Matthew Knights

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Matthew Knights
Knights with Geelong in April 2019
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Knights
Date of birth	(1970-10-05) 5 October 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Mildura, Victoria
Original team(s)	Merbein, Mildura Imperials
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1988–2002	Richmond	279 (141)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2008–2010	Essendon	67 (25–41–1)
2022	West Coast	1 (0–1–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2010.
Career highlights
Richmond Football Club Best and Fairest 1990, 1992 Richmond Football Club Captain 1997-2000 All-Australian 1998 Richmond Football Club Team of The Century AFL Life Member Youngest player ever to win Best & Fairest at the Richmond Richmond Football Club Under 19s Captain 1988 State of Origin (Victoria) 1993, 1998 VFL Premiership Coach 2012
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Knights (born 5 October 1970) is an Australian rules football coach and former player who is currently serving as an assistant coach with the West Coast Eagles.^[1] Knights played in the midfield for the Richmond Football Club from 1988 to 2002, before going on to forge a coaching career, most notably as head coach of the Essendon Football Club from 2008 to 2010. He later became the head coach of the Geelong VFL Football Club from 2012 to 2014, guiding the Cats to the 2012 VFL Premiership and the 2013 VFL Grand Final.