Chris Knights does his ACL at training [update]

[Owl]

got some acketts and wins some ball

[Yeahright]

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?

[Penelope]

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

[Yeahright]

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 

[Bengal]

got some acketts and wins some ball

acketts???  do you mean aggots? im confused

[the claw]

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?

[big tone]

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?

[Smokey]

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 

Sad but true.

[wayne]

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.

[Owl]

got some acketts and wins some ball

acketts???  do you mean aggots? im confused

dats wot I meant

[one-eyed]

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-

[gerkin greg]

Crows definitely got it right keeping Tambo instead of this bloke

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Crows definitely got it right keeping Tambo instead of this bloke

Yeah. Tambo's a legend!

[Ruanaidh]

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.

[one-eyed]

Hope it's not the worst (ACL) but it doesn't look good .