
He takes nanas spot
We trade nanas to a stupid club for a decent pick.
Job done.
And who do we replace Knights with on a weekly basis when he is injured? He is an average injury-prone footballer who has never played a full season of football in his 8 year career. In his 4 year career Nahas averages 3.3 less disposals a game but .5 more goals and 1.7 more tackles. So how is he an upgrade on Nahas exactly? At least Nahas still has room for improvement and development.
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Chris Knights 2012 SANFL Stats with Woodville-West Torrens:
KE KI K HE HI H Disp. CM UM M FF FA T HO CBC BUC TIC CL In50 Re50 G B Pts
R1 5 1 6 5 1 6 12 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
R2 BYE
R3 9 1 10 8 1 9 19 0 6 6 3 3 6 0 0 5 0 5 3 2 1 0 6
R4 12 5 17 7 6 13 30 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 13
R5-6 DNP
R7 13 3 16 2 2 4 20 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 5 7 3 3 1 0 6
R8 DNP
R9 BYE
R10 11 7 18 8 1 9 27 1 4 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 0 5 4 3 2 0 12
R11 DNP
R12 Played for Adelaide
R13 16 2 18 14 2 16 34 0 7 7 1 1 7 1 0 2 0 2 3 6 0 0 0
R14-16 Played for Adelaide
R17 8 6 14 11 1 12 26 0 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 3 15
R18 BYE
R19 DNP
R20 20 1 21 11 0 11 32 1 8 9 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 3 5 1 3 1 19
R21 Played for Adelaide
R22 5 10 15 6 2 8 23 0 2 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 3 5 3 2 0 1 1
Chris Knights AFL Stats with Adelaide:
http://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=1596&SeasonID=ALL
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I've been on the get Knights bandwagon for a while now.
He takes nanas spot
We trade nanas to a stupid club for a decent pick.
Job done.
Apart from body shape, what makes Knights a better option than Nahas -fact based and standards oriented.
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I've been on the get Knights bandwagon for a while now.
He takes nanas spot
We trade nanas to a stupid club for a decent pick.
Job done.
Apart from body shape, what makes Knights a better option than Nahas -fact based and standards oriented.
I'm not disputing that nanas hasn't done well for himself or the team.
In my opinion he's way too lightly built for finals footy. He struggles against bigger stronger teams.
He has currency now.
Knights is a mid / forward.
He's a big bodied player that won't get blown over by a strong breeze.
He will cost nothing to get him.
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and he will ensure the medical staff earn their keep :thumbsup
what a tantalising prospect, an injury prone 26 year old whose only knock is his kicking.
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nahas misses many targets and easy goals
he is light , falls over too easy and we dont need him as we have edwards and king
we must be smart and get rid of him when he has currency
should have doe the same with foley yrs ago
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nahas misses many targets and easy goals
he is light , falls over too easy and we dont need him as we have edwards and king
we must be smart and get rid of him when he has currency
should have doe the same with foley yrs ago
Disagree on moving on Foley atm. If he doesn't play 22 games next season then I'll be on your line of thought there. He is too important to our midfield IMO. Once he was out this year we struggled big time there.
As for Nahas, not sure Knights is a reliable enough replacement (horrible run with injuries). I'd take Knights if he cost next to nothing, as he does have potential upside and if fit would be a good player. I would imagine if these whispers were true, and we did get him, we would have all 4 of Edwards, King, Nahas and Knights on the list fighting for that same spots, giving us some depth in that area and decent competition.
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nahas misses many targets and easy goals
he is light , falls over too easy and we dont need him as we have edwards and king
we must be smart and get rid of him when he has currency
should have doe the same with foley yrs ago
Disagree on moving on Foley atm. If he doesn't play 22 games next season then I'll be on your line of thought there. He is too important to our midfield IMO. Once he was out this year we struggled big time there.
As for Nahas, not sure Knights is a reliable enough replacement (horrible run with injuries). I'd take Knights if he cost next to nothing, as he does have potential upside and if fit would be a good player. I would imagine if these whispers were true, and we did get him, we would have all 4 of Edwards, King, Nahas and Knights on the list fighting for that same spots, giving us some depth in that area and decent competition.
yeah 4 D graders fighting for 1 spot. Great. Thats the correct definition of a list clogger.
we need depth yes but id rather quality as well. Paul Puopolo or Fasoulo all good players found from lower grades.
I want to see some real pressure by our smalls in our F 50. Right now i see lightly framed players getting thrown about as ease. No tackling pressure at all and above all else im not sure Nahas even knows where to stand around the packs.
Knights is not the answer but if he can be kept injury free then he will be an upgrade on Nahas. King may be slowing down also as he nears 30 and injury creeps up on him.
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Is this Matty Knights son?
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I used to be a fan of Knights, but after thinking about I wouldnt even bother, as dan said better off looking for someone from the lower leagues, plenty that have the talent to play afl footy if given the chance. Knights has just missed way too much football and his main weapon - a long booming kick, has gone to the crapier the past several years
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Is this Matty Knights son?
Nup. No relation.
Here's an Adelaide fan giving his perspective of Chris Knights ...
Okay I thought I'd put a Crows perspective on this.
He probably leaves the club, he hasn't been offered a contract and is getting minimal game time.
His 2009 was amazing, had his hamstring held together we would've played in a prelim. He kicked 40 odd goals in 20 games. His left foot was a weapon best shot outside 50 in that year.
Then the injuries happened...
His leg doesn't have that 60m distance. He lacks pace, can accumulate good numbers had some very good games last year.
I see him as a good value play for a new club, give him two years and you might get a great player for nothing, or you get a serviceable depth player.
He'll do good things with a change of scenery IMO.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/chris-knights.967964/page-7#post-25410408
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Yeah you've done well with recycled goods. He'll come free of charge and if a new environment gets the best out of him then you guys will be laughing.
He has been very good at SANFL level this year and only average at best at AFL level this year. The Richmond game was his best performance this year ironically.
He represents a good value play.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/chris-knights.967964/page-7#post-25411315
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That's the thing Knights good year was 2009, our last run at finals. He hasn't been close to that in three seasons now. That is where the risk comes in.
Trust me you don't want Knights of 2010 :P
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/chris-knights.967964/page-7#post-25411581
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Is this Matty Knights son?
Nup. No relation.
Here's an Adelaide fan giving his perspective of Chris Knights ...
Okay I thought I'd put a Crows perspective on this.
He probably leaves the club, he hasn't been offered a contract and is getting minimal game time.
His 2009 was amazing, had his hamstring held together we would've played in a prelim. He kicked 40 odd goals in 20 games. His left foot was a weapon best shot outside 50 in that year.
Then the injuries happened...
His leg doesn't have that 60m distance. He lacks pace, can accumulate good numbers had some very good games last year.
I see him as a good value play for a new club, give him two years and you might get a great player for nothing, or you get a serviceable depth player.
He'll do good things with a change of scenery IMO.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/chris-knights.967964/page-7#post-25410408
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Yeah you've done well with recycled goods. He'll come free of charge and if a new environment gets the best out of him then you guys will be laughing.
He has been very good at SANFL level this year and only average at best at AFL level this year. The Richmond game was his best performance this year ironically.
He represents a good value play.
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/chris-knights.967964/page-7#post-25411315
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That's the thing Knights good year was 2009, our last run at finals. He hasn't been close to that in three seasons now. That is where the risk comes in.
Trust me you don't want Knights of 2010 :P
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/chris-knights.967964/page-7#post-25411581
:clapping
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From those Adelaide assessments, he sounds like he's worth the punt if he comes free of charge.
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From those Adelaide assessments, he sounds like he's worth the punt if he comes free of charge.
He comes free with restricted free agency.
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except for his wages.
If adelaide match the offer he cannot move clubs under free agency.
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Adelaide likely to delist the fool
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:lol prize catch then
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Never ever recruit a player whose best game againt a side for the year is against us. History tells us they are more likely to be duds eg Neeld and Kingsley come to mind straight away. Was watching the reply of Essendon game last night Harley said that Nahas led the competition in forward half tackles. Nahas on his day is a good player he just needs to find better consistency
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I would agree with the consistency part Eliminator
Its in the big games we need him to stand up
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Tigers target Knights
Jake Niall
The Age
September 2, 2012
RICHMOND is strongly favoured to become the club of choice for Adelaide's free-agent forward, Chris Knights, who can walk to Punt Road without restriction.
The Tigers have targeted Knights as a recruit who can bolster their attack/midfield and who seems certain to leave the Crows at season's end. Once ensconced in the Adelaide line-up and considered a promising player, Knights has struggled for senior games, playing just five times at AFL level in 2012.
Melbourne is another club believed to have registered an interest in Knights, a Victorian originally from Vermont. The Tigers, however, have made the running and, in the radical new world of free agency, have only to persuade Knights to sign a contract to have him in yellow and black next year.
Knights, who turns 26 in grand final week, qualifies as an unrestricted free agent - who can go to whichever club he wishes, without his club having the right to match the offer - because he is outside the Crows' top 25 per cent in salaries this year. He is in his eighth season, the minimum requirement for a free agent. He has played 96 games for the Crows since his debut, but fell out of Brenton Sanderson's side this year and was forced to play regularly in the SANFL.
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The Tigers are also pursuing tall defender Troy Chaplin from Port Adelaide as a restricted free agent. Port can match the Richmond offer for Chaplin and retain him, though he could also seek a trade or enter the draft.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/tigers-target-knights-20120901-257ih.html#ixzz25EMRN3I4
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Imagine how good our list old be if we targeted clubs outside of Adelaide :rollin
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Stuff off Melbourne :banghead
Anytime we want anyone, Melbourne and Port follow >:(
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Thank Geez Port took McCarthy away from us. Would be happy for Melbourne to do the same here
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Never ever recruit a player whose best game againt a side for the year is against us. History tells us they are more likely to be duds eg Neeld and Kingsley come to mind straight away.
The Pitura & Keays rule....
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Thank Geez Port took McCarthy away from us. Would be happy for Melbourne to do the same here
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The jury is out for me, knights played some brilliant games early in his career and looked to be a certain gun. He was then struck down with injury and has been nothing more than an unbrushed Kennebec for the past 3 seasons. The only positive is he has played most of he season between the SANFL and the Crows, if we get him for quids he could certainly become a handy depth player with a chance of re finding his for of earlyer years. He is defiantly an upgrade on half a dozen currently on our list.
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He is defiantly an upgrade on half a dozen currently on our list.
This is the main point. He is coming via free agency, he isnt costing anything. Means we can delist a player of lesser quality and out list improves, whether he is in the best 22 or not, that seems like a no brainer.
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Why is Knights showing defiance, TFT?
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Why is Knights showing defiance, TFT?
He defiantly got out of bed and didn't do his hammy. His family threw him a party.
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He is defiantly an upgrade on half a dozen currently on our list.
This is the main point. He is coming via free agency, he isnt costing anything. Means we can delist a player of lesser quality and out list improves, whether he is in the best 22 or not, that seems like a no brainer.
This makes sense. I think this is why we have a list manager
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Why is Knights showing defiance, TFT?
Because I can't spell :(
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This kid is better than anything we have running around at Coburg - get it done
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Adelaide's Chris Knights is an unrestricted free agent, which means, if his recruitment goes as they expect, the Tigers will satisfy him with an offer he can accept immediately.
Knights is 26 next week and can play half-forward with stints in the midfield.
The club believes he can add to its depth as a small forward/flanker, given the Tigers were vulnerable when Jake King was injured this year.Free agency compensation is worked out in the same way as compensation for contracted players lost to expansion clubs.
Herald-Sun link (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/tigers-confident-of-luring-free-agent-troy-chaplin-from-port-adelaide/story-e6frf9jf-1226475209711)
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Hang on, so we dont have to give up a pick, but Adelaide just get handed a pick from the afl? Is that how it works?
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yep.
white fella magic, that one
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yep.
white fella magic, that one
Story checks out.
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yep.
white fella magic, that one
Nice work if you can get it :clapping
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Those saying he will cost us nothing are only partially correct. He will take a spot on our list, one that could be filled by a promising youngster.
how many aged 22 and under did we have this yr. id say close to 25 players. we have enough kids to develop already and we will take our fair share again this draft but we can do with more mature types to balance out the list.
give me a proven state league player or afl player from another club over a skinner rookie pick who has numerous weaknesses in his game and is highly unlikely to make it.
players like king and nahas have given us much more than the majority of late nd and rookie picks we have used on kids. even nason and webberley pmanaged to play senior footy unlike most rookie picks the vast majority of whom you take with chronic weakness usually spend two yrs building them up physically only to cut them after two yrs to go thru the process again. balance it out find your quality in the nd thru kids. find your footsoldiers and depth in the stateleagues and from other clubs thru a reasonable amount of mature types.
chris knights is an automatic upgrade on the likes of macdonald connors webberley white turner even if he only plays 5 or 6 servicable games next yr.
lets see all of grigg, houli maric morris tuck king nahas miller have given much more than any 18 yo rookie or late pick we have taken in the last 5 yrs.
take your kids in the top 50 odd in the nd and then balance out what you do taking your fair share of mature players.
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Chris Knights walks out on Adelaide Crows
CHRIS Knights has quit Adelaide.
The 96-game midfielder/forward will explore free agency after becoming frustrated by the lack of opportunities he was given with the Crows this year.
Knights - who turns 26 tomorrow - played just five games this season and did not feature in Adelaide's finals campaign.
An unrestricted free agent, Knights is free to join the club of his choice and is understood to wants to join Richmond.
Crows football operations manager Phil Harper said the club understood Knights' decision and thanked him for his eight years service to the club.
"We've got no beef with Chris's decision at all," Harper said.
"Due to an early injury and the good form of other players he struggled to get into our team this year but he never whinged and kept training hard and playing well in the SANFL (for Woodville-West Torrens).
"It's just unfortunate for him that opportunities didn't come his way but he played some very good football for our club over the years.''
The Victorian was drafted from Eastern under-18s at pick 56 at the 2004 national draft and had a breakout year in 2009 when he kicked a career-high 43 goals.
The long-kicking left-footer finished his Crows career with 68 goals, including three this season.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/chris-knights-walks-out-on-adelaide-crows/story-fnahrqwo-1226481063878
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Do it, Tiges :shh®
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Chris Knights walks out on Adelaide Crows
CHRIS Knights has quit Adelaide.
The 96-game midfielder/forward will explore free agency after becoming frustrated by the lack of opportunities he was given with the Crows this year.
Knights - who turns 26 tomorrow - played just five games this season and did not feature in Adelaide's finals campaign.
An unrestricted free agent, Knights is free to join the club of his choice and is understood to wants to join Richmond.
Crows football operations manager Phil Harper said the club understood Knights' decision and thanked him for his eight years service to the club.
"We've got no beef with Chris's decision at all," Harper said.
"Due to an early injury and the good form of other players he struggled to get into our team this year but he never whinged and kept training hard and playing well in the SANFL (for Woodville-West Torrens).
"It's just unfortunate for him that opportunities didn't come his way but he played some very good football for our club over the years.''
The Victorian was drafted from Eastern under-18s at pick 56 at the 2004 national draft and had a breakout year in 2009 when he kicked a career-high 43 goals.
The long-kicking left-footer finished his Crows career with 68 goals, including three this season.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/chris-knights-walks-out-on-adelaide-crows/story-fnahrqwo-1226481063878
So who was it that kept him out of the side? Dangerfield? Sloane? Van Berlo? Wright? Sheesh, I can see why he's frustrated. Just do it Tiges! :clapping Welcome to Tigerland Chris! :thumbsup
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I think the fact he was leaving kept him out of the side ;)
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Riewoldt, Edwards, Knights, Vickery, King, resting midfielder and Edwards!
The forward line is looking scary :shh
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Riewoldt, Edwards, Knights, Vickery, King, resting midfielder and Edwards!
The forward line is looking scary :shh
For the goal umpire. poor bloke will be running everywhere
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:thatsgold :lol
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Riewoldt, Edwards, Knights, Vickery, King, resting midfielder and Edwards!
The forward line is looking scary :shh
For the goal umpire. poor bloke will be running everywhere
:lol
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Stoked to be getting Matthew Knights son to Tigerland.
Give him number 33
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Riewoldt, Edwards, Knights, Vickery, King, resting midfielder and Edwards!
The forward line is looking scary :shh
Whoa talkabout it, bloody frightening :shh
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Riewoldt, Edwards, Knights, Vickery, King, resting midfielder and Edwards!
The forward line is looking scary :shh
Whoa talkabout it, bloody frightening :shh
That's not a fwd line, that's a bloody dynasty :shh
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Tigers hunt Knights, Chaplin
By Harry Thring
3:13 PM Tue 25 Sep, 2012
RICHMOND is poised to snare two South Australian players in October's free agency period after Adelaide forward Chris Knights quit the Crows on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old left footer, who has played 96 games since he was taken by the Crows with pick No. 56 at the 2004 NAB AFL Draft, will enter the free agency period able to join any club offering him a contract.
Richmond has been strongly linked to Knights and it's believed the left footer is keen to join the Tigers.
He's not the only Adelaide-based player in Richmond's sights though - Port Adelaide defender Troy Chaplin is also reportedly in the mix to land at Punt Rd in 2013.
While Knights is an unrestricted free agent, Chaplin is restricted, which means the Power will have right of reply should he ask to join Richmond.
Knights struggled to break into the Crows' line-up this season, playing only five senior games despite solid form for Woodville/West Torrens in the SANFL.
Click here to view Knights' career stats (http://www.afl.com.au/statistics/tabid/73/default.aspx#page=career&teamid=40&playerid=13957)
Crows football manager Phil Harper was full of praise for the forward, despite his decision to quit the club, insisting he would "always be welcome" at West Lakes.
"It has been a difficult year for Chris as he has struggled to get a regular game with our team," Harper said.
"However, his effort to remain positive, upbeat and ready to take his next opportunity has been a credit to his character.
"The club wishes Chris all the best in his future ... he will always be welcome as a past Adelaide Football Club player."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/148510/default.aspx
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I've moved the latest Chris Knights discussion in the rumour thread to here so it doesn't get lost in amongst the other trade rumour talk.
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Wonder if Chris Knights will be the first FA signing?
Oct 1 the fun begins ;D
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Riewoldt, Edwards, Knights, Vickery, King, resting midfielder and Edwards!
The forward line is looking scary :shh
Dunno if putting Edwards in twice makes it more or less scary. ;)
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Some people will be ratting their own sarcasm by the end of next season. Knights will be an important player to our structure. Having a genuine mid sized forward who can hold their own in the midfield is something we haven't had at Tigerland for years. We've started to add midfielders who can rest forward but players like Nahas and Edwards are too small to work in contested stoppages.
A forward line with fully fit Jack and Vickery will be scary for opposition defenders. Edwards can be very dangerous up forward, King can't be ignored and Nahas can pop up at the bottom of packs. Add Knights as a hit up quick small and we add another dimension to the F50 that we haven't had. I hope we also add Griffiths into the mix as a hit up CHF. Then we would be tough to match up on.
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Riewoldt, Edwards, Knights, Vickery, King, resting midfielder and Edwards!
The forward line is looking scary :shh
Dunno if putting Edwards in twice makes it more or less scary. ;)
:lol
WATiger bait
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Some people will be ratting their own sarcasm by the end of next season. Knights will be an important player to our structure. Having a genuine mid sized forward who can hold their own in the midfield is something we haven't had at Tigerland for years. We've started to add midfielders who can rest forward but players like Nahas and Edwards are too small to work in contested stoppages.
A forward line with fully fit Jack and Vickery will be scary for opposition defenders. Edwards can be very dangerous up forward, King can't be ignored and Nahas can pop up at the bottom of packs. Add Knights as a hit up quick small and we add another dimension to the F50 that we haven't had. I hope we also add Griffiths into the mix as a hit up CHF. Then we would be tough to match up on.
I actually think it will be a good forward line, especially if Vickery can get back to his 2011 form.
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Wonder if Chris Knights will be the first FA signing?
Oct 1 the fun begins ;D
October 8 - 26 isnt it ?
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Wonder if Chris Knights will be the first FA signing?
Oct 1 the fun begins ;D
October 8 - 26 isnt it ?
No Oct 1st to 19th.
First week is Free Agency. Oct 8 trade fortnight starts
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trade week will be boring apart from the last day.
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Wonder if Chris Knights will be the first FA signing?
Oct 1 the fun begins ;D
October 8 - 26 isnt it ?
No Oct 1st to 19th.
First week is Free Agency. Oct 8 trade fortnight starts
Cheers
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For a full listing of key draft dates including free agency refer:
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=15135.msg329941#new
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RICHMOND and Melbourne are understood to be leading the chase for the first Crow to explore free agency, Chris Knights.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl
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RICHMOND and Melbourne are understood to be leading the chase for the first Crow to explore free agency, Chris Knights.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl
misleading title that one cos in the body of the article, it had no mention of melbourne and simply says
"An unrestricted free agent, Knights is free to join the club of his choice and is understood to wants to join Richmond."
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RICHMOND and Melbourne are understood to be leading the chase for the first Crow to explore free agency, Chris Knights.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl
misleading title that one cos in the body of the article, it had no mention of melbourne and simply says
"An unrestricted free agent, Knights is free to join the club of his choice and is understood to wants to join Richmond."
Melbourne are automatically interested in every scrap they come across :lol
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will be a tiger next week
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Riewoldt, Edwards, Knights, Vickery, King, resting midfielder and Edwards!
The forward line is looking scary :shh
Dunno if putting Edwards in twice makes it more or less scary. ;)
:lol
There's a whole new thread for WAT and MM to discuss!
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RICHMOND and Melbourne are understood to be leading the chase for the first Crow to explore free agency, Chris Knights.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl
misleading title that one cos in the body of the article, it had no mention of melbourne and simply says
"An unrestricted free agent, Knights is free to join the club of his choice and is understood to wants to join Richmond."
Melbourne are automatically interested in every scrap they come across :lol
(http://i47.tinypic.com/315begw.jpg)
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:rollin
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will be a tiger next week
can we thank big Ivan for his input. :thumbsup
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RICHMOND and Melbourne are understood to be leading the chase for the first Crow to explore free agency, Chris Knights.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl
misleading title that one cos in the body of the article, it had no mention of melbourne and simply says
"An unrestricted free agent, Knights is free to join the club of his choice and is understood to wants to join Richmond."
Melbourne are automatically interested in every scrap they come across :lol
(http://i47.tinypic.com/315begw.jpg)
:lol
I was trying to think of how I could work in a seagull and a chip and that's exactly it
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RICHMOND and Melbourne are understood to be leading the chase for the first Crow to explore free agency, Chris Knights.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl
misleading title that one cos in the body of the article, it had no mention of melbourne and simply says
"An unrestricted free agent, Knights is free to join the club of his choice and is understood to wants to join Richmond."
Melbourne are automatically interested in every scrap they come across :lol
(http://i47.tinypic.com/315begw.jpg)
:lol
I was trying to think of how I could work in a seagull and a chip and that's exactly it
:lol :bow
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Some people will be ratting their own sarcasm by the end of next season. Knights will be an important player to our structure. Having a genuine mid sized forward who can hold their own in the midfield is something we haven't had at Tigerland for years. We've started to add midfielders who can rest forward but players like Nahas and Edwards are too small to work in contested stoppages.
A forward line with fully fit Jack and Vickery will be scary for opposition defenders. Edwards can be very dangerous up forward, King can't be ignored and Nahas can pop up at the bottom of packs. Add Knights as a hit up quick small and we add another dimension to the F50 that we haven't had. I hope we also add Griffiths into the mix as a hit up CHF. Then we would be tough to match up on.
Don't rule out Addam Maric surprising us all...
;)
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Some people will be ratting their own sarcasm by the end of next season. Knights will be an important player to our structure. Having a genuine mid sized forward who can hold their own in the midfield is something we haven't had at Tigerland for years. We've started to add midfielders who can rest forward but players like Nahas and Edwards are too small to work in contested stoppages.
A forward line with fully fit Jack and Vickery will be scary for opposition defenders. Edwards can be very dangerous up forward, King can't be ignored and Nahas can pop up at the bottom of packs. Add Knights as a hit up quick small and we add another dimension to the F50 that we haven't had. I hope we also add Griffiths into the mix as a hit up CHF. Then we would be tough to match up on.
Don't rule out Addam Maric surprising us all...
;)
I think we all suffered from a little "premature adjudication" on young Addam. ;D
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Announcement on Monday?
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Someone's been editing Chris Knights' wikipedia page:
"On 25/09/2012 he signed a contract with Richmond Football Club."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Knights
Pretty sure he wouldn't be able to sign any free agent contract until Oct 1.
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Someone's been editing Chris Knights' wikipedia page:
"On 25/09/2012 he signed a contract with Richmond Football Club."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Knights
Pretty sure he wouldn't be able to sign any free agent contract until Oct 1.
Maybe Chris is doing it lol
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:lol
could be, the person who made the edit is in Adelaide.
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Someone's been editing Chris Knights' wikipedia page:
"On 25/09/2012 he signed a contract with Richmond Football Club."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Knights
Pretty sure he wouldn't be able to sign any free agent contract until Oct 1.
Maybe Chris is doing it lol
:lol
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:lol
could be, the person who made the edit is in Adelaide.
Is he here yet?
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Can anyone confirm it?
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I doubt it. a confirmation would mean a big fine for richmond.
nothing can be signed until october
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
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Barrett on MMM just now said Knights to Richmond deal is done. It'll be the first deal done when the trade period starts.
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Barrett on MMM just now said Knights to Richmond deal is done. It'll be the first deal done when the trade period starts.
Barrett is the sleaziest, slimiest, greasy filthy reporter known to mankind :-\, on that note I love when hes digging in other clubs backyards ;D
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(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh17/hully78/troll-chapman-knights.jpg)
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(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh17/hully78/troll-chapman-knights.jpg)
umad bro?
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:lol
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
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The waters in that 2004 draft must be something special.
From that draft alone we have either draft or traded or potentially obtained through FA:
Pick:
1 - lids
4- bling
11- thomson
12 - meyer
16 -pattison
20-polo
36-mcguane
40- maric
44-morton
52- limbach
56- chris knights
65- mark graham
Knights would make it 12 guys from the 71 drafted in that draft (not counting the picks where clubs passed). see: http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_drafts?year=2004&t=N
I know the Maric trade has come off - but I would leave it at that. I would not be going back to the same well where the waters were murky to say the least.
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What year did Bate go? Got 3 votes in the Brownlow, surely he is our new CHF?
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The waters in that 2004 draft must be something special.
From that draft alone we have either draft or traded or potentially obtained through FA:
Pick:
1 - lids
4- bling
11- thomson
12 - meyer
16 -pattison
20-polo
36-mcguane
40- maric
44-morton
52- limbach
56- chris knights
65- mark graham
Knights would make it 12 guys from the 71 drafted in that draft (not counting the picks where clubs passed). see: http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_drafts?year=2004&t=N
I know the Maric trade has come off - but I would leave it at that. I would not be going back to the same well where the waters were murky to say the least.
We are obviously going for the 'shock and awe' approach. Attack everything from that draft in sight, sheer weight of numbers says we have to come up with a winner eventually. With obvious apologies to Lids.
Actually, thinking about it a bit deeper, we should have shut up after our first pick, maybe banked the rest of the picks and used them in subsequent years when we started to get a clue! :help
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If we get Knights he better come good and play well, in recent times we gave them Tambo and got Maric; dont want to stuff up those recruiting master strokes
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
I broke the story
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
I broke the story
Incorrect
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
I broke the story
C'mon boys! Who cares who broke the story. Its who thought of it that counts.
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
I broke the story
C'mon boys! Who cares who broke the story. Its who thought of it that counts.
I broke the story
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whats the story? is it about the lovely lady with 3 girls of her own....
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
I broke the story
C'mon boys! Who cares who broke the story. Its who thought of it that counts.
I broke the story
Let's agree to disagree :yep
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
I broke the story
C'mon boys! Who cares who broke the story. Its who thought of it that counts.
I broke the story
Let's agree to disagree :yep
Nope
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
I broke the story
C'mon boys! Who cares who broke the story. Its who thought of it that counts.
I broke the story
Let's agree to disagree :yep
Where's the King gone??? He was good value :huh
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The waters in that 2004 draft must be something special.
From that draft alone we have either draft or traded or potentially obtained through FA:
Pick:
1 - lids
4- bling
11- thomson
12 - meyer
16 -pattison
20-polo
36-mcguane
40- maric
44-morton
52- limbach
56- chris knights
65- mark graham
Knights would make it 12 guys from the 71 drafted in that draft (not counting the picks where clubs passed). see: http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_drafts?year=2004&t=N
I know the Maric trade has come off - but I would leave it at that. I would not be going back to the same well where the waters were murky to say the least.
Most importantly no Buddy or Jordan Lewis how handy would they slot into our side right now.
BTW what is Tambo up to these days. :lol :rollin :lol
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did they make the fax machine in time.
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
:lol
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:lol
nice one Rod
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Adelaide's Chris Knights could be one of the first free-agent deals done as he is poised to join Richmond for two years.
Link from the Australian. (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/dons-clearing-the-decks-in-bid-to-sign-brendon-goddard/story-fnca0u4y-1226482937162)
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
:lol
« Last Edit: Today at 01:22:35 AM by one-eyed »
Could have sworn that wasn't what I posted.
;D
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Played golf yest with 'the rozzinator' - a mad Sainter, who had a lot to do with Knights when he was younger, reckons Knights is the real deal..knowing the Rozzinator, that is the kiss of death
But
Synopsis, hard, fast over first 5m would be in our top 12 if fit and primo attitude,
Look at the mullet, if Knights is in the same football place, maybe the rozzinator is right??
TWT
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Can anyone confirm it?
I broke the story.
:clapping
I was the first to mention knights as a potential pickup. Didn't get much support from many except maybe bojangles and a couple of others.
Well looks like BH was reading.
:clapping
Lies. I was the first
Wrong again. I was first
:lol
« Last Edit: Today at 01:22:35 AM by one-eyed »
Could have sworn that wasn't what I posted.
;D
You're a bad influence on these posters. Causing snips :police: I think you deserve a suspension
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player profile = http://www.afc.com.au/players/playerprofile/chrisknights
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Adelaide's Chris Knights could be one of the first free-agent deals done as he is poised to join Richmond for two years.
Link from the Australian. (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/dons-clearing-the-decks-in-bid-to-sign-brendon-goddard/story-fnca0u4y-1226482937162)
Is this tagged as an exclusive story?
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You're a bad influence on these posters. Causing snips :police: I think you deserve a suspension
:P
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player profile = http://www.afc.com.au/players/playerprofile/chrisknights
Where the hell did he go? >:(
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player profile = http://www.afc.com.au/players/playerprofile/chrisknights
Where the hell did he go? >:(
Got it done, Tiges :clapping
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player profile = http://www.afc.com.au/players/playerprofile/chrisknights
Where the hell did he go? >:(
Got it done, Tiges :clapping
Yes big man :clapping
Wait, is he big? Go check profile and it's not there!! :banghead
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stuffing Richmond recruiting people when they haven't even seen his profile FFS what a joke :banghead
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Knights profile is here:
http://www.afc.com.au/players/playerprofile/chrisknights/tabid/4506/playerid/13957/category/senior/season/2012/selected/bio/default.aspx
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He's taller than I thought - 187cm (6'3").
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He's taller than I thought - 187cm (6'3").
Not quite 6'3" more like 6" 1 1/2"
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He's taller than I thought - 187cm (6'3").
Not quite 6'3" more like 6" 1 1/2"
I stand corrected! I was using the old rule of thumb that 30cm = 1 ft but you are spot on '65. He's still taller than I thought though, I had a perception that he was under 6 foot.
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Damien Barrett reckons Knights deal will be lodged at 9.01am Monday morning.
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Welcome knights. Btw 1 foot is 30.5cm
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Welcome knights. Btw 1 foot is 30.5cm
30.48 actually
:lol
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I heard he can turn lights off whilst doing the helicopter
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bah, when he can knock over a book case, hat stand and the cats multi storey play palace, give me a call.
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Someone has now altered Knights' wikipedia page to say Oct 1.
"On 01/10/2012 he signed a contract with Richmond Football Club."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Knights
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Some bloke from the future is doing this? How is this news worthy, o-e ;D
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Some bloke from the future is doing this? How is this news worthy, o-e ;D
My mission is to protect you
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Anything involving Richmond is news worthy ;D.
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RICHMOND will lodge papers for Adelaide unrestricted free agent Chris Knights today as it works through its bid to secure Port Adelaide defender Troy Chaplin, a restricted free agent.
Herald-Sun link (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/magpies-push-to-front-of-q-as-it-appears-more-likely-sharrod-wellingham-will-head-west/story-e6frf9jf-1226484965788)
Richmond could make a move to secure Adelaide's Chris Knights. The midfielder is an unrestricted free agent and can move to the club of his choice, even if the Crows match any offer.
He managed only five senior matches this season for a career total of 96.
The Knights deal could impact on whether the Tigers secure Port Adelaide defender Troy Chaplin, who is a restricted free agent.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/goddard-move-to-windy-hill-looks-a-don-deal-20120930-26tdm.html#ixzz27y8CyxGE
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2004 superdraft
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in what way could the knights deal impact the chaplain deal?
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Some bloke from the future is doing this? How is this news worthy, o-e ;D
http://www.johntitor.com/
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Knights just signed
the media will be told shortly
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Knights just signed
the media will be told shortly
Sticking your neck out on that one :lol
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Knights just signed
the media will be told shortly
Sticking your neck out on that one :lol
sorry jack, still getting over the goddard news are you?
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Knights just signed
the media will be told shortly
Sticking your neck out on that one :lol
sorry jack, still getting over the goddard news are you?
It's Jock to you, pal. And I haven't said anything about Goddard :lol
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Official - Knights signs with Richmond
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/148927/default.aspx
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I think he has the potential to be turned into a super valuable player for us, like Morris.
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Knights just signed
the media will be told shortly
Sticking your neck out on that one :lol
sorry jack, still getting over the goddard news are you?
It's Jock to you, pal. And I haven't said anything about Goddard :lol
sorry mate, keep confusing you with Jack, my apologies ;)
any way back on topic,
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Knights just signed
the media will be told shortly
Sticking your neck out on that one :lol
sorry jack, still getting over the goddard news are you?
It's Jock to you, pal. And I haven't said anything about Goddard :lol
sorry mate, keep confusing you with Jack, my apologies ;)
any way back on topic,
craving your hot scoops.
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havent been wrong yet, but thanks for paying attention :thumbsup
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havent been wrong yet, but thanks for paying attention :thumbsup
Bit hard to be wrong when all you do is state the obvious. And do make me go back into your history because I know (and so does JJ) that you're FOS
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Welcome Knights. If he gets fit and injury free he could be dangerous like he was 2 years ago. Was one of the best forwards in the league before hamstring problems last year
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havent been wrong yet, but thanks for paying attention :thumbsup
Bit hard to be wrong when all you do is state the obvious. And do make me go back into your history because I know (and so does JJ) that you're FOS
fair enough mate
I will leave the newbreaker to you then :thumbsup
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havent been wrong yet, but thanks for paying attention :thumbsup
Bit hard to be wrong when all you do is state the obvious. And do make me go back into your history because I know (and so does JJ) that you're FOS
fair enough mate
I will leave the newbreaker to you then :thumbsup
No, leave it to Jack.
He is our Hutchy :thumbsup
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Just got of the phone with Knighta. He's just wrapped that I was the first to bring him to the attention of the tigers.
:clapping
Good lad is Chris.
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From the RFC website:
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/chrisknights_246b.jpg)
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Just got of the phone with Knighta. He's just wrapped that I was the first to bring him to the attention of the tigers.
:clapping
Good lad is Chris.
U mates with any other players? lol
Should have got his mate Dangerfield over too 8)
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Welcome Knights. If he gets fit and injury free he could be dangerous like he was 2 years ago. Was one of the best forwards in the league before hamstring problems last year
2009 is further back than 2 years ago
good luck to him anyway
Just got of the phone with Knighta. He's just wrapped that I was the first to bring him to the attention of the tigers.
:clapping
Good lad is Chris.
nice sig :lol
got anything from around 2010 when Richmond were chasing him the first time? ;D
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Does anyone know how many years Knights signed on for? I know free agents have to get a minimum of two years at least.
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Old Greg Denham reported 2 years
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Welcome
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Welcome Knighta :thumbsup Hopefully your best is yet to come! :clapping
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welcome to tigerland chris!
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VIDEO: Chris Knights interview
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/roar%20vision%20archive/tabid/11454/contentid/494482/default.aspx
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Old Greg Denham reported 2 years
Cheers gerks :cheers
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Just got of the phone with Knighta. He's just wrapped that I was the first to bring him to the attention of the tigers.
:clapping
Good lad is Chris.
U mates with any other players? lol
Should have got his mate Dangerfield over too 8)
I just give them the great ideas. The club have to do the work.
Blair has my mobile number on speed dial. :whistle
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Welcome Knights. If he gets fit and injury free he could be dangerous like he was 2 years ago. Was one of the best forwards in the league before hamstring problems last year
2009 is further back than 2 years ago
good luck to him anyway
Just got of the phone with Knighta. He's just wrapped that I was the first to bring him to the attention of the tigers.
:clapping
Good lad is Chris.
nice sig :lol
got anything from around 2010 when Richmond were chasing him the first time? ;D
C'mon Gerks. I'm claiming it and I'm milking it for all it's worth. :cheers
....Unless he ends up a dud that is. ;D
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;D
a few shanked kicks and there's a new whipping boy in town...
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Someone to take Moore's spot in the rehab group :clapping
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Someone to take Moore's spot in the rehab group :clapping
LOL i spilt my drink laughing at this
Welcome Chris
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Someone to take Moore's spot in the rehab group :clapping
LOL i spilt my drink laughing at this
Welcome Chris
Getting drunk on a Monday afternoon? :o
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Queens birthday weekend over here in W.A :)
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Queens birthday weekend over here in W.A :)
What Queen do you worship? :lol
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Queens birthday weekend over here in W.A :)
What Queen do you worship? :lol
Freddy Mercury's I hope!
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Welcome aboard!
I hope you are good as the former legendary Knight's boy!
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Queens birthday weekend over here in W.A :)
What Queen do you worship? :lol
Alan Jones?
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Welcome to Tigerland Chris. :thumbsup
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Good work, Chris :thumbsup
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Good work, Chris :thumbsup
:thumbsup
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Knights on SEN just now....
* Had a couple of meetings with his manager through the year. Reading between the lines this has been in the planning for a while.
* Big Ivan as his mate got us Knights. Told Chris about how good the culture was at Richmond now and that we're an up and coming group.
* Knights chatted with Dimma today. Probably play high HF with spells in the midfield but is happy to play anywhere.
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Lucky we didn't keep Morton or it'd be Coburg for Knighta
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Lucky we didn't keep Morton or it'd be Coburg for Knighta
Or both of them in the one forward line........for Coburg
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boy Im still pinching myself we managed to snaffle this guy , unloads that left foot cannon like an exocet missile...and not too bad a midfielder either just quietly, nice work tigers, ....again :shh
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boy Im still pinching myself we managed to snaffle this guy , unloads that left foot cannon like an exocet missile...and not too bad a midfielder either just quietly, nice work tigers, ....again :shh
Let's not get to far ahead of ourselves, we all remember the "Maric Prodigy" from last season :lol :lol
Lets just get him fit and on the field first, and see where we go from there.
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VIDEO: Knights' press conference ...
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/148951/default.aspx#embedvideoplayer
“It’s exciting, because now my body is in pretty good stead, so I get to have a full pre-season,” he said.
“I’m really motivated and enthusiastic about training and playing . . . I’m really looking forward to it and, hopefully, I’ve got a bit to give.”
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/148951/default.aspx
Knights on SEN just now....
* Had a couple of meetings with his manager through the year. Reading between the lines this has been in the planning for a while.
* Big Ivan as his mate got us Knights. Told Chris about how good the culture was at Richmond now and that we're an up and coming group.
* Knights chatted with Dimma today. Probably play high HF with spells in the midfield but is happy to play anywhere.
I forgot to add that Knights also said this preseason will be his first full one in 3 years. He had ops on both hips and prior to that he had a foot injury.
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good pick up getting knights,but would think the chaplin one is more important to our team structure
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We need forwards too G....failing to convert cost us a finals spot..chappy will give us more flexibility down back and depth
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BO..do you think we can fit nahas,kingy ,edwards ,and knightsy into our forward set up?or does one miss out?
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BO..do you think we can fit nahas,kingy ,edwards ,and knightsy into our forward set up?or does one miss out?
Nahas out to another club to get us a piece of Tyson (an arm and a leg or something) Knights as the high half forward, king as a defensive forward and Edwards as the crumber (IMO is better at that than Nahas anyway)
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Certainly can't fit all those guys in knights,edwards,na has,king knights will be a great pick up if fit and could also have a run in the mid which will releve cotchin,martin into the forward line.
Go u tigers
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Seems like a cracking bloke. Will be good to have around the club. :thumbsup
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BO..do you think we can fit nahas,kingy ,edwards ,and knightsy into our forward set up?or does one miss out?
Can only carry one of nahas / king
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Knights joins Tigers, Chaplin close behind
Jon Pierik and Michael Gleeson
The Age
October 2, 2012
RICHMOND'S bid to emerge as a legitimate finals aspirant has gained momentum, with the Tigers adding depth and dash through the midfield and almost certainly a key defender on the first day of free agency.
The Tigers yesterday confirmed Chris Knights, the former Crow, had joined the club as an unrestricted free agent, meaning he could have walked to the club of his choice even if the Adelaide had matched the Tigers' offer.
Knights, 26, played 96 matches with the Crows but only five this season. When fit, he provides run and carry through the midfield and half-forward and has a booming left-foot kick.
Knights doesn't have any worries and revealed he had maintained a keen eye on the Tigers this season. One reason was to see how Ivan Maric, his former housemate with the famous mullet haircut, was doing, the other because he sensed his time was up at a club he had joined as the 56th pick in the 2004 national draft from the Eastern Ranges.
''I have been watching Richmond closely this year. A good friend of mine, Ivan, who I lived with for six years, came across, so I have been following the progress and form,'' he said.
''They played some really good football. A lot of players had great seasons, Ivan included, so hopefully I can be involved in that, be a part of it, and have some success next year.''
What the Tigers will hope is that Knights can avoid injuries. This will be his first pre-season in three years where he hasn't required surgery.
''It's been one of those seasons where I got off to a slow start. The [Adelaide] boys have been firing and I didn't really get an opportunity this year,'' he said.
''I have had a bit of an unfortunate run due to injuries. Last year I had hip surgery on both hips.
''Before that I had a bad foot. It's exciting because my body now is in good stead and I can have a full pre-season.''
Tigers general manager of football Craig Cameron was delighted to secure Knights. ''Chris has the all-round talent, versatility, and experience to really help us, and we feel that he'll thrive with the opportunities at Tigerland,'' he said.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/knights-joins-tigers-chaplin-close-behind-20121001-26vjf.html#ixzz2842qFllV
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Good luck to him. I hope he proves a good draft for the club. If he does competition for spots brings better performances
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We really require this type of forward after the busts of Morton, Taylor, Connors & McDonald.
Also would have to be an upgrade on what O'Hanlon offered in his 1st season.
List wise it's a very solid acquisition. Hope it works out.
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boy Im still pinching myself we managed to snaffle this guy , unloads that left foot cannon like an exocet missile...and not too bad a midfielder either just quietly, nice work tigers, ....again :shh
I am still whipping myself with celery and mortadella slices in my rubber bodysuite over this one igor, he unloads left foot like spring loaded steel traps with rockets attached and nuclear bombs exploding underneath and he fart at same time such is the power that I wish to convey in this left foot!
Lol! :lol
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VIDEO: Knights' highlights from his Adelaide days ...
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/494509/Knights%20highlights/
or
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/tabid/11454/contentid/494509/knights+highlights/default.aspx
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Sounds like Knights has a little bit of a brain - spoke well and and gave very considered answers.
Hope he does well for us
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Sounds like Knights has a little bit of a brain - spoke well and and gave very considered answers.
Hope he does well for us
Yeah nah full credit to the boys. I play on the fat side
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Okay back to the topic ppl!
Campbell tick for Knights
By Tony Greenberg
Thu 04 Oct, 2012
Former Richmond captain and four-time Jack Dyer Medallist, Wayne Campbell, believes the Tigers’ latest recruit, Chris Knights, has the necessary attributes to be a really good fit for the Club’s playing group.
“Even just listening to him speaking to the media, he’s just a mature guy, he’s played some footy, and he’s at that age demographic we haven’t got many of,” Campbell said on the first “Talking Tigers” off-season special.
Read the full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/149086/default.aspx
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Guys cant remember him as player can someone give a brief rundown on his strenghts and weaknesses.I know he has be injuried of late.I see him more playing in the guts midfield.
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Haven't seen much of Knights in the last few years. Was a good player back in 09 but so was I. Terry Wallace was still coach back in those days too.
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Haven't seen much of Knights in the last few years. Was a good player back in 09 but so was I. Terry Wallace was still coach back in those days too.
Was a good coach too. hard done by IMO
Edit: quote edited
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Haven't seen much of Knights in the last few years. Was a good player back in 09 but so was I. Terry Wallace was still coach back in those days too.
Was a good coach too. hard done by IMO
Edit: quote edited
Funny!
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Tiger Knights fit and firing
By Jennifer Witham
afl.com.au
Sat 17 Nov, 2012
A FIT and firing Chris Knights is optimistic his shift from Adelaide to Richmond will prompt his best football and the consistent opportunities he was denied in his final year as a Crow.
Knights, 26, was the first player to utilise free agency last month when he seamlessly became a Tiger after eight years at West Lakes.
He started pre-season training with his new teammates on Thursday, and for the first time in a number of years, did so outside the rehabilitation group having not required post-season surgery.
Knights said he felt as though he was in a good position - physically and mentally - to attack season 2013 after an incident-free break.
"I'm really in good shape and I've had a good off-season - I've continued to train for most of the break," Knights said on Saturday after the Tigers' 2km time trial at Princes Park.
"I've had some unfortunate things; a foot in 2010, some hips things and a few other little bits and pieces in the last three years so it has been a bit frustrating.
"I was saying to some of the boys this is going to be the first pre-season I haven't had surgery for awhile so it's been good."
Knights said he was feeling good after his decision to leave Adelaide, and he felt as though his departure wasn't tainted with animosity.
"I didn't get much of a run last year, which was pretty frustrating for me," he said.
"The team was playing pretty well and I sort of got off to a slow start with a few injuries.
"[The Crows] understood I needed to do what was best for me in terms of making sure that I played senior games.
"I had a couple of good conversations with the coaching staff and David Noble in list management, and I think we both came to the conclusion that whilst they wanted me to stay, they understood my reasons for leaving.
"The free agency thing meant I was able to move really pain free so I was appreciative and fortunate the transition was smooth."
After talks with former Crow Maric, who moved to the Tigers 12 months ago, Knights decided Punt Road was the home for him based on their direction, culture and leadership.
He said his experience in the AFL, which includes 96 senior games since 2005, had left him feeling confident in his ability to do what was required to make a regular impact.
"I think you get to this age and you feel comfortable with AFL and what's the expectations and the pressures and that sort of thing," he said.
"You know what you need to focus on and you've just got to go and do your business.
"The game is forever evolving and everyone is training harder and doing things better.
"Whilst you may feel that you're in your prime, you've just got to make sure that you keep working hard and doing everything to the best of your ability because everyone is trying to take your spot.
"Hopefully, nothing is guaranteed, but I can put a really good pre-season in and put my claim forward and get a run next year."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/151255/default.aspx
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Happy homecoming for Chris Knights
Glenn McFarlane
From: Herald Sun
November 18, 2012
TIGERS fans might have another reason to love Ivan Maric - he was a key reason why Chris Knights quit Adelaide for Richmond.
Knights admitted yesterday that Maric, whom he had played with at the Crows, had given a glowing assessment of the Tigers' culture and playing list.
"Ivan moved last year, so he spoke to me about the inner sanctum of the (Richmond) football club, the brand they are creating, and the direction the players and the club are headed in," Knights said after his first time-trial with the Tigers yesterday.
"I suppose most of all it is the culture of the club, which is being led by 'Dimma' (coach Damien Hardwick) and the leadership group, and the players are really embracing that.
"Richmond seems to be on the right track and definitely leading the way in terms of how they are going about it."
Knights, 26, managed only five senior games with Adelaide this year to take his career tally to 96 after a few niggling injuries and being overlooked in selection gave him limited game time.
But on his best form Knights can make a real impact with the Tigers and he has just had his first post-season surgery-free period for a number of years.
"I didn't get much of a run last year, which was pretty frustrating for me," he said.
"The team was playing well and I got off to a slow start with a few injuries.
"They (Adelaide) understood I needed to do what was best for me in making sure I played senior games. (And) free agency meant I was able to move (clubs) really pain free.
"Nothing is guaranteed (at Richmond), but hopefully I can put in a good pre-season and put my claim forward."
Knights, who was drafted to the Crows in late 2004, said the temptation to return to Victoria was always there.
"Being an interstate boy (from Vermont), you always think about coming home," he said.
"I really enjoyed my time in Adelaide, but it was always in mind to play football in Victoria and come back to my family and friends."
"I am feeling really good at the moment.
"I think when you get to this age, you feel comfortable with the expectation and pressure (of play- ing AFL).
"You know what you have to focus on.
"But the game is always evolving. You may feel you are in your prime, but you have to keep working hard because everyone is trying to take your spot."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/happy-homecoming-for-chris-knights/story-e6frf9jf-1226518792840
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I like chris knights from Adelaide.
I know he's had some injury concers but hes a decent forward/mid that's got good size. Makes our smalls look like little auskickers in comparison.
He's Melbourne boy too with limited opportunity this year. May want to come home.
I like him.
What insight!!! And Posted in July. :clapping
Well done Tigra well done. :cheers :bow :thumbsup
:clapping :clapping :clapping
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I like chris knights from Adelaide.
I know he's had some injury concers but hes a decent forward/mid that's got good size. Makes our smalls look like little auskickers in comparison.
He's Melbourne boy too with limited opportunity this year. May want to come home.
I like him.
What insight!!! And Posted in July. :clapping
Well done Tigra well done. :cheers :bow :thumbsup
:clapping :clapping :clapping
Look, Chris Knights will be going to North Melbourne. End of story clowns.
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I like chris knights from Adelaide.
I know he's had some injury concers but hes a decent forward/mid that's got good size. Makes our smalls look like little auskickers in comparison.
He's Melbourne boy too with limited opportunity this year. May want to come home.
I like him.
What insight!!! And Posted in July. :clapping
Well done Tigra well done. :cheers :bow :thumbsup
:clapping :clapping :clapping
Great get.
Not such a great effort patting yourself on the back. ;D
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Yeah good get, hat is off
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I like chris knights from Adelaide.
I know he's had some injury concers but hes a decent forward/mid that's got good size. Makes our smalls look like little auskickers in comparison.
He's Melbourne boy too with limited opportunity this year. May want to come home.
I like him.
What insight!!! And Posted in July. :clapping
Well done Tigra well done. :cheers :bow :thumbsup
:clapping :clapping :clapping
Are you stuffing serious? More a case of the sun finding its way to shine on a black dogs backside
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:lol
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VIDEO: Chris Knights settling in ....
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/504558/Knights%20on%20settling%20in/
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Hi Everyone!
Long time reader first time poster! I have notice over the last few weeks everyone has been asking why Knights is not playing. Well watching this weeks episode of DT Talk, they had a segment interviewing Jack Riewoldt. He was asked about Chris Kinghts and Jack mentioned reason for not playing in the last few weeks is because Knights is struggling with a calf injury at the moment.
Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lhgM_1qrIWk#at=1184
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Hi Everyone!
Long time reader first time poster! I have notice over the last few weeks everyone has been asking why Knights is not playing. Well watching this weeks episode of DT Talk, they had a segment interviewing Jack Riewoldt. He was asked about Chris Kinghts and Jack mentioned reason for not playing in the last few weeks is because Knights is struggling with a calf injury at the moment.
Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lhgM_1qrIWk#at=1184
Cheers, he played yesterday though for Coburg didn't he?
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Hi Everyone!
Long time reader first time poster! I have notice over the last few weeks everyone has been asking why Knights is not playing. Well watching this weeks episode of DT Talk, they had a segment interviewing Jack Riewoldt. He was asked about Chris Kinghts and Jack mentioned reason for not playing in the last few weeks is because Knights is struggling with a calf injury at the moment.
Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lhgM_1qrIWk#at=1184
Cheers, he played yesterday though for Coburg didn't he?
Yep.
That video was filmed two Saturdays ago in Launceston, so was accurate as of filming.
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Hi Everyone!
Long time reader first time poster! I have notice over the last few weeks everyone has been asking why Knights is not playing. Well watching this weeks episode of DT Talk, they had a segment interviewing Jack Riewoldt. He was asked about Chris Kinghts and Jack mentioned reason for not playing in the last few weeks is because Knights is struggling with a calf injury at the moment.
Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lhgM_1qrIWk#at=1184
Cheers, he played yesterday though for Coburg didn't he?
Yep.
That video was filmed two Saturdays ago in Launceston, so was accurate as of filming.
Is he ok now? Will he be right for round one or is he out of the equation? Cheers.
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Hi Everyone!
Long time reader first time poster! I have notice over the last few weeks everyone has been asking why Knights is not playing. Well watching this weeks episode of DT Talk, they had a segment interviewing Jack Riewoldt. He was asked about Chris Kinghts and Jack mentioned reason for not playing in the last few weeks is because Knights is struggling with a calf injury at the moment.
Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lhgM_1qrIWk#at=1184
Cheers, he played yesterday though for Coburg didn't he?
Yep.
That video was filmed two Saturdays ago in Launceston, so was accurate as of filming.
Is he ok now? Will he be right for round one or is he out of the equation? Cheers.
He played approx. 3 quarters for Coburg yesterday.
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Hi Everyone!
Long time reader first time poster! I have notice over the last few weeks everyone has been asking why Knights is not playing. Well watching this weeks episode of DT Talk, they had a segment interviewing Jack Riewoldt. He was asked about Chris Kinghts and Jack mentioned reason for not playing in the last few weeks is because Knights is struggling with a calf injury at the moment.
Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lhgM_1qrIWk#at=1184
Cheers, he played yesterday though for Coburg didn't he?
Yep.
That video was filmed two Saturdays ago in Launceston, so was accurate as of filming.
Is he ok now? Will he be right for round one or is he out of the equation? Cheers.
He played approx. 3 quarters for Coburg yesterday.
How'd he play
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Refer the Coburg news thread
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=4434.msg357099#msg357099
28 disposals
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Refer the Coburg news thread
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=4434.msg357099#msg357099
28 disposals
28 disposals in 3 qtrs?
Impressive. He racked up stats like that in the SANFL last year but didn't get a go for the Crows. Let's hope we give him an opportunity to replicate that in the 1s. Maybe not round 1 though.
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Secret weapon is our Chris. :shh
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Depth is what we need and Chris provides this.
If he can have an impact for RFC that is all we want.
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Depth is what we need and Chris provides this.
If he can have an impact for RFC that is all we want.
agree
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Secret weapon is our Chris. :shh
Justin Blumfield was suppose to be one of those
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So do we think he will play??
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So do we think he will play??
doubt it, hasn't had much game time during the nab cup and given his history with injury I'd say they will err on the side of caution
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So do we think he will play??
Not a chance.
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So do we think he will play??
no chance
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So do we think he will play??
no chance
Thanks Dimma
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Knights is a pure half forward flanker, but has an average left foot kick ...
40+ touches :cheers
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I like chris knights from Adelaide.
I know he's had some injury concers but hes a decent forward/mid that's got good size. Makes our smalls look like little auskickers in comparison.
He's Melbourne boy too with limited opportunity this year. May want to come home.
I like him.
What insight!!! And Posted in July. :clapping
Well done Tigra well done. :cheers :bow :thumbsup
:clapping :clapping :clapping
Hello there. :bow
:clapping :clapping :clapping
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I like chris knights from Adelaide.
I know he's had some injury concers but hes a decent forward/mid that's got good size. Makes our smalls look like little auskickers in comparison.
He's Melbourne boy too with limited opportunity this year. May want to come home.
I like him.
What insight!!! And Posted in July. :clapping
Well done Tigra well done. :cheers :bow :thumbsup
:clapping :clapping :clapping
Hello there. :bow
:clapping :clapping :clapping
I really hope this self-aggrandizement proves to be justified, I really do :thumbsup
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I like chris knights from Adelaide.
I know he's had some injury concers but hes a decent forward/mid that's got good size. Makes our smalls look like little auskickers in comparison.
He's Melbourne boy too with limited opportunity this year. May want to come home.
I like him.
What insight!!! And Posted in July. :clapping
Well done Tigra well done. :cheers :bow :thumbsup
:clapping :clapping :clapping
Hello there. :bow
:clapping :clapping :clapping
I really hope this self-aggrandizement proves to be justified, I really do :thumbsup
Don't we all?
Chris "the weapon" Knights won't let us down.
......I'm quietly confident. :whistle
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P. S......... he's a secret. :shh
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P. S......... he's a secret. :shh
....... :-X
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:shh :shh :shh :shh :shh :shh :shh :shh
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He did enough.
Blew off the cobwebs of second tier footy.
Look out next week.
I feel sorry for the pies next week.
... No I don't. :whistle
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He's cemented himself at least for the pies game.
Will play.
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Two Cotchins :whistle
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Liked his game, cetainly not afraid to attack the contest... :clapping
Skills were better that what I expected, granted the opposition was terrible today but you can only beat your opponent and execute your skills well.
Should play next week
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Will be better for the run.
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"The weapon" had his best game for us.
Just starting to find his groove.
I hope he continues to improve as his confidence increases.
I'm sure he's not a secret anymore. ;D
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"The weapon" had his best game for us.
Just starting to find his groove.
I hope he continues to improve as his confidence increases.
I'm sure he's not a secret anymore. ;D
Considering it was his third game great odds there. :lol :rollin :lol
Did well last night and hopefully will improve.
Failed to fire against the Pies I'm hoping he'll have a similar output and impact as last night, next week.
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geez he needs to raise his eyes at times and have a look rather than just blazing away.
I'm seeing why adelaide played him mainly off the forward flank. dangerous around the 50 m arc, but you dont really want him getting too many possessions further up the ground.
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got some acketts and wins some ball
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geez he needs to raise his eyes at times and have a look rather than just blazing away.
I'm seeing why adelaide played him mainly off the forward flank. dangerous around the 50 m arc, but you dont really want him getting too many possessions further up the ground.
Hit up a few players, when else did he blaze away apart from the snap on goal early on?
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there was about 3 times he just threw the ball to his boot without looking. He wasn't under immense pressure either.
i cant remember at what stages of the game it was though, but it stuck in my mind . i rember at one stage thinking "and people hang it on tuck....."
One of them was about the back flank, he went to handball backwards but realised the man was covered so just threw the ball onto his boot in an around the body way. result was an easy mark to freo.
Hardwick even commented that his contested ball, at stages, was an area he needed to improve in. Not sure if he meant getting contested ball or what he does with it, though
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there was about 3 times he just threw the ball to his boot without looking. He wasn't under immense pressure either.
i cant remember at what stages of the game it was though, but it stuck in my mind . i rember at one stage thinking "and people hang it on tuck....."
One of them was about the back flank, he went to handball backwards but realised the man was covered so just threw the ball onto his boot in an around the body way. result was an easy mark to freo.
Hardwick even commented that his contested ball, at stages, was an area he needed to improve in. Not sure if he meant getting contested ball or what he does with it, though
Fair enough I didn't realise but I think all the blind bombings blended in together :lol
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got some acketts and wins some ball
acketts??? do you mean aggots? im confused
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there was about 3 times he just threw the ball to his boot without looking. He wasn't under immense pressure either.
i cant remember at what stages of the game it was though, but it stuck in my mind . i rember at one stage thinking "and people hang it on tuck....."
One of them was about the back flank, he went to handball backwards but realised the man was covered so just threw the ball onto his boot in an around the body way. result was an easy mark to freo.
Hardwick even commented that his contested ball, at stages, was an area he needed to improve in. Not sure if he meant getting contested ball or what he does with it, though
gotta say the panic with ball in hand was an epidemic.dustin martin on about 4 occasions. jackson he undoes what ever good work he does every week with just too many lousy decisions or poor execution.
even knights who usually makes good decisions and i thought had a good game. cotchin was guilty in fact far too many were guilty.petterd sheesh, rance how many turnovers/clangers did he have. mcguane was shocking in this area. edwards how many mistakes every third possesion id say was very ordinary from him.. it just goes on and on..
quite clearly we need to find better decion makers and better kicks its killing us and we just need to balance it out somehow. that polish i keep on going on about is badly lacking and im not sure we have the polish waiting in the wings.
the old question raises it head again or should i say continues to raise its head, how many poor kicks/decision makers can we carry in the one team?
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there was about 3 times he just threw the ball to his boot without looking. He wasn't under immense pressure either.
i cant remember at what stages of the game it was though, but it stuck in my mind . i rember at one stage thinking "and people hang it on tuck....."
One of them was about the back flank, he went to handball backwards but realised the man was covered so just threw the ball onto his boot in an around the body way. result was an easy mark to freo.
Hardwick even commented that his contested ball, at stages, was an area he needed to improve in. Not sure if he meant getting contested ball or what he does with it, though
gotta say the panic with ball in hand was an epidemic.dustin martin on about 4 occasions. jackson he undoes what ever good work he does every week with just too many lousy decisions or poor execution.
even knights who usually makes good decisions and i thought had a good game. cotchin was guilty in fact far too many were guilty.petterd sheesh, rance how many turnovers/clangers did he have. mcguane was shocking in this area. edwards how many mistakes every third possesion id say was very ordinary from him.. it just goes on and on..
quite clearly we need to find better decion makers and better kicks its killing us and we just need to balance it out somehow. that polish i keep on going on about is badly lacking and im not sure we have the polish waiting in the wings.
the old question raises it head again or should i say continues to raise its head, how many poor kicks/decision makers can we carry in the one team?
Seriously why do you even bother watching the Tigers? You don't seem to like anything about them!
Not having a go but it seems like every post you write is something negative. What you want us to be and what we are miles apart. So why do it to yourself.....and us?
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there was about 3 times he just threw the ball to his boot without looking. He wasn't under immense pressure either.
i cant remember at what stages of the game it was though, but it stuck in my mind . i rember at one stage thinking "and people hang it on tuck....."
One of them was about the back flank, he went to handball backwards but realised the man was covered so just threw the ball onto his boot in an around the body way. result was an easy mark to freo.
Hardwick even commented that his contested ball, at stages, was an area he needed to improve in. Not sure if he meant getting contested ball or what he does with it, though
Fair enough I didn't realise but I think all the blind bombings blended in together :lol
Sad but true.
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there was about 3 times he just threw the ball to his boot without looking. He wasn't under immense pressure either.
i cant remember at what stages of the game it was though, but it stuck in my mind . i rember at one stage thinking "and people hang it on tuck....."
One of them was about the back flank, he went to handball backwards but realised the man was covered so just threw the ball onto his boot in an around the body way. result was an easy mark to freo.
Hardwick even commented that his contested ball, at stages, was an area he needed to improve in. Not sure if he meant getting contested ball or what he does with it, though
gotta say the panic with ball in hand was an epidemic.dustin martin on about 4 occasions. jackson he undoes what ever good work he does every week with just too many lousy decisions or poor execution.
even knights who usually makes good decisions and i thought had a good game. cotchin was guilty in fact far too many were guilty.petterd sheesh, rance how many turnovers/clangers did he have. mcguane was shocking in this area. edwards how many mistakes every third possesion id say was very ordinary from him.. it just goes on and on..
quite clearly we need to find better decion makers and better kicks its killing us and we just need to balance it out somehow. that polish i keep on going on about is badly lacking and im not sure we have the polish waiting in the wings.
the old question raises it head again or should i say continues to raise its head, how many poor kicks/decision makers can we carry in the one team?
Seriously why do you even bother watching the Tigers? You don't seem to like anything about them!
Not having a go but it seems like every post you write is something negative. What you want us to be and what we are miles apart. So why do it to yourself.....and us?
To be fair to the claw, I saw exactly the same thing on Friday night. So much blind bombing, no working the ball out with handball into space, Edwards and his over-the-head handballs (I think these should be outlawed from the game altogether, most of the time they're a throw), looks good when it comes off but I don't think any worked on Friday night.
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got some acketts and wins some ball
acketts??? do you mean aggots? im confused
dats wot I meant
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Knights seizes new day with Tigers
By Nathan Schmook
afl.com.au
3:33pm AEST Wednesday, May 8, 2013
RICHMOND recruit Chris Knights knew he was still an AFL-standard player as he dominated in the SANFL last season, unable to break into a strong Adelaide team.
A star for Woodville-West Torrens, the classy half-forward could manage only five games with the Crows last year, starting three of those as the substitute.
After 96 games in eight seasons, the time was right for Knights to seek a new football home, and the free agent moved to Richmond, where he is having a strong early impact.
In his 100th game last Saturday night against Geelong at the MCG, the 26-year-old was even welcomed on the banner by the club's supporters as Richmond's 'Knights in shining armour'.
"I'm not saying I'm that, but the supporters' group was fantastic and it was good to feel welcomed … I sent through a few thankyou messages," he told AFL.com.au.
"To play 100 games was something when I got drafted that I never expected to achieve.
"I was able to get involved in the system and play some footy and then I got struck down with injury and form, and it seemed like something I may not achieve.
"It was a really special time for me and I was really happy to do it with the Richmond footy club."
Knights was superb in his milestone game, playing across half-forward where his penetrating left-foot kick is always a threat and finishing with 24 possessions, nine marks a goal.
Tigers supporters will now be hoping he can rediscover the form of 2009 when he was one of the AFL's most damaging half-forwards, kicking 43 goals and averaging 18 disposals in 20 games.
The early signs are good, and Knights said he had embraced his role rotating between half-forward and the midfield.
"It's always good in team environments to feel that you're contributing and to earn a bit of respect through performance," he said.
"It's been good to get into the senior team and contribute a bit, so hopefully I can build on my form and play consistent team footy.
"There's a large group of midfielders at Richmond who go forward and go back, and I'm just one of those midfielders who plays through the forward line."
If 2009 was the high point of Knights' career so far, 2010 was no doubt the low point, with a serious foot injury and subsequent surgery restricting him to five games.
Knights emerged from his injury and form struggles with renewed perspective on the game, and he is using his experience to mentor young players at his new club.
"I find it really rewarding, and it reminds me of when I started playing for the Crows and having those experienced players help me out," he said.
"Now my role has changed and I'm a more senior player, I can impart my knowledge on some young players in Matthew Arnot and Matt Dea.
"It's been really rewarding for me."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-05-08/knights-seizes-new-day-with-tigers-
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Crows definitely got it right keeping Tambo instead of this bloke
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Crows definitely got it right keeping Tambo instead of this bloke
Yeah. Tambo's a legend! ;D
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I like Knights but mates that went to the game (I couldn't) said he was selfish at times....he need's to to eradicate this from his game pronto.
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Hope it's not the worst (ACL) but it doesn't look good :(.
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Hopefully only a dislocation 3-6 weeks
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If it's just a patella dislocation then it will be only 1-2 weeks for inflammation and precautionary.
Was pretty injury prone before we got him anyway.
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just when he was finding his rhythm...
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It's hard to maintain a stable side with all these injuries. It's going to test our depth.
All the best to Knightsy. You're right Owl, he was finding his rhythm and becoming a good addition for us. Touchwood it's not a season ending injury.
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Knights sitting on the bench with a knee brace.
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Here's the vision of Knights' injury:
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2013-05-11/pleasure-and-pain
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McVeigh saying 'Chris Smith's' knee is 4-6.
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Dislocation of the patella, 4-6 weeks :P
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McVeigh saying 'Chris Smith's' knee is 4-6.
It's a shame. But I think we can replace him. Good news Knights is ok though. :whistle
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Wasn't too far from it and it looked horrible.
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Wasn't too far from it and it looked horrible.
Should have seen it on the Channel7 "zoom view" :chuck
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His on crutches walking around the airport
Not sure but if it was an acl I wouldn't have thought he would be up and about leaving so soon
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Wasn't too far from it and it looked horrible.
Should have seen it on the Channel7 "zoom view" :chuck
Yeh looked like his knee cap floated 10 cm down his leg
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Doc Larkins just said on Ch 7 if there's no bone shift then Knights will be out 'only' for 4-6 weeks; it'll be longer if there's bone shift.
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From the AFL website:
The prognosis of Chris Knights' knee injury was a little more dire, with it believed he tore the patella tendon of his right knee during the second term.
No timeline to his absence was given but the club expected it to be a "long-term" injury.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-05-11/damien-hardwick
(http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/Knightskneepic.jpg)
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if its classed as "long-term injury" doesn't that mean we can elevate a rookie.
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Good "Knight" Chris, it was great whilst it lasted.
He was just starting to really get his confidence up and getting the respect of his teammates and coaches.
....I'm shattered.
Hope he gets back soon bigger & better.
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McVeigh saying 'Chris Smith's' knee is 4-6.
Must not have had his vitamin C injections before he went on air. :lol :rollin :lol
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McVeigh saying 'Chris Smith's' knee is 4-6.
Too many pepmeups McVeigh.
In fact the commentating was bollocks, all of them a recap.
How the hell Basil gets a gig is beyond me, Tom Harley is wank...
You'd swear they wanted those freaks to win, sucking up Kochys backside during the telecast.
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McVeigh saying 'Chris Smith's' knee is 4-6.
Too many pepmeups McVeigh.
In fact the commentating was bollocks, all of them a recap.
How the hell Basil gets a gig is beyond me, Tom Harley is wank...
You'd swear they wanted those freaks to win, sucking up Kochys backside during the telecast.
Yep 7 goals down and they were pumping them up like they were going to win the flag.
Flogs of the most high order.
Awful commentary.
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Awful commentary.
And even worse camera work. Fair dinkum, they must have work experience students do their production.
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Awful commentary.
And even worse camera work. Fair dinkum, they must have work experience students do their production.
$aving$ at channel 7. Production stripped back to the bone.
Most expensive part of the telecasts were the live crosses to Kochie who so "diplomatically" reiterated how young his side is much to the commentary teams ecstasy. :veryhappy
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if its classed as "long-term injury" doesn't that mean we can elevate a rookie.
It's only classed as a "long-term injury" if he's going to miss 8 or more weeks.
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Thanks for the still image of the dislocated knee OE :chuck :banghead :banghead :banghead
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Remember when Coggo played a half with an acl lol
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have we got an update on this ::)
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yep, but we've been sworn to secrecy :shh
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Won't play again this year.
Similar to an Achilles.
Tendons have a poor blood supply and take along time to heal.
He'll be right for round 1 next year.
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Awful commentary.
And even worse camera work. Fair dinkum, they must have work experience students do their production.
$aving$ at channel 7. Production stripped back to the bone.
They called him a fantastic president after 7 games in charge. Commentators all pro port. Standard of commenting very poor.
Most expensive part of the telecasts were the live crosses to Kochie who so "diplomatically" reiterated how young his side is much to the commentary teams ecstasy. :veryhappy
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How is Tuck? Not heard anything whether he is going to miss games
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Won't play again this year.
Similar to an Achilles.
Tendons have a poor blood supply and take along time to heal.
He'll be right for round 1 next year.
If he did completely tear the patella ligament his looking for the same amount of time as an ACL
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Remember when Coggo played a half with an acl lol
Yes.
I will never forget.
:-X
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
As i called it!
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
As i called it!
Good one doc :clapping
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
As i called it!
Good one doc :clapping
How do you know my profession? I never thought I had mentioned it before on these boards?
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
As i called it!
Good one doc :clapping
How do you know my profession? I never thought I had mentioned it before on these boards?
But then you'd know the patella tendon is actually a ligament :shh
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Maybe yellow and black is really Dr ageless..lol
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
As i called it!
Good one doc :clapping
How do you know my profession? I never thought I had mentioned it before on these boards?
But then you'd know the patella tendon is actually a ligament :shh
Not so. It is a tendon by name and definition. Ligaments attach from one bone to another. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
Before being clever, check that you are correct first!
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
As i called it!
Good one doc :clapping
How do you know my profession? I never thought I had mentioned it before on these boards?
But then you'd know the patella tendon is actually a ligament :shh
Not so. It is a tendon by name and definition. Ligaments attach from one bone to another. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
Before being clever, check that you are correct first!
Yep and patella originates from the knee cap and inserts into the tibia. Two bones and by your definition that's a ligament.
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
As i called it!
Good one doc :clapping
How do you know my profession? I never thought I had mentioned it before on these boards?
But then you'd know the patella tendon is actually a ligament :shh
Not so. It is a tendon by name and definition. Ligaments attach from one bone to another. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
Before being clever, check that you are correct first!
Yep and patella originates from the knee cap and inserts into the tibia. Two bones and by your definition that's a ligament.
Damn you got me there! ;D
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can the real doc please stand up?
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
As i called it!
Good one doc :clapping
How do you know my profession? I never thought I had mentioned it before on these boards?
But then you'd know the patella tendon is actually a ligament :shh
Not so. It is a tendon by name and definition. Ligaments attach from one bone to another. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
Before being clever, check that you are correct first!
Yep and patella originates from the knee cap and inserts into the tibia. Two bones and by your definition that's a ligament.
Damn you got me there! ;D
;D
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Gone for the year
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-12/knights-out-for-the-season
Tuck is 6-8 with a fractured shoulder blade. Lonergan might get a look in now.
As i called it!
Good one doc :clapping
How do you know my profession? I never thought I had mentioned it before on these boards?
But then you'd know the patella tendon is actually a ligament :shh
Not so. It is a tendon by name and definition. Ligaments attach from one bone to another. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
Before being clever, check that you are correct first!
Yep and patella originates from the knee cap and inserts into the tibia. Two bones and by your definition that's a ligament.
Damn you got me there! ;D
;D ;D
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season gawn now
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season gawn now
Yeah. We've lost the secret weapon! :shh
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season gawn now
Yeah. We've lost the secret weapon! :shh
Correct
Would've ended up with 35 goals
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was REALLY looking like just the tonic we needed up forward :banghead f our and his luck.
Well A Edwards lets see what you can bring to the table
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was REALLY looking like just the tonic we needed up forward :banghead f our and his luck.
Well A Edwards lets see what you can bring to the table
Pretty sure he'll bring 2 goals every 3rd week. Dud, delist
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was REALLY looking like just the tonic we needed up forward :banghead f our and his luck.
Well A Edwards lets see what you can bring to the table
Pretty sure he'll bring 2 goals every 3rd week. Dud, delist
Have said that all along and with Knights out gets his chance to fail, not wishing it mind you
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VIDEO: Chris Knights interview with Richo ...
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2013-05-28/knights-with-richo-on-injury
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Chris emerges from dark nights
richmondfc.com.au
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Chris Knights, who joined Richmond from Adelaide last October as a free agent, is now making good progress after undergoing knee surgery a couple of weeks ago.
“It’s going really well so far. I caught up with the surgeon on Monday and he’s really happy with how it’s all looking,” Knights said.
“The surgeon said unlike an ACL, once the tendon’s fixed back to the bone, it’s not one of those things where you worry about doing it again, or your other knee going. He said it was quite rare that it happened in the first place, but it’ll heal really strongly and I should be fine after that . . .
Read the full article here: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-05-28/chris-emerges-from-dark-nights
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I love him!
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I love him!
You don't have to thank me for my superior insight ;D
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Tigers tap into Knights knowledge
richmondfc.com.au
2:54pm AEST Friday, June 21, 2013
Injured Richmond midfielder Chris Knights is proving to be just as valuable off the field as he did in his five appearances for the Tigers this season.
“I’ve been doing a bit of coaching and a bit of opposition analysis...and I've been doing some mentoring and helping out with Coburg reserves,” Knights said.
Read more at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-06-21/tigers-tap-into-knights-knowledge
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Could be the sub in the GF :shh
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Could be the sub in the GF :shh
Even if by some miracle we did make it that far, Knights wouldn't be back. Gone for the season.
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@Richmond_FC twitter:
"Rehab keeps on going for Chris Knights"[/b]
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BUAIEDgCQAAE-Wa.jpg)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/378311234648424449/photo/1
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“I’ve been running outside and doing strength work in the gym . . . Hopefully, I’ll be right to go day one of pre-season,” Knights told ‘Roar Vision’.
Read more at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-09-26/knights-sets-sights-on-better-days
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:clapping, I have a feeling he will be very handy next year, was starting to show a bit before his injury. Looking forward to having him in the side.
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I think I remember this guy.
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He would have been very handy had he not gone down (again) with injury. He definitely adds a lot to our side, hoping he can play all games in 2014 :pray :pray
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Looks slow to me
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Valued player, imo.
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Anymore news on how Knights is travelling?
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By car apparently.
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By car apparently.
Yesssssss :clapping
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Valued player, imo.
AGREED. NEEDS TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT. BUT HEY THATS ALWAYS BEEN THE QUESTION. Whoops apologies about the caps.
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Valued player, imo.
AGREED. NEEDS TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT. BUT HEY THATS ALWAYS BEEN THE QUESTION. Whoops apologies about the caps.
going all out tonight hey claw
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Valued player, imo.
AGREED. NEEDS TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT. BUT HEY THATS ALWAYS BEEN THE QUESTION. Whoops apologies about the caps.
going all out tonight hey claw
just trying to have some fun and find some good footy conversation. after all what else is there to talk about booze sex religion?????? na give me footy every day of the week.all the rest is for nancy boys. :help
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Valued player, imo.
AGREED. NEEDS TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT. BUT HEY THATS ALWAYS BEEN THE QUESTION. Whoops apologies about the caps.
going all out tonight hey claw
just trying to have some fun and find some good footy conversation. after all what else is there to talk about booze sex religion?????? na give me footy every day of the week.all the rest is for nancy boys. :help
sex is good
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Valued player, imo.
AGREED. NEEDS TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT. BUT HEY THATS ALWAYS BEEN THE QUESTION. Whoops apologies about the caps.
going all out tonight hey claw
just trying to have some fun and find some good footy conversation. after all what else is there to talk about booze sex religion?????? na give me footy every day of the week.all the rest is for nancy boys. :help
sex is good
It's even better Mrakov when there is more than one person involved
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Valued player, imo.
AGREED. NEEDS TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT. BUT HEY THATS ALWAYS BEEN THE QUESTION. Whoops apologies about the caps.
going all out tonight hey claw
just trying to have some fun and find some good footy conversation. after all what else is there to talk about booze sex religion?????? na give me footy every day of the week.all the rest is for nancy boys. :help
sex is good
It's even better Mrakov when there is more than one person involved
Mrakov watches that too.
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Valued player, imo.
AGREED. NEEDS TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT. BUT HEY THATS ALWAYS BEEN THE QUESTION. Whoops apologies about the caps.
going all out tonight hey claw
just trying to have some fun and find some good footy conversation. after all what else is there to talk about booze sex religion?????? na give me footy every day of the week.all the rest is for nancy boys. :help
sex is good
It's even better Mrakov when there is more than one person involved
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :clapping :clapping :clapping
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Valued player, imo.
AGREED. NEEDS TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT. BUT HEY THATS ALWAYS BEEN THE QUESTION. Whoops apologies about the caps.
going all out tonight hey claw
just trying to have some fun and find some good footy conversation. after all what else is there to talk about booze sex religion?????? na give me footy every day of the week.all the rest is for nancy boys. :help
sex is good
It's even better Mrakov when there is more than one person involved
You can't have sex with yourself silly
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Im not having the snake wrangling chat with him, his parents can
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Im not having the snake wrangling chat with him, his parents can
:lol
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Im not having the snake wrangling chat with him, his parents can
:lol :lol
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Your club's virtual recruit for 2014: Richmond
Jennifer Phelan
afl.com.au
November 23, 2013
Chris Knights
It wasn't the way former Adelaide midfielder saw his first season as a Tiger playing out. Knights suffered a sickening season-ending knee injury in round seven against Port Adelaide. He damaged the patella tendon when he went to kick the ball with his right leg collapsing dramatically underneath him. Knights needed surgery to reattach the tendon and was ruled out for the rest of the season, after he had just started to hit some form in his five games as a Tiger. Now, after an extended period out, the Tigers will have a refreshed near-recruit for season 2014 with Knights back running before pre-season started. He's considered a long way ahead of where the club thought he would be and is in excellent condition but will start the pre-season on modified duties with the Tigers keen for a conservative approach.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-11-23/your-clubs-virtual-recruit
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I can see him being the annual virtual recruit. Taken over from Foley. :clapping
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:cheers
We needed one.
I'm waiting for mr Tigra to turn on him and declare paying a membership entitle Chris Knights to try harder and stay injury free
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lol
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:cheers
We needed one.
I'm waiting for mr Tigra to turn on him and declare paying a membership entitle Chris Knights to try harder and stay injury free
Ssssshhhhh!.... The others have forgotten about him already.
....Secret weapon 2014. :shh
I was right about him and the club agreed. ;D
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He'll be like a new recruit for us
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Dunno what you guys think, but he could be like a new recruit for us
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Could almost be like new recruit :shh
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He will be more like an elevated rookie than a new recruit IMHO! ;D
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Watched him train and like whoa he s come back in ripping nick, there's some comp for spots at tigerland so no time for complacency :shh
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Watched him train and like whoa he s come back in ripping nick, there's some comp for spots at tigerland so no time for complacency :shh
Just putting this out there fresh Bojangleberry, but maybe he could he like a...I dunno.....new recruit?
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I'm not pulling your chain here but bojanglebells is on to something here, wrap him up and put him under the tree cause this guy is the new recruit we be putting on santas list :shh
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Will he be ready for round 14 ?
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Will he be ready for round 14 ?
Nah… Secret finals weapon!
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Very good pick up this kid.... :thumbsup
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Very good pick up this kid.... :thumbsup
how long will he last ????? my moneys on 9 to 10 weeks. is he another known risk that goes the wrong way. in saying it i like him as a player and really hope he can string some yrs together.
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Almost everyone got the same chance of doing a knee
Bit stiff to hold that against him
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Almost everyone got the same chance of doing a knee
Bit stiff to hold that against him
mate its not just his knee his history of injury is depressing. the risk was durability. there are players like knights whos bodies just dont seem to ever hold up hence the risk. geez we as a club have been thru it kel moore or how about trav casserly. id be tempted to add grimes there his body type just spells trouble.
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maybe clubs need to start conditioning players for say 16 week seasons instead of full seasons. I would rather have Knights play 16 games a year for us for the next 5 or 6 years rather than having him go down with injury coz they have trained him too hard and the rigors of footy take their toll.
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seems logical
in soccer no one plays every game
rotation in the logical future
the best teams have two world class players for every position
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seems logical
in soccer no one plays every game
rotation in the logical future
the best teams have two world class players for every position
With the riches of talent we now have on our list were going to have to divide into two teams where one played one week and the other the next. RFC leading the way again!
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I hear Brendon Gale has lodged the paper work to officially change the name of the club to Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.
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Almost everyone got the same chance of doing a knee
Bit stiff to hold that against him
mate its not just his knee his history of injury is depressing. the risk was durability. there are players like knights whos bodies just dont seem to ever hold up hence the risk. geez we as a club have been thru it kel moore or how about trav casserly. id be tempted to add grimes there his body type just spells trouble.
Higgins, Buldogs
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Will be fine...get on board the Knights train!!!! ;D
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Knights takes it easy as Tigers hit the track
Nathan Schmook
November 27, 2013 12:58 PM
RICHMOND half-forward Chris Knights is easing into pre-season training as he looks to make a successful return from a serious knee injury in 2014.
Knights, who tore his right patella tendon in May, joined the Tigers' full list at the ME Bank Centre on Wednesday, but his workload was carefully managed.
The 27-year-old completed a handful of light drills with the main group before doing his own kicking work with assistant coach Danny Daly and then moving inside after 40 minutes.
Entering his second season at Punt Road, Knights is ahead of schedule in his recovery, according to the Tigers, and appears in good condition after completing his own off-season running program.
Other players on light duties during Wednesday's two-hour session included Ty Vickery, Liam McBean, Shane Edwards, Dylan Grimes and Reece Con`ca, who continues his recovery from hamstring surgery.
Jack Riewoldt, Ivan Maric and Jake King also did a lot of their own running away from the main group at different stages of the session.
The Tigers' three recruits from last week's NAB AFL Draft – Ben Lennon, Nathan Gordon and Sam Lloyd – all trained with the main group.
Lennon, who was selected with pick No.12, was already impressing with his clean foot skills, while mature-age recruit Gordon ran well.
Midfielder Brandon Ellis continued to lead the hard-running drills, while Daniel Jackson, Steven Morris, Ricky Petterd and Alex Rance impressed in their groups.
After returning early but making a slow start to the running program, Dustin Martin picked up the pace.
VFL midfielder Nathan Batsanis had impressed in his training stint with the Tigers, but he was overlooked for a spot on the club's rookie list on Wednesday.
List manager Blair Hartley delivered the news halfway through Wednesday's session, with the Tigers opting for recycled players Todd Banfield (Brisbane Lions), Anthony Miles (Greater Western Sydney) and Matt Thomas (Port Adelaide).
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-11-27/knights-on-light-duties
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Good lord. There's a bit of Kel Moore, Nate Foley etc about this guy. With every passing week he becomes a better player. I must have missed his brownlow year
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07 24 touches per game
09 43 goals
:shh
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2 Brownlow years?
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x2 Rundle Mall medal winner
:bow
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3 seasons till he's 30. We'll be lucky to get 1 good year out of him and he's on mega bucks
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What's he on?
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who? Mrakov?
Dunno, but its probably illegal.
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seems logical
in soccer no one plays every game
rotation in the logical future
the best teams have two world class players for every position
With the riches of talent we now have on our list were going to have to divide into two teams where one played one week and the other the next. RFC leading the way again!
most afl teams cant field 22s without having to play their fair share of glass half fulls how the hell do you expect them to field two.
but the sentiment is correct.
most sides go with 3 tall forwards 3 tall defenders two ruckmen and roughly 9 or 10 mids.
your second side should mirror this with numbers at the very least. i believe its called depth and development linked to good list management.
has anyone looked at richmonds seconds team.
ardly any talls at a stage where they can fill in and perform at a good level if needed. probably just 4 or 5 genuine mids and one 32 yr old ruckman .
lots of flankers though we just added 5 or 6 to the struggling ones we already had. i can only conclude we will are following the wallace model and building two sides full of flankers.
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seems logical
in soccer no one plays every game
rotation in the logical future
the best teams have two world class players for every position
With the riches of talent we now have on our list were going to have to divide into two teams where one played one week and the other the next. RFC leading the way again!
most afl teams cant field 22s without having to play their fair share of glass half fulls how the hell do you expect them to field two.
but the sentiment is correct.
most sides go with 3 tall forwards 3 tall defenders two ruckmen and roughly 9 or 10 mids.
your second side should mirror this with numbers at the very least. i believe its called depth and development linked to good list management.
has anyone looked at richmonds seconds team.
ardly any talls at a stage where they can fill in and perform at a good level if needed. probably just 4 or 5 genuine mids and one 32 yr old ruckman .
lots of flankers though we just added 5 or 6 to the struggling ones we already had. i can only conclude we will are following the wallace model and building two sides full of flankers.
what should it do at the very most?
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We recruited for who we'll recruit next year. Cutting edge are we.
what should it do at the very most?
Same as the very least but with better players.
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VIDEO: Chris Knights' rehab update
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2013-12-05/knights-rehab-update
* On Monday will start gradually progressing back into main training (ie. start by doing the warm-up).
* He's slightly ahead of schedule.
* Hopes to be back into full training by Christmas.
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We recruited for who we'll recruit next year. Cutting edge are we.
what should it do at the very most?
Same as the very least but with better players.
To mirror the senior side with equal numbers position wise and quality, ability wise, is a big ask.
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Full training by Christmas...very good.
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Reckon he and Lennon will be competing for a spot on the flank come round 1.
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Spoke really well in the interview on the RFC website. Seems to be of very sound character. :thumbsup
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Bojo remix:
Whoa! This bloke should run for Prime Minister once his AFL Career is up. Talk about a wordsmith! Not bad on the eye either, just quietly. Brownlow smoky :shh
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Reckon he and Lennon will be competing for a spot on the flank come round 1.
cant be in the same side?
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Bojo remix:
Whoa! This bloke should run for Prime Minister once his AFL Career is up. Talk about a wordsmith! Not bad on the eye either, just quietly. Brownlow smoky :shh
;D :thumbsup
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Reckon he and Lennon will be competing for a spot on the flank come round 1.
cant be in the same side?
I just get the feeling one will be left out. Hope I am wrong as I like Knighta and I reckon Lennon looks good enough to play right away.
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Bojo remix:
Whoa! This bloke should run for Prime Minister once his AFL Career is up. Talk about a wordsmith! Not bad on the eye either, just quietly. Brownlow smoky :shh
:lol
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I like Knights but think he,ll be up against it in 2014 coming back from this injury and the recruitment of similar players in Lennon, Lloyd and Gordon.
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Knights out of the dark
richmondfc.com.au
April 30, 2014
Richmond’s mature-age recruit, Chris Knights, is making steady progress again following a setback on the comeback trail from the serious knee injury that he sustained nearly a full year ago.
"It’s back on track now, so hopefully, in the next week or two, I’ll resume back with the main group and then start playing some footy again.”
Full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-04-30/knights-out-of-the-dark
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I'll believe it when I see it.
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Who cares ? Another player who couldn't get a game in an ordinary Adelaide team and a player who was cursed with injuries before he came to us. Played a couple of games and now lives off the Richmond pension. Will be injured all year and will probably be offered a Nathan Foley 3 year deal in the next few weeks.
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Who cares ? Another player who couldn't get a game in an ordinary Adelaide team and a player who was cursed with injuries before he came to us. Played a couple of games and now lives off the Richmond pension. Will be injured all year and will probably be offered a Nathan Foley 3 year deal in the next few weeks.
Richmond pension ;D l like that one.
l must be near qualified for one myself ;D
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Reckon he's cooked. Will retire this year
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ooh yes good old Shaun Higgins
3 years, gee you gotta laugh or you will cry.
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Looking like another resounding success for moneyball.....
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Looking like another resounding success for monkeyball.....
edited for accuracy
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RFC are habituated losers.
lmao
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He did come with injury baggage. Maybe unrelated to his current plight but he left the Crows for a reason.
Pretty annoyed about it actually Hampson and Knights a couple of crocs with dodgy knees.
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He did come with injury baggage. Maybe unrelated to his current plight but he left the Crows for a reason.
Pretty annoyed about it actually Hampson and Knights a couple of crocs with dodgy knees.
Don't think he ever had knee problems before
This patella issue was caused by the dislocation, which was a freak accident
Would think the fact Sanderson wouldn't play him despite good SANFL form would have been a pretty good reason to leave ;D
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One more serious injury and he will retire and move into coaching. Hopefully his body can hold up because I feel he can offer us plenty when he is out there.
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Don't think he ever had knee problems before
This patella issue was caused by the dislocation, which was a freak accident
No as I said not directly related but he did have numerous leg related injuries with his problematic foot and hips.
I'm not a doctor but to say the knee was entirely unrelated may or may not be correct also.
Anyways he's a croc now.
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Don't think he ever had knee problems before
This patella issue was caused by the dislocation, which was a freak accident]
Had plenty of soft tissue injuries and his most recent one can be chalked down to that too
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Fringe player at best
Don't know why we got him
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Has the last half of this year to convince me he is over his injuries.
Undoubtably talented and at his best would be a real weapon.
Alas I think his body is shot.......
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Fringe player at best
Don't know why we got him
Ill tell you why ... because some people at Punt Road have to pretend that they have worked hard so we end up with crocks like hampson and knights and average players like grigg and thomas and petterd etc etc etc.
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He can improve us marginally from being a 11th-14th side and help us get into the bottom half of the top 8.
Thats the ceiling. We are filled with players like this. Our goals is to make finals and make up the numbers with a list filled with OK players. There is no direction beyond that goal because it can't be achieved with a side full of B Graders.
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Here's a slow player that can actually play just quietly
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as stated before i like knights as a player, real footy smarts good skills can kick a goal and when hes actually had a decent run with injuries hes played some darn good footy.
the risk was his injury history you had to ask can he stay healthy. to me in taking him there was little risk he was either going to struggle with injuries again or he was going to play some good footy. he was a high reward low risk option imo.
to me hes a better player by some margin than gordon a similar type. id have him every day of week in front of shedwards or banfield.
the club now has a tough decision to make and again ask itself, at age 28 can he stay healthy and make a decent contribution to the seniors. if there is too much doubt about this he should be delisted.
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as stated before i like knights as a player, real footy smarts good skills can kick a goal and when hes actually had a decent run with injuries hes played some darn good footy.
the risk was his injury history you had to ask can he stay healthy. to me in taking him there was little risk he was either going to struggle with injuries again or he was going to play some good footy. he was a high reward low risk option imo.
to me hes a better player by some margin than gordon a similar type. id have him every day of week in front of shedwards or banfield.
the club now has a tough decision to make and again ask itself, at age 28 can he stay healthy and make a decent contribution to the seniors. if there is too much doubt about this he should be delisted.
I agree claw another one of your glass half full/empty types that alas will probably make very few inroads for us over his time here due to his injuries.
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Chris Knights, who suffered a setback in the VFL with his comeback from a knee injury, is scheduled to make his return with Maric against Box Hill in round seven of the VFL on May 17.
Source: The Age (http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/nathan-foley-to-return-in-vfl-on-sunday-ivan-maric-two-weeks-away-20140502-zr39t.html)
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Happy to give him 1 year contracts until he's fully cooked
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any news on this bloke?
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Shouldn't be too far away mate
His a freak can't wait
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He's an old, injury prone waste of a spot who should retire.
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He's an old, injury prone waste of a spot who should retire.
No mate you got the wrong guy
This player is a gun. Still pinching myself we got him for 3 years
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He's an old, injury prone waste of a spot who should retire.
No mate you got the wrong guy
This player is a gun. Still pinching myself we got him for 3 years
Was a gun for one season 5 years ago, just like Foley was for two seasons 6 years ago. Both need to do the right thing by the club and pack it in.
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Has the last half of this year to convince me he is over his injuries.
Undoubtably talented and at his best would be a real weapon.
Alas I think his body is shot.......
i agree think he is a real decent player who has constantly been cruelled by injury. if capable of getting fit and staying fit would have been a massive improvement on hacks we keep on re-signing.
he was a free agent and one with enough talent to warrant giving a chance to and taking a punt on.good quality players are what we lack and he was a good player when fit.
would not be surprised if he retires at seasons end.
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Has the last half of this year to convince me he is over his injuries.
Undoubtably talented and at his best would be a real weapon.
Alas I think his body is shot.......
i agree think he is a real decent player who has constantly been cruelled by injury. if capable of getting fit and staying fit would have been a massive improvement on hacks we keep on re-signing.
he was a free agent and one with enough talent to warrant giving a chance to and taking a punt on.good quality players are what we lack and he was a good player when fit.
would not be surprised if he retires at seasons end.
At least that would free up cap space.......
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Now Claw give me your thesis on how he was a good selection again? Keep it under 1000 words mate, cheers.
3 year deal for a battled frail man. Beauty, let's go grab Tom Williams or Higgins then?
Edwards and this bloke should never have been recruited.
End of story. Play and develop the bloody kids FFS and recruit your Miles types and use the spare coin for quality proven ball winners like Goddard
Haven't got an issue recruiting ready to go players but not on 3 yr stuffin deals. There is a reason why crows never matched this offer
We need quality players and instead of these dinky 350k a year deal.
Do you think his going to retire and walk away from 350k. Foley A Edwards and this bloke must be pinching themselves how a club can be so stuffin stupid. Meanwhile clubs are picking up cream like Goddard through FA
Claw you seem like a smart bloke
Do you think we are failing because of the actual people doing the developing and recruiting.
Look at FJ FfS, how in gods name is he still in a job??
Fix the poo at the top first
I have zero confidence in anything this bloke does. I mean FFS he was Millers side kick yet we are still paying his wages
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Aggression pays off for injured Tiger Knights
Nathan Schmook
afl.com.au
June 19, 2014 2:31 PM
RICHMOND forward Chris Knights has had a breakthrough in his lengthy return from a serious knee injury, with another round of surgery three weeks ago revealing a piece of floating bone that been stonewalling his recovery.
Knights, who has not played at senior level since round seven last season, has experienced multiple setbacks since tearing the patella tendon in his right knee more than 13 months ago.
But now he has renewed hope of playing at senior level this season.
The 27-year-old underwent a knee cleanout last month that could have ended his season, but it instead uncovered a crucial piece of the puzzle that could have him back in full training in the coming weeks.
"There were a couple of options on the table and [the doctor] said, 'If we go down this path it could be the end of your season'," Knights told AFL.com.au.
"At the end of the day I couldn't just be waiting for my knee to get better and really training under duress.
"I said, 'Whatever I do from here on it has to be an aggressive decision', and it turned out after the surgery I was able to walk out of there and it felt really comfortable.
"I'm really glad I went down that path."
Knights was on track to play in round one this season after appearing to put the injury behind him over summer, but he broke down in a practice match against Essendon in late March.
He has spent the past three weeks rehabilitating his right knee following surgery and is now completing light football drills and almost sprinting.
The former Adelaide half-forward, who joined Richmond as a free agent at the end of 2012, said the past year had presented the toughest mental challenge of his 101-game career.
"There's been times where I've thought, 'Enough is enough. What am I doing? I feel like I'm letting the team down and my teammates down'," he said.
"At the end of the day you talk to the ones that care about you most – whether it's the coaches, your family, your partner – and they say, 'You're not letting anyone down, you didn't mean for this to happen', and it puts you back on track.
"I had a good chat with Ivan (Maric) because he was in a similar position at the start of the year."
Knights has taken on mentoring roles with young players, particularly Matt Arnot, and will often run extra swimming and cycling sessions for teammates, given he is now an expert in those areas.
He has conditioned himself not to set goals from an injury point of view because "sometimes your body doesn't allow you to achieve them", but he hasn't written off 2014.
"I'd like to play AFL towards the end of this year … good AFL football for the team and build a bit of momentum into the pre-season," he said.
"There's no danger of doing a similar injury again, it's more whether it deteriorates.
"That's why I'm spending a lot of time in the gym making sure the tendon is getting stronger.
"I really want to get back out there and do what I enjoy doing most."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-06-19/tigers-aggression-pays-off
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Let me guess.
Someone will say that he'll be like a new recruit next year! :whistle
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VIDEO: Knights update
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2014-06-19/knights-update
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Serious question Dr YABB,
How could this happen? I mean why wasn't the floating bone picked up earlier?
Seems like season wasted because this wasn't found earlier
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Let me guess.
Someone will say that he'll be like a new recruit next year! :whistle
Secret weapon. :shh
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Serious question Dr YABB,
How could this happen? I mean why wasn't the floating bone picked up earlier?
Seems like season wasted because this wasn't found earlier
I guess the most obvious reason is that nobody bothered to scan it after he broke down in March. Usually the best test for the knee is an MRI. It picks up bony, meniscal, muscular and ligamentous injuries.
I will make enquiries through a friend that works occasionally with one of the part time medical staff at Richmond why this wasn't done. It's often hard to get answers though.
But honestly, I have no idea if they scanned him or not. I don't know whether this problem (the floating bone) occurred in March or more recently. Who knows?
Cheers.
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"There's no danger of doing a similar injury again, it's more whether it deteriorates.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-06-19/tigers-aggression-pays-off (http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-06-19/tigers-aggression-pays-off)
That's gotta worry you. Under the rigors of AFL, thats almost a guarantee. Deteriorating knees just never heal. Probably means its bye bye at the end of the year.
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Serious question Dr YABB,
How could this happen? I mean why wasn't the floating bone picked up earlier?
Seems like season wasted because this wasn't found earlier
Reasonable question wp, however it's safe to assume the floating bone was floating earlier on :huh
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This could be the one we've been waiting for, Fullaz !! ;D
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Serious question Dr YABB,
How could this happen? I mean why wasn't the floating bone picked up earlier?
Seems like season wasted because this wasn't found earlier
I guess the most obvious reason is that nobody bothered to scan it after he broke down in March. Usually the best test for the knee is an MRI. It picks up bony, meniscal, muscular and ligamentous injuries.
I will make enquiries through a friend that works occasionally with one of the part time medical staff at Richmond why this wasn't done. It's often hard to get answers though.
But honestly, I have no idea if they scanned him or not. I don't know whether this problem (the floating bone) occurred in March or more recently. Who knows?
Cheers.
:thumbsup thanks
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It is possible for MRI's to miss the floating bone for various reason and the only way to pick it up would be surgery (arthroscopy)
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It is possible for MRI's to miss the floating bone for various reason and the only way to pick it up would be surgery (arthroscopy)
It depends on your radiologist and the quality of the scans. It should pick up at least 95% of all problems.
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Another moneyballs up.
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Another moneyballs up.
Didn't you hear the news? Its full steam ahead now, will get an extension
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Another moneyballs up.
Didn't you hear the news? Its full steam ahead now, will get an extension
Yep...then he'll get a hyper-extension...
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I wouldn't knee-jerk just yet.
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Now Claw give me your thesis on how he was a good selection again? Keep it under 1000 words mate, cheers.
3 year deal for a battled frail man. Beauty, let's go grab Tom Williams or Higgins then?
Edwards and this bloke should never have been recruited.
End of story. Play and develop the bloody kids FFS and recruit your Miles types and use the spare coin for quality proven ball winners like Goddard
Haven't got an issue recruiting ready to go players but not on 3 yr stuffin deals. There is a reason why crows never matched this offer
We need quality players and instead of these dinky 350k a year deal.
Do you think his going to retire and walk away from 350k. Foley A Edwards and this bloke must be pinching themselves how a club can be so stuffin stupid. Meanwhile clubs are picking up cream like Goddard through FA
Claw you seem like a smart bloke
Do you think we are failing because of the actual people doing the developing and recruiting.
Look at FJ FfS, how in gods name is he still in a job??
Fix the poo at the top first
I have zero confidence in anything this bloke does. I mean FFS he was Millers side kick yet we are still paying his wages
no thesis needed.
simply put as stated i think hes a decent player when fit.
3 yrs with his record of injury was the only thing wrong in taking him. yet again when we took him he had not long turned 26 so three yrs would mean if free of injury we get him as a mature player in his prime.
so he cost nothing a free agent, he is on a reasonable contract not big money, he was just 26 when recruited, and he had showed regularly when fit he could play. yep injury was the obvious question would he have recurring injury problems. i would have thought where we took him was the right place to take a player with his injury history.
theres nothing wrong with knights a f/a pick who cost nothing whos, contract expires at age 29.
nothing wrong with azza edwards either. he met a severe list need he still does. you do realise our stocks of medium sized fwds when we drafted him with pick 89000 was virtually non existent, all i have ever said in regards to him for sure take him for basiocally nothing. fix an immediate hole but ffs take some youngsters as well so theres a succession plan in place.. theres only really ohanlon.
would you take the 28 yr old bernie vince obviously not. too pld for you. i would. i keep on saying it there is nothing wrong with taking mature players. the only real provisos is take em cheap, and you must continue to take your fair share of kids.
hmm recruiting i dont think anyone on here has complained as long and consistently about it.
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It is possible for MRI's to miss the floating bone for various reason and the only way to pick it up would be surgery (arthroscopy)
It depends on your radiologist and the quality of the scans. It should pick up at least 95% of all problems.
Yep don't get me wrong it is unlikely but there is a chance that for whatever reason it was missed and I just find that more likely than them not doing an MRI at all. But then again :banghead :banghead :banghead
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Now Claw give me your thesis on how he was a good selection again? Keep it under 1000 words mate, cheers.
3 year deal for a battled frail man. Beauty, let's go grab Tom Williams or Higgins then?
Edwards and this bloke should never have been recruited.
End of story. Play and develop the bloody kids FFS and recruit your Miles types and use the spare coin for quality proven ball winners like Goddard
Haven't got an issue recruiting ready to go players but not on 3 yr stuffin deals. There is a reason why crows never matched this offer
We need quality players and instead of these dinky 350k a year deal.
Do you think his going to retire and walk away from 350k. Foley A Edwards and this bloke must be pinching themselves how a club can be so stuffin stupid. Meanwhile clubs are picking up cream like Goddard through FA
Claw you seem like a smart bloke
Do you think we are failing because of the actual people doing the developing and recruiting.
Look at FJ FfS, how in gods name is he still in a job??
Fix the poo at the top first
I have zero confidence in anything this bloke does. I mean FFS he was Millers side kick yet we are still paying his wages
no thesis needed.
simply put as stated i think hes a decent player when fit.
3 yrs with his record of injury was the only thing wrong in taking him. yet again when we took him he had not long turned 26 so three yrs would mean if free of injury we get him as a mature player in his prime.
so he cost nothing a free agent, he is on a reasonable contract not big money, he was just 26 when recruited, and he had showed regularly when fit he could play. yep injury was the obvious question would he have recurring injury problems. i would have thought where we took him was the right place to take a player with his injury history.
theres nothing wrong with knights a f/a pick who cost nothing whos, contract expires at age 29.
nothing wrong with azza edwards either. he met a severe list need he still does. you do realise our stocks of medium sized fwds when we drafted him with pick 89000 was virtually non existent, all i have ever said in regards to him for sure take him for basiocally nothing. fix an immediate hole but ffs take some youngsters as well so theres a succession plan in place.. theres only really ohanlon.
would you take the 28 yr old bernie vince obviously not. too pld for you. i would. i keep on saying it there is nothing wrong with taking mature players. the only real provisos is take em cheap, and you must continue to take your fair share of kids.
hmm recruiting i dont think anyone on here has complained as long and consistently about it.
I'd have said no to Vince because I wouldn't want to use a 2nd rounder on him like Melbourne. But then we used it on a log anyway so :help
Plus Vince is playing probably career best footy.
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Chris Knights was a leading figure for the Tigers and worked hard for 20 disposals (10 contested) and six clearances in his first match in 13 weeks due to a knee injury.
“He was benched in the last but he was terrific in the first three quarters and won the ball inside. He really got us going,” Clarke said.
RICHMOND 14 4.6 10.8 13.12 (90)
GEELONG 4.1 8.2 11.6 13.8 (86)
Goals: McBean 4, A. Edwards 2, Banfield 2, Gordon, Young, McDonough, Griffiths, Williams
Best: McDonough, McBean, Young, Helbig, A. Edwards, Knights
This is great to see, I still think he has something to offer us.... :-\
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Will be like a new recruit :clapping
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Knights nominated for Australian Startup Award
By Kate Taeuber
aflplayers.com.au
Jul 25, 2014
Despite battling on-field demons this year, Tigers half-forward Chris Knights is kicking goals off-field.
Following a season-ending knee injury in just his fifth game for Richmond last year, the clever left-footer has spent his time on the sidelines wisely; Knights has turned his focus to his second passion, business.
The 100-gamer took a hands-on role at his media company, Zib Media - one of Melbourne’s leading SEO experts - which launched four years ago when Knights recognised a gap in the market.
“Zib Media was formed through the realisation of an opportunity in the online space,” Knights says.
“Four years on and we’ve grown from a team of three working in the back of a Ray White office, into a national company with more than 20 employees, 500 clients and offices in two states”.
Zib Media operates in both Melbourne and Adelaide, building websites and performing search engine optimisation. The company is currently diversifying into application-building and software development.
This month Zib Media gained industry recognition, becoming a top ten finalist in the competitive 2014 Australian Startup Awards.
Knights believes it’s important to plan for life after football, even though the hectic schedule that comes with being an AFL player can be difficult to manage at times.
“Hopefully the nomination demonstrates to other footballers that they can get involved in a business and do well whilst playing football,” he says.
“I’ve always believed it’s important to do something outside of the game because an injury can be just around the corner, and you could be finished. There is a short life span in football and I myself have suffered adversity during my career, which has given me time to focus on other areas”.
The former Crow believes it’s all about finding a good balance between his two passions.
“At times it involves sacrifice and hard work,” he admits.
“I feel now I’ve got a really good work balance and I’m not scared about when football might finish”.
With Zib Media on the up, Knights is looking forward to a return to AFL in the latter part of the season.
“I’m really excited about the last part of the year because my knee is feeling really good.
“I’ve got another year on my contract to go and I’m hoping to play really good, consistent football and that the team plays really well next year”.
You can find out more about Zib Media here (http://zibmedia.com.au/), and read about Chris’s nomination in the 2014 Australian Startup Awards here (http://australianstartupawards.com.au/finalists_category/product-business/).
http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/knights-nominated-for-australian-startup-award/
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Ok serious question ...How far away is this bloke from getting a game in the seniors ?
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Will be like a new recruit 8)
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Ok serious question ...How far away is this bloke from getting a game in the seniors ?
will be in the side tonight for Thomas :shh
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I'd like to see him in, I rate him highly.
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Will be like a new recruit 8)
Brilliant. :clapping
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Ok serious question ...How far away is this bloke from getting a game in the seniors ?
will be in the side tonight for Thomas :shh
I thought we wouldn't be playing him until Higgins came over for spare parts!
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Would consider playing him against the crows as a sub
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How is he not getting a game ??? Bog last week. Would've cut Adelaide to pieces tomorrow
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I reckon he could be our secret weapon. :shh
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Will be light years more of an asset than señor grigg
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I reckon he could be our secret weapon. :shh
A late change maybe?
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Will be light years more of an asset than señor grigg
wtf hes too freakin old for the likes of you. just keeping a kid out of the side .
im laughing my head of how can posters be so all over the shop.
sorry judge but to go by a lot of your posts and posts by many others. play knights and it would be nothing short of game strealingh off our kids,,
talk about cake and eat it too. ;)
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Will be light years more of an asset than señor grigg
wtf hes too freakin old for the likes of you. just keeping a kid out of the side .
im laughing my head of how can posters be so all over the shop.
sorry judge but to go by a lot of your posts and posts by many others. play knights and it would be nothing short of game strealingh off our kids,,
talk about cake and eat it too. ;)
There is a difference when playing older guys that have continuously failed in front of kids. Knights isn't one of those. He has loads of talent; it's just that he cannot keep off the injured list. If you cannot understand that, then there is no point arguing with the judge.
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Claw only approves of South Australian old hacks gettibg a game like Matthew Thomas
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Will be light years more of an asset than señor grigg
wtf hes too freakin old for the likes of you. just keeping a kid out of the side .
im laughing my head of how can posters be so all over the shop.
sorry judge but to go by a lot of your posts and posts by many others. play knights and it would be nothing short of game strealingh off our kids,,
talk about cake and eat it too. ;)
There is a difference when playing older guys that have continuously failed in front of kids. Knights isn't one of those. He has loads of talent; it's just that he cannot keep off the injured list. If you cannot understand that, then there is no point arguing with the judge.
Grigg 26 (hardwick favourite).
Knights 27
Playing knights in Griggs spot doesn't take game games of kids, as Grigg is a hardwick favourite and continuously in the side
That said it wouldn't surprise me for them both to play (sometime soon) and a vlastuin type get dropped
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Need to get this Tiger legend back on the paddock
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As mentioned in the VFL thread, Knights did a hammy in the ressies :(.
@pj_denholm - "what happened to Knights?"
@TigerlandTone - "Hammy. Missed second half. Have to think season done"
@meltigers4 - "after the game I went to have a chat with knights and he looks shattered :("
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Not good, poor bugger, another wasted career of what could of been... :'(
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Not good, poor bugger, another wasted career of what could of been... :'(
Dragacevic mark 2. Unlucky and very talented.
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How long did we sign him up for? Surely cooked now. Time to move on.
Edit: just remembered the contracts thread. Says 2014. Gone.
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How devastating for the guy
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Devastating - was in good form we could have used hi tonight
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Yep, rate him highly and although it is very common for athletes to cop a soft tissue after a long layoff I think he will be taken around the back of the shed because the dog just won't hunt.
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Might be minor?
Aim for a proper pre-season.
Wouldn't have played him this year anyway.
Guy might have just been devo because he wanted to play an AFL game this year/recent return etc.
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Think someone said it was a bad one.
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Should never have picked him to begin with
Biggest waste of a million dollars since the McMahon selection
Goodbye
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Should never have picked him to begin with
Biggest waste of a million dollars since the McMahon selection
Goodbye
A million dollars?
Please he isn't on $500k a season
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Should never have picked him to begin with
Biggest waste of a million dollars since the McMahon selection
Goodbye
A million dollars?
Please he isn't on $500k a season
But after 3 seasons here he'd be close to it WP. Played 4 games out of 43 for the club so far. Quite damning.
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Should never have picked him to begin with
Biggest waste of a million dollars since the McMahon selection
Goodbye
A million dollars?
Please he isn't on $500k a season
But after 3 seasons here he'd be close to it WP. Played 4 games out of 43 for the club so far. Quite damning.
He's out of contract this year isn't he?
So using Angus' numbers he is supposedly on $500k a year.
And even if he has another year to go $300-$350k a season would be reasonable.
Problem has been the injuries.
And I think to whack the bloke for suffering the knee injury he did is harsh. It was freakish injury, shocking dislocation that damaged the ligaments. Not exactly his fault.
As for this season, well how the club could not put him for scope earlier rather trying to manage the pain well was....actually quite normal in light of what we've seen this year
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To be fair the knee was just a freak injury that no-one could predict and he was looking very good at that stage.
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Should never have picked him to begin with
Biggest waste of a million dollars since the McMahon selection
Goodbye
A million dollars?
Please he isn't on $500k a season
But after 3 seasons here he'd be close to it WP. Played 4 games out of 43 for the club so far. Quite damning.
He's out of contract this year isn't he?
So using Angus' numbers he is supposedly on $500k a year.
And even if he has another year to go $300-$350k a season would be reasonable.
Problem has been the injuries.
And I think to whack the bloke for suffering the knee injury he did is just hatch. It was freakish injury, shocking dislocation that damaged the ligaments. Not exactly his fault.
As for this season, well how the club could not put him for scope earlier rather trying to manage the pain well was....actually quite normal in light of what we've seen this year
Maybe so WP and in part I agree but given the fiasco with Dusty last year and with a few blokes of the calibre of Cotch, Ellis and Dusty out of contract the gamble in selecting him has not paid off IMHO.
PS I thought he signed for three years. I stand corrected if it is confirmed at two. :thumbsup
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Should never have picked him to begin with
Biggest waste of a million dollars since the McMahon selection
Goodbye
A million dollars?
Please he isn't on $500k a season
3 years wasn't It
Regardless his crap
Don't ruin my night WP
Come for drinks in Adelaide
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It was a good idea to get him and I'm standing by it.
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WP any comments?
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Should never have picked him to begin with
Biggest waste of a million dollars since the McMahon selection
Goodbye
A million dollars?
Please he isn't on $500k a season
3 years wasn't It
Regardless his crap
Don't ruin my night WP
Come for drinks in Adelaide
He's on about 150k plus match payments from memory. So he's on about 150k. :lol
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I wouldn't pay him $1.50
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I wouldn't pay him $1.50
;D
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Time to bring out the body bag and take him for a walk up bush
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WP any comments?
No made my point,
He is not on the $$$ you suggest
And I won't whack the bloke for the knee injury he suffered last year - bad luck doesn't make you injury prone. But will whack the club for the terrible handling of his injury issues this season.
Off to the airport, have a plane to catch
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Needs to come back for a farewell game
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Rubbish
let's be honest what would you, I or anyone know exactly what his on. We are the club who signed Angus Hampson on for 350k so anythings possible. What sickens me is we nearly lost dusty cause we allocate money to spuds like knights and Edwards.
His whole body is a ticking time bomb. Today knee tomorrow left ear lobe. Was exactly like that at Adelaide. Would think Shaun Higgins would have been a better option and that's saying something
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WP any comments?
No made my point,
He is not on the $$$ you suggest
And I won't whack the bloke for the knee injury he suffered last year - bad luck doesn't make you injury prone. But will whack the club for the terrible handling of his injury issues this season.
Off to the airport, have a plane to catch
Fact is that knee injury was not his first injury, he continually get's injured even before we picked him up = injury prone
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Should offer him a rookie position. If he can get his body right he could be an asset. Won't cost us much as a rookie.
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Plus 1
Min wage too
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Im in the one year contract camp on about $150k a year. Knights can play.
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Im in the one year contract camp on about $150k a year. Knights can play.
he already has that for next year. ;D
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Im in the one year contract camp on about $150k a year. Knights can play.
he already has that for next year. ;D
then thats good. hopefully he comes good and kicks 30 goals for us next season.
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Would be good for the richmond vfl side to have him on the rookie list or vfl listed player
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WP any comments?
No made my point,
He is not on the $$$ you suggest
And I won't whack the bloke for the knee injury he suffered last year - bad luck doesn't make you injury prone. But will whack the club for the terrible handling of his injury issues this season.
Off to the airport, have a plane to catch
Fact is that knee injury was not his first injury, he continually get's injured even before we picked him up = injury prone
Will stand corrected but wasn't the dislocation and the subsequent serious ligament damage last year to his good knee?
And sorry and I'm no medical expert but I don't understand how dislocating a kneecap is a result of being injury prone, it was freak injury.
I know he had injury probs in Adelaide but weren't they predominantly soft tissue? This knee injury was not a soft tissue injury
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Any injury, freak or otherwise, contributes to someone being 'injury prone'.
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Will stand corrected but wasn't the dislocation and the subsequent serious ligament damage last year to his good knee?
And sorry and I'm no medical expert but I don't understand how dislocating a kneecap is a result of being injury prone, it was freak injury.
I know he had injury probs in Adelaide but weren't they predominantly soft tissue? This knee injury was not a soft tissue injury
I thought he'd had injuries on both legs? Could argue it doesn't matter what knee because the fact is he has injured both now.
If I remember correctly his dislocation was a result of ligament/tendon tear (depends what was actually damaged as I can't remember). This means it was a soft tissue injury as soft tissue refers to tendon, ligaments, muscles, synovial membranes etc. Pretty much anything that isn't bone. Not sure where this notion of a patella dislocation not being a soft tissue injury has come from as I've heard it a couple of times. In all seriousness I would like to hear what YBB has to say about it because generally his opinion is one I take on board.
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Will stand corrected but wasn't the dislocation and the subsequent serious ligament damage last year to his good knee?
And sorry and I'm no medical expert but I don't understand how dislocating a kneecap is a result of being injury prone, it was freak injury.
I know he had injury probs in Adelaide but weren't they predominantly soft tissue? This knee injury was not a soft tissue injury
I thought he'd had injuries on both legs? Could argue it doesn't matter what knee because the fact is he has injured both now.
If I remember correctly his dislocation was a result of ligament/tendon tear (depends what was actually damaged as I can't remember). This means it was a soft tissue injury as soft tissue refers to tendon, ligaments, muscles, synovial membranes etc. Pretty much anything that isn't bone. Not sure where this notion of a patella dislocation not being a soft tissue injury has come from as I've heard it a couple of times. In all seriousness I would like to hear what YBB has to say about it because generally his opinion is one I take on board.
Agree I'd like to hear YBB opinion on this as well.
Also that's where we differ in what we've heard. I heard at a pre-match function last year after he dislocated his knee that the dislocation had caused major ligament & tendon damage (similar to Astbury's a few years back). Hence, my comment about this knee injury not being soft tissue.
As I said will stand corrected only going by what I was told last year :thumbsup
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Regardless if it was soft tissue, hard tissue, pliable tissue or kleenex tissue, it's about time he be given his favourite meal and taken down to the back paddock.
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Will stand corrected but wasn't the dislocation and the subsequent serious ligament damage last year to his good knee?
And sorry and I'm no medical expert but I don't understand how dislocating a kneecap is a result of being injury prone, it was freak injury.
I know he had injury probs in Adelaide but weren't they predominantly soft tissue? This knee injury was not a soft tissue injury
I thought he'd had injuries on both legs? Could argue it doesn't matter what knee because the fact is he has injured both now.
If I remember correctly his dislocation was a result of ligament/tendon tear (depends what was actually damaged as I can't remember). This means it was a soft tissue injury as soft tissue refers to tendon, ligaments, muscles, synovial membranes etc. Pretty much anything that isn't bone. Not sure where this notion of a patella dislocation not being a soft tissue injury has come from as I've heard it a couple of times. In all seriousness I would like to hear what YBB has to say about it because generally his opinion is one I take on board.
Agree I'd like to hear YBB opinion on this as well.
Also that's where we differ in what we've heard. I heard at a pre-match function last year after he dislocated his knee that the dislocation had caused major ligament & tendon damage (similar to Astbury's a few years back). Hence, my comment about this knee injury not being soft tissue.
As I said will stand corrected only going by what I was told last year :thumbsup
I think the point is though is this has all resulted in yet another soft tissue injury as his soft tissue (ligaments/tendon) has been inured ;D
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Reckon the club medicos didn't help with his rehab from the knee problems this year, the floating bone issue
Only real soft tissue injury he has had in 2014 is the quad he did on Saturday ;D
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Any injury, freak or otherwise, contributes to someone being 'injury prone'.
Too true
Regardless if it was soft tissue, hard tissue, pliable tissue or kleenex tissue, it's about time he be given his favourite meal and taken down to the back paddock.
:lol
I've got no problem with the club spending a year on the rookie wage to see if we can get something out of our initial 2 year investment, whether he'd take that or not is a different story.
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The 2014 season has come to an unfortunate end for Chris Knights, who suffered a quad injury in the VFL last Saturday.
Source: RFC website (http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-08-21/astbury-returns)
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Surely they'll delist him now
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Don't call me Shirley.
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Knights interviewed after today's game about his return to footy ...
VIDEO: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2015-02-28/preseason-round-1-knights-return
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Secret weapon. :shh
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Secret weapon. :shh
:shh :shh
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Secret weapon. :shh
:shh :shh
:shh :shh :shh
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Is clearly good enough if he can stand up.
But can be stand up?
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Still irks me how goal hungry he is
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He went alright. Will be handy!!
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Until his season ending injury in round 2 :) I really hope he plays a full season but some players are just cursed as far as injuries are concerned.
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Still irks me how goal hungry he is
Set Gordon up beautifully for a goal that he could of gone for himself after he burned off his opponent.
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good to see him out there.
He has really good footy smarts (aka awareness)
Agree with blaisee, if he can stand up will be handy. Reckon he will stand up and will play some senior footy ;D
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Sssshhhhhhh! He's a secret weapon remember!
:shh
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Will be like a new recruit...
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22 games = 40 goals. Could be a really damaging player for us.
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I must admit I was underwhelmed by his performance for a senior player. kicked 2 goals ( one of which was a gimme due to the good work by those upfield) About 70 SC points just marginally ahead of other far less experienced forwards.
Don't get me wrong a fair game first game back from injury but nowhere near the standard we recruited him for and against a team vying for the wooden spoon. So lets just say its good to see him back but needs to lift a couple of levels to be back where he was playing for Adelaide.
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Still irks me how goal hungry he is
Set Gordon up beautifully for a goal that he could of gone for himself after he burned off his opponent.
That's cool. Still think he is goal hungry
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Has a class stamp, what if ever that ends up being?
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Positive step for Knights
richmondfc.com.au
March 2, 2015 2:40 PM
“It’s bloody tough . . . almost forgot how hard it was. It’s been a long road to get back, and I’m not back yet – it’s a NAB Cup game . . . I’m exhausted now, but I thoroughly enjoyed it,” Knights told ‘Roar Vision’ post-match.
“I think that I’ve built up a bit of confidence in my body during the pre-season. We’ve played a lot of practice games.
“For me, it’s all about performance now. I’m probably coming from a long way back, so I just want to continue to play well, play my role, and hopefully I can stay in the side and play a few games this year . . .
“I’ll put my hand up as much as I can, whether it’s in the AFL team, or in the VFL team. Good form selects yourself a position for the A team, so I’ll just keep playing as much football as I can, keep trying to improve, and hopefully it all works out for me.”
Full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-03-02/positive-step-for-knights
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Positive step for Knights
richmondfc.com.au
March 2, 2015 2:40 PM
“It’s bloody tough . . . almost forgot how hard it was. It’s been a long road to get back, and I’m not back yet – it’s a NAB Cup game . . . I’m exhausted now, but I thoroughly enjoyed it,” Knights told ‘Roar Vision’ post-match.
“I think that I’ve built up a bit of confidence in my body during the pre-season. We’ve played a lot of practice games.
“For me, it’s all about performance now. I’m probably coming from a long way back, so I just want to continue to play well, play my role, and hopefully I can stay in the side and play a few games this year . . .
“I’ll put my hand up as much as I can, whether it’s in the AFL team, or in the VFL team. Good form selects yourself a position for the A team, so I’ll just keep playing as much football as I can, keep trying to improve, and hopefully it all works out for me.”
Full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-03-02/positive-step-for-knights
I l dont think he will repay our investment in him but that was very well said. Be nice to hear our former captain say that at some point.
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Chris Knights, who impressed Hardwick in his comeback against the Dogs, missed the game against the Power with what the club described as a slight injury setback.
Source: Herald-Sun website (http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/kane-lambert-poised-to-be-promoted-from-richmond-rookie-list/story-fndv8t7m-1227271617238)
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Chris Knights, who impressed Hardwick in his comeback against the Dogs, missed the game against the Power with what the club described as a slight injury setback.
Source: Herald-Sun website (http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/kane-lambert-poised-to-be-promoted-from-richmond-rookie-list/story-fndv8t7m-1227271617238)
He's stuffed in other words and won't play a game all season
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Gee that's a real shame.... :-[
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was that his one game for this season...sheesh, wasn't even a proper game lol
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Why is he not on the injury list?
....is "the secret" keeping a secret?
Or is the club trying to hide the weapon for a late finals onslaught?
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was that his one game for this season...sheesh, wasn't even a proper game lol
:lol
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If he is fit for R1 I would play him against Carlton. Knights knows how to kick goals, best 22 for mine when he is fit.
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absolutely, just hope he doesn't rip his bunghole open every time he kicks one though lol
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Was ordinary today. Not on today's form.
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Was ordinary today. Not on today's form.
Probably trying to not get injured. Our round 1 secret weapon :shh
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After today's performance he would have to be well seated to replace Deledio if he is suspended..
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Was good while it lasted
Off the ground again looks like a leg
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Was good while it lasted
Off the ground again looks like a leg
Subbed out so clearly he's injured again :(.
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Hammy I think
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Wouldn't have self-diagnosed anything structural, has to be soft tissue. Shame.
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Stick a fork in him
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Just a taste of game time is all "the weapon" requires.
Let's just ease him in for an all out assault on Essendrugs before the bye.
Then it's time to take "the weapon" off the leash in the lead up to finals.
P.S. ...he's a secret. :shh
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http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2015-04-18/round-3-knights-return-cut-short
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thank god he is in his last year. Waste of money and a waste of our resources trying to get his frail body right.
VFL standard will suit him.
see you champ.
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Should just pull the plug now so we can upgrade a rookie in his place.
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FHO!
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Hardwick confirmed after the match Knights had injured his hamstring, although was unable to elaborate on the severity of it.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-18/a-sad-state-of-affairs
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Don't be hasty lads will be back for his annual game next year
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Taking the place of developing a youngster.
2.5% of our list which is a dead return and puts us 2.5% behind the rest. Just can't afford this in the modern game
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this has to be his last year. salary cap space is needed. sad but its how it has to be.
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Does anyone know how long he will be out for?
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not too bad. He be back in a few weeks ;D
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Career over?
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Its difficult to see how it couldn't be.
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In footy terms tragic, so sorry for him and no less so us
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Not sure what the issue is, he is now preparing for pre season 2016
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Not sure what the issue is, he is now preparing for pre season 2016
Will be like a new recruit for us next season :shh
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Not sure what the issue is, he is now preparing for pre season 2016
Will be like a new recruit for us next season :shh
Secret weapon. :shh
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soft tissue injury after a long lay off with a leg injury. welll blow me down the world has ended.
the bloke has had in essence one freakish injury since hes been with us. his patella along with the clubs management of the injury has basically cost him the best part of two yrs.
im more than happy to see if he can get up and going this yr.
hes not hurting anything, salary cap or stopping us playing kids.
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soft tissue injury after a long lay off with a leg injury. welll blow me down the world has ended.
the bloke has had in essence one freakish injury since hes been with us. his patella along with the clubs management of the injury has basically cost him the best part of two yrs.
im more than happy to see if he can get up and going this yr.
hes not hurting anything, salary cap or stopping us playing kids.
Well blow me down I agree with you :thumbsup
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soft tissue injury after a long lay off with a leg injury. welll blow me down the world has ended.
the bloke has had in essence one freakish injury since hes been with us. his patella along with the clubs management of the injury has basically cost him the best part of two yrs.
im more than happy to see if he can get up and going this yr.
hes not hurting anything, salary cap or stopping us playing kids.
:clapping :clapping
Secret weapon :shh
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of course his not hurting anyone.
injured or not he is still getting paid 350k, and his injury is not long term so wont upgrade a rookie.
Beyond this year he cant surely continue with the RFC as a player.
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soft tissue injury after a long lay off with a leg injury. welll blow me down the world has ended.
the bloke has had in essence one freakish injury since hes been with us. his patella along with the clubs management of the injury has basically cost him the best part of two yrs.
im more than happy to see if he can get up and going this yr.
hes not hurting anything, salary cap or stopping us playing kids.
:clapping :clapping
Secret weapon :shh
I already said that so it isn't much of a secret anymore. :P
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I reckon he has retired. The look on his face said it all
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soft tissue injury after a long lay off with a leg injury. welll blow me down the world has ended.
the bloke has had in essence one freakish injury since hes been with us. his patella along with the clubs management of the injury has basically cost him the best part of two yrs.
im more than happy to see if he can get up and going this yr.
hes not hurting anything, salary cap or stopping us playing kids.
He's had his chances. Came to us injured and will always be injured
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soft tissue injury after a long lay off with a leg injury. welll blow me down the world has ended.
the bloke has had in essence one freakish injury since hes been with us. his patella along with the clubs management of the injury has basically cost him the best part of two yrs.
im more than happy to see if he can get up and going this yr.
hes not hurting anything, salary cap or stopping us playing kids.
Well blow me down I agree with you :thumbsup
im always happy to back in players with good attributes wp. this week we had a stroll in the park. nearly every player did well and we won well as we should have.
sorry if i cant get enthused about these types of wins though. flat track bullies really has been an apt description for us. they always go alright when theres no pressure or opposition. but as soon as pressure is applied they fold.
im sorry to say but imo we arent going anywhere with this list. a lot of those who shone saturday have to go.they are the biggest culprits when pressure goes on wins against weak opposition cant cover that up, thats just being honest.
these blokes are going to have to show they can play high pressure footy against good sides CONSISTENTLY before i even get optimistic. trouble is you know i know we all know deep down this list is no where near it.those that have consistently failed will do so again.
im happy for people to celebrate a win i m happy to not post on the game for rest of the week so they can enjoy it . but i dont want to be seen as one who goes missing when we win.
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soft tissue injury after a long lay off with a leg injury. welll blow me down the world has ended.
the bloke has had in essence one freakish injury since hes been with us. his patella along with the clubs management of the injury has basically cost him the best part of two yrs.
im more than happy to see if he can get up and going this yr.
hes not hurting anything, salary cap or stopping us playing kids.
Well blow me down I agree with you :thumbsup
im always happy to back in players with good attributes wp. this week we had a stroll in the park. nearly every player did well and we won well as we should have.
a lot of those who shone saturday have to go.they are the biggest culprits when pressure goes on wins against weak opposition cant cover that up, thats just being honest.
Whilst that's true somehow those culprits pulled through against Adelaide last year and the Bombers and against Port last year.
Just goes to show where RFC needs to invest their money is some sort of motivator or psychologist because ability wise I think a lot of these players can do their part. They just have this inexplicable tendency to switch to the mental fortitude of a 15 year old when games don't "open up"
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the club already has this in place. the problem is not the lack of support staff its the players. that's all. look at selwood from geelong he wills himself and his team to victory. do we have one that could do that for us?
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Out for 10 weeks according to Dimma.
Chris will have surgery to repair the hammy.
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the club already has this in place. the problem is not the lack of support staff its the players. that's all. look at selwood from geelong he wills himself and his team to victory. do we have one that could do that for us?
well Rance wills himself to take on 2-3 forwards and keep us in games. I don't see anyone else in the backline who follows suit. I could say the same thing about the other forwards and following Jack when he kicks us multiple goals to keep us matches also
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10 weeks? Bloke looks finished to me. I'm sure he's a decent fella and all but what a monumental waste of money. Managed 7 games for the club (presuming his 7th and 8th games count as one as he was injured in both).
Even being optimistic I doubt he could get back for the last 8-10 games. Maybe give him a finale if we miss the finals.
Shame. Very classy footballer in truth.
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He's cooked.
Get PAL on the line. Behold the cycle of life
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Make that 10-12 weeks :(.
Hamstring tendon surgery floors unlucky Tiger Knights
Niall Seewang
afl.com.au
April 20, 2015 7:34 PM
RICHMOND’S Chris Knights is facing another major setback, with the unlucky utility facing a lengthy stint on the sidelines.
Knights was subbed of last Saturday night’s win against the Brisbane Lions after injuring his hamstring.
He was playing his first game at AFL level since round seven, 2013, when he ripped his patella tendon off the bone.
On Monday evening, Richmond said scans had revealed damage to Knights’ hamstring tendon, which will require surgery.
The former Crow will be on the sidelines for 10-12 weeks.
"We’re really feel for Chris, as he showed on the weekend he could still make an impact at the highest level," Richmond’s general manager of football Dan Richardson said.
"We have no doubt Chris will attack his rehab with the same determination he has shown over the last 24 months, and we will support him through that."
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick was upset when asked about Knights’ injury after the win against the Lions.
"It's disappointing for the young fella," Hardwick said. "He's made his way back in the side, he's had a tough journey. We feel for him.
"It's a sad state of affairs."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-20/hamstring-tendon-surgery-floors-unlucky-tiger-knights
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Feel for Chris Knights. The look on his face on Sat night when he was on the bench said it all.
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:scream Omg that is 130k per game of footy. We was gyped big time!! :scream
Good money if u can get it.
Does that make him the highest paid player per game in Richmonds history?
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As soon asI saw his wierd kicking style swinging his lower leg through like its a pendulum, I figured he would be injury prone.
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:scream Omg that is 130k per game of footy. We was gyped big time!! :scream
Good money if u can get it.
Does that make him the highest paid player per game in Richmonds history?
Vickery will be up there this year. Hampson in the mix
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Knights was just on 3aw:
* He was asked if he had played enough VFL games before returning to senior footy. He said he did everything required at VFL level. He can speak with experience that the adjustment in intensity from VFL to AFL level is huge now. Everything we do at training is done to replicate what we do out on the ground each week. The increase in intensity is causing more injuries across all clubs.
* They then got onto the topic of going back to no interchanges as a means to lower the intensity at AFL level (as a means to reduce injuries). Knights said with no interchange, you'd be forced to stay out on the ground for the whole game like Soccer and him as a HF for example would then have to pick and choose what contests he would go to. Leigh Matthews later on said would the public handle now a slower game after getting use to the modern fast game which is an attraction. If you go back and watch games from his era, the thing you notice is how slow they are.
* Knights said wants to comeback but he's going to be gentle about it mentally. Diagnosis is 10-12 weeks according to the Doc but he's hoping if he can get back within 8 weeks he'll be very happy.
* As far as the team as a whole - we've been knocked around by injuries at unfortunate times during games this year which hasn't helped.
* Insipid comment was directed at the performance on the day; not at what the playing group can produce. Our tackling and other KPI stats were up in the first half but for whatever reason we just didn't adjust to the changing conditions and Melbourne ran away from us. We're still 2-2 though and if you win 54% of your games then you play finals.
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'I haven't played my last game': Knights
Harry Thring
afl.com.au
May 2, 2015 3:28 PM
LUCKLESS Richmond forward Chris Knights insists he'll play again despite another serious injury setback.
Knights began running on Saturday after having surgery on his hamstring in April.
It was the latest blow in what has been an awful past few years for the ex-Crow.
"I know that I haven't played my last game of football and I'm looking forward to coming back and just enjoying football at any level,” Knights told radio station 3AW.
"I feel like I have an obligation to the team to help out the young players and train hard … I want to come back and play AFL football but I'm going to be gentle in how I manage it mentally."
Knights tore the patella tendon off the bone during his first season at Punt Road (2013) after crossing from West Lakes, requiring season-ending surgery.
In May last year he underwent further surgery to remove a piece of floating bone from the knee, resulting in another 12-week stint on the sidelines before a quad strain again ruled him out.
This weekend marks Knights' second on the sidelines with his latest injury.
While the average return time for the surgery he had ranged between 10-12 weeks, he hoped to be available for selection in eight.
That could see Knights line up against West Coast in round 12 after the Tigers' bye.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-02/i-havent-played-my-last-game-insists-injuryprone-knights
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Come on dude, it's gg
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Chris Knights also spoke at the Inner Sanctum prematch today.
People can say what they like about him as player, debate whether he was a good FA pick up or whether he should try and comeback
But listening to him today I have to say he is a brilliant team mate and team player. He has a fantastic attitude and when you consider his injuries for him to maintain the attitude he has is a credit to him.
If he decides to walk away from the game at seasons end the RFC could do a lot worse to keep him on as a development coach. Kids coming through could learn a lot from this bloke, attitude, application, dedication and a team first mantra
Have great respect for him after listening to him today :clapping
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Chris Knights also spoke at the Inner Sanctum prematch today.
People can say what they like about him as player, debate whether he was a good FA pick up or whether he should try and comeback
But listening to him today I have to say he is a brilliant team mate and team player. He has a fantastic attitude and when you consider his injuries for him to maintain the attitude he has is a credit to him.
If he decides to walk away from the game at seasons end the RFC could do a lot worse to keep him on as a development coach. Kids coming through could learn a lot from this bloke, attitude, application, dedication and a team first mantra
Have great respect for him after listening to him today :clapping
Agreed. :clapping
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Chris Knights also spoke at the Inner Sanctum prematch today.
People can say what they like about him as player, debate whether he was a good FA pick up or whether he should try and comeback
But listening to him today I have to say he is a brilliant team mate and team player. He has a fantastic attitude and when you consider his injuries for him to maintain the attitude he has is a credit to him.
If he decides to walk away from the game at seasons end the RFC could do a lot worse to keep him on as a development coach. Kids coming through could learn a lot from this bloke, attitude, application, dedication and a team first mantra
Have great respect for him after listening to him today :clapping
A secret weapon. :shh
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Chris Knights also spoke at the Inner Sanctum prematch today.
People can say what they like about him as player, debate whether he was a good FA pick up or whether he should try and comeback
But listening to him today I have to say he is a brilliant team mate and team player. He has a fantastic attitude and when you consider his injuries for him to maintain the attitude he has is a credit to him.
If he decides to walk away from the game at seasons end the RFC could do a lot worse to keep him on as a development coach. Kids coming through could learn a lot from this bloke, attitude, application, dedication and a team first mantra
Have great respect for him after listening to him today :clapping
A secret weapon. :shh
he'll be like a new recruit! :shh
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:scream Omg that is 130k per game of footy. We was gyped big time!! :scream
Good money if u can get it.
Does that make him the highest paid player per game in Richmonds history?
la liga or EPL money
:clapping
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Chris Knights also spoke at the Inner Sanctum prematch today.
People can say what they like about him as player, debate whether he was a good FA pick up or whether he should try and comeback
But listening to him today I have to say he is a brilliant team mate and team player. He has a fantastic attitude and when you consider his injuries for him to maintain the attitude he has is a credit to him.
If he decides to walk away from the game at seasons end the RFC could do a lot worse to keep him on as a development coach. Kids coming through could learn a lot from this bloke, attitude, application, dedication and a team first mantra
Have great respect for him after listening to him today :clapping
He'll move into coaching when he finishes, agree with everything in the above post.
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I don't feel sorry for anyone who got paid a million dollars for doing very little (which wasn't his fault)
IMO it was the biggest waste of 1 million dollars I have ever seen the club spend on. They knew the risks and wasted it on a crippled bloke who was as fast as my grandma.
Actually I take that back second was hammer with Foley third.
I don't know the bloke but let's be honest most guys would be nice on our list. We are not a charity case get some real grunt in there, and maybe just maybe someone with experience as dimwit needs some challenging
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Richmond has re-instated Chris Knights to the senior list from the long-term injury list.
https://twitter.com/AFL_PKeane/with_replies
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Lets get him fit and firing for the finals. He can play footy. He has had ordinary luck but he can play and he is a smart bloke. Its important to have good blokes and smart blokes at a club. For me he has a place in our best 22 if he is fit. I would keep him for 2016 anyway.
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Lets get him fit and firing for the finals. He can play footy. He has had ordinary luck but he can play and he is a smart bloke. Its important to have good blokes and smart blokes at a club. For me he has a place in our best 22 if he is fit. I would keep him for 2016 anyway.
best of luck to Chris, he has had a shocking run, hope he can string some games together.
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Lets get him fit and firing for the finals. He can play footy. He has had ordinary luck but he can play and he is a smart bloke. Its important to have good blokes and smart blokes at a club. For me he has a place in our best 22 if he is fit.
It's even more important to have blokes who can actually get on the park.
I would keep him for 2016 anyway.
Would be a pee poor piece of list management to re-sign him - even by Richmond standards. Old wrecks like him & Foley to be stuffed off. We're not a stuffing charity.
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Yep at this point of time if he's signed on for 2016 it'll be a very poor decision (I'm assuming his contract ends this year). Would need to do something amazing through the rest of the year
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Secret Weapon. :shh
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:shh
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Secret Weapon. :shh
Our own Stewart Dew? :shh
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According to draft experts this years crop is crap. I saw a couple of games on TV and there was hardly anything there. I can see us only making 3 or 4 list changes this year. If the club thinks he can be fit for 2016 he should stay.
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Weapon le secret' :shh
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According to draft experts this years crop is crap. I saw a couple of games on TV and there was hardly anything there. I can see us only making 3 or 4 list changes this year. If the club thinks he can be fit for 2016 he should stay.
Yeah and if that results in us not having money for an a grader then what?
Foley Newman and this bloke take up close to a million dollars. All 3 should be thanked for their services and shown the door.
Be ruthless for once RFC, like the doc said we are not a charity case.
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According to draft experts this years crop is crap. I saw a couple of games on TV and there was hardly anything there. I can see us only making 3 or 4 list changes this year. If the club thinks he can be fit for 2016 he should stay.
Yeah and if that results in us not having money for an a grader then what?
Foley Newman and this bloke take up close to a million dollars. All 3 should be thanked for their services and shown the door.
Be ruthless for once RFC, like the doc said we are not a charity case.
What would we get for a million. Dangerfield?
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no problem with giving these blokes the big A, but then to use three players salary on one replacement can have its own issues
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Secret Weapon. :shh
Our own Stewart Dew? :shh
:shh :shh :shh
I haven't lost all hope on "the weapon".
I'm still confident he can be really handy for us if he stays fit. :pray
......but keep it to yourself :shh
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Secret Weapon. :shh
Our own Stewart Dew? :shh
:shh :shh :shh
I haven't lost all hope on "the weapon".
I'm still confident he can be really handy for us if he stays fit. :pray
......but keep it to yourself :shh
Mums the word! :shh
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Rookie list on min
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could live with that
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Without Knights on our primary list how are we ever going to promote our rookies?
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Without Knights on our primary list how are we ever going to promote our rookies?
:lol :cheers
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It's time.............
.......let out the secret, unleash the weapon! :gotigers
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Would probably be a better option to newy
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Without Knights on our primary list how are we ever going to promote our rookies?
:lol :cheers
Replace him with Trengove next year😉
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Needs a call up, could be the weapon we need in the finals!!!
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worth a punt coming into finals.....
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Would probably be a better option to newy
That gay kid at the game last night, dressed as an umpire would be a better option.
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the one who strained his crotch?
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Needs a call up, could be the weapon we need in the finals!!!
And yet you don't rate Batchelor
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Needs a call up, could be the weapon we need in the finals!!!
And yet you don't rate Batchelor
:huh :huh :huh
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Needs a call up, could be the weapon we need in the finals!!!
And yet you don't rate Batchelor
:huh :huh :huh
A 23 yo defender who you have bagged for not getting the ball and yet has averaged 15 touches per game in the past 6 weeks while shutting down his opponent - an improvement of 30% on his first half of the year. You claim he turns it over and his disposal efficiency sits at 81%
Meanwhile Chris Knights Is a 30 year old whose played 6 games in 3 years and you want to play him.
Levi Greenwood has had 1 decent game for Collingwood and 1 decent season for the Kangaroos and you hold him up as some kind of pin up because he stumbled upon a plan to stop Cotchin while we won by 90 points.
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Get Knights in the team, get Batch & Morris out. :snidegrin :snidegrin :snidegrin
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Knights' retirement surely the next to come..
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Batch played well. Knights career is over. There is no way he would handle the pace of AFL finals footy with his body. His done & dusted
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I cant believe people would come on here and say his worth a punt for the finals are yah seriouse his played what 1 game this year and broke down I think chris would know it himself that his body probably its up to the afl fast pace and why youd bring him into the finals would be silly... Chris would have been very handy if fit and right to go but I think we may have seen the last of chris in the afl... :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
GO U TIGERS
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I cant believe people would come on here and say his worth a punt for the finals are yah seriouse his played what 1 game this year and broke down I think chris would know it himself that his body probably its up to the afl fast pace and why youd bring him into the finals would be silly... Chris would have been very handy if fit and right to go but I think we may have seen the last of chris in the afl... :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
GO U TIGERS
Yes it is funny how people have a different view isn't it and the people that get paid to write about it actually see it differently as well.
The Barometer - Round 22
Herald-Sun
August 25, 2015
RICHMOND
ON THE BLOCK: Ben Lennon might be feeling nervous after starting as the sub and taking off the green vest halfway through the last quarter. He replaced Shane Edwards, who was given a rest after gathering 17 disposals in his comeback from a broken leg. Other “fringe” players Sam Lloyd, Kamdyn McIntosh and Steve Morris were all very good against Collingwood.
ON THE CUSP: Dylan Grimes and Reece Conca will both try to prove their fitness after suffering minor hamstring injuries two weeks ago. The VFL team suffered a big loss to Collingwood but Liam McBean (five goals) will keep the pressure on the top-level forwards to keep performing while Chris Knights (20 disposals, two goals) could be a finals wildcard.
AL PATON’S FORECAST: Richmond was the lowest-scoring team in the top eight until two weeks ago, then it banged home 45 goals against Gold Coast and the Magpies. The spread of goalkickers is particularly pleasing for Damien Hardwick, with Ty Vickery (10) leading the club goalkicking in the past two weeks, followed by Sam Lloyd and Brett Deledio (6) and Jack Riewoldt and Dustin Martin with four each. With a top-eight place all but locked in, the Tigers will want another good win against Essendon and hope the Saints can upset Sydney so they are playing for a top-four spot against the Roos in Round 23.
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Robbo has nfi and is 'Chef football writer ' ...
Dunno if getting paid for it means much
That said I'm not against giving knights a go. Could maybe be a good sub. Would be better than newy or grigg for mine. Better footballer. Bigger risk.
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Robbo has nfi and is 'Chef football writer ' ...
Dunno if getting paid for it means much
That said I'm not against giving knights a go. Could she a good sub. Would be better than newy or grift for mine
It doesn't matter if he does or doesn't, he has a view and its either going to be the same as what you and I think or it isn't. In saying that though the view of a journalist carries much more weight in the the relevant circles than our view.
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You free to think that
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:lol
sums it up joseff
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In saying that though the view of a journalist carries much more weight in the the relevant circles than our view.
:ROTFL
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In saying that though the view of a journalist carries much more weight in the the relevant circles than our view.
:ROTFL
What so when coaches get sacked you don't think that is partly to do with the media hype, don't you think it's the same regarding ins and outs and suspensions. Don't you think it played a part in the outcome of Fyfe and Hodge? Don't underestimate the press that much.
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Not sure Damien Hardwick is going to play Chris Knights because Robbo thinks it's a good idea. Feel free to think it tho
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Can't drop Lennon.. crazy
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Can't drop Lennon.. crazy
X2
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Can't drop Lennon.. crazy
X2
X3 :clapping
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Not sure Damien Hardwick is going to play Chris Knights because Robbo thinks it's a good idea. Feel free to think it tho
Not exactly what I was getting at.
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It's harder to get into a team than getting out of a team
Unless your in the top 5-8 players
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Or Chris newman
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As l said last month his gawn :snidegrin
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As l said last month his gawn :snidegrin
no one understood you though :cheers
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As l said last month his gawn :snidegrin
no one understood you though :cheers
maybe l should just shut my mouth & say nothing then if no-one wants to know. ;D
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As l said last month his gawn :snidegrin
no one understood you though :cheers
maybe l should just shut my mouth & say nothing then if no-one wants to know. ;D
have we got treloar?
have we got motlop?
have we got cruiser?
have we got yarran?
have we got hall?
spill your guts monkey ;D
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As l said last month his gawn :snidegrin
no one understood you though :cheers
maybe l should just shut my mouth & say nothing then if no-one wants to know. ;D
have we got treloar?
have we got motlop?
have we got cruiser?
have we got yarran?
have we got hall?
spill your guts monkey ;D
No No Yes No No :snidegrin
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that's pretty disappointing
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that's pretty disappointing
That's all l know about, at this time. l don't know everything that goes on :snidegrin
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Daniel Harford on SEN reporting that Chris Knights has injured his knee at training today :(
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Luckless Tiger Knights injures knee at training
Jennifer Phelan
afl.com.au
September 10, 2015 12:37 PM
LUCKLESS Richmond forward Chris Knights is believed to have suffered a left knee injury at training, two weeks after announcing he'll retire at the end of this season.
Knights, 28, injured his knee on Thursday at Punt Road and had to be helped from the ground by trainers.
A photograph of a player being carried from the field circulated on social media on Thursday morning, with a suggestion it was captain Trent Cotchin.
But it was confirmed to be the desperately unlucky Knights, who had kept training with the Tigers after announcing his impending retirement last month in the hope of an unlikely finals call up.
It's the other knee to the one that dramatically collapsed on him in round seven, 2013, in just his fifth game as a Tiger.
From that day on, the former Crow has battled problems with the knee and soft tissue injuries, and has only been able to play one AFL game since.
More to come
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-10/luckless-tiger-knights-injures-knee-at-training
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/richmonds-chris-knights-suffers-another-knee-injury-before-retirement/story-fni5f9jb-1227521009146
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Richmond suspect Chris Knights has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in the left knee during a skills drill at Punt Road Oval.
- Herald Sun
https://www.facebook.com/AFLSeasonAndOffSeasonNews
Poor bloke :(.
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poor sod
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how dumb can our club be recruiting this guy as part of their monkeyball theory. Evidence was there for all to see yet we chose to ignore it, much like foley's last contract.
move on and draft bennell. For once lets take a risk with a gun player with head issues that choco can fix, than blokes who cant even walk.
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Bad luck to Chris but fair dinkum - has there ever been a more fragile footballer ?
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how dumb can our club be recruiting this guy as part of their monkeyball theory. Evidence was there for all to see yet we chose to ignore it, much like foley's last contract.
move on and draft bennell. For once lets take a risk with a gun player with head issues that choco can fix, than blokes who cant even walk.
Pretty insensitive post, considering all he's been through. Club took a punt on a talented guy and missed out, I'll acknowledge that, but for gods sake, he's done another ACL!!!
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Anyone who doesn't feel for this guy right now is an ass. The poor bugger.
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That's just plain unfair.
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sheesh, this poor bastard must have tissue paper ligaments or his surgeon is stuffing useless...
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Lol and people say he isn't prone to soft tissue injuries
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Absolutely no luck. Gotta feel for the poor bugger
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Anyone who doesn't feel for this guy right now is an ass. The poor bugger.
Agree 100%
I hope if anything it inspires his team mates to take nothing for granted ever whilst they are footballers let alone this weekend.
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how dumb can our club be recruiting this guy as part of their monkeyball theory. Evidence was there for all to see yet we chose to ignore it, much like foley's last contract.
move on and draft bennell. For once lets take a risk with a gun player with head issues that choco can fix, than blokes who cant even walk.
Pretty insensitive post, considering all he's been through. Club took a punt on a talented guy and missed out, I'll acknowledge that, but for gods sake, he's done another ACL!!!
his done another acl a few weeks after announcing his retirement. Whilst unfortunate timing, he has been paid a million bux over 3 years so he will be fine, and is about to be retired.
my issue is not with him its with the club for wasting money on a known injury prone footballer.
move on
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Thanks for the memories....
Wait! There aren't any!
Seriously. All the best in your future life Chris.
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Actually the memory for me is being in Adelaide the day he dislocated his knee cap that led to the damaging ligaments that were compared to those of a car accident victim. Even the surgeons said it was a freak injury
But it's easier to bag him for being injury prone I suppose
Anyways, I wish him the best, a terrific bloke who was a great role model for our younger players (source = our younger players)
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my memory aint brilliant these days ,but I think the handful of games he played for us were all class
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Club could do worse than to keep him on in some capacity. Maybe helping young players prepare themselves mentally and physically.
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Anyone who doesn't feel for this guy right now is an ass. The poor bugger.
So unexpected too ::)
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Club could do worse than to keep him on in some capacity. Maybe helping young players prepare themselves mentally and physically.
I agree - Id rather have him coaching our VFL team than the one we have at the moment
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wow - poor bloke
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Sad way to end your career, regardless of opinions or circumstances. By all accounts a top quality bloke with an A grade attitude so there was probably an intangible benefit to having him around for a few years, even if he didn't grace the field too often and we didn't get value for money game-wise.
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my memory aint brilliant these days ,but I think the handful of games he played for us were all class
He could in fact play. Those games in 2013 when he put on a Richmond jumper he was great for us. In fact he kicked 3 goals against the dockers that year (that game when we lost by one point because of the umpire/goalkeeper)
It reallys sucks his body isn't built for the rigors of AFL. He definitely had the skill and the smarts
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Actually the memory for me is being in Adelaide the day he dislocated his knee cap that led to the damaging ligaments that were compared to those of a car accident victim. Even the surgeons said it was a freak injury
But it's easier to bag him for being injury prone I suppose
Anyways, I wish him the best, a terrific bloke who was a great role model for our younger players (source = our younger players)
You don't think the rest of his injuries give an indication he was injury prone? Or do we ignore them because of "one freak accident" which I could argue only occurred because he was injury prone. If he wasn't injury prone then he could of been less likely to have a "freak accident"
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Actually the memory for me is being in Adelaide the day he dislocated his knee cap that led to the damaging ligaments that were compared to those of a car accident victim. Even the surgeons said it was a freak injury
But it's easier to bag him for being injury prone I suppose
Anyways, I wish him the best, a terrific bloke who was a great role model for our younger players (source = our younger players)
You don't think the rest of his injuries give an indication he was injury prone? Or do we ignore them because of "one freak accident" which I could argue only occurred because he was injury prone. If he wasn't injury prone then he could of been less likely to have a "freak accident"
Re His previous knee injury (the dislocation & ligament damage) no I don't think that had anything to do with being injury prone. Going by what I was told about that one I am firm in that belief. The issue last season with the soreness that came from that knee problem that ended up being floating bone, I put squarely back on the club for not managing / investigating it properly. Not being injury prone
The others in particular the hamstrings I concede are clearly caused by having soft tissue issues.
But the big knee he did while with us no, that was just a freak injury.
As for yesterday events, it doesn't really matter now I just feel for the bloke because he's a ripping fella.