Jack Knight (footballer) explained

Jack Knight
Fullname:Jack Knight
Birth Date:21 November 1912
Originalteam:South Bendigo
Height:183 cm
Weight:80 kg
Position:Ruckman
Statsend:1942
Years1:1934–1940
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:104 (85)
Years2:1941–1942
Club2:St Kilda
Games Goals2:24 (16)
Games Goalstotal:128 (101)
Coachyears1:1941
Coachclub1:St Kilda
Coachgames Wins1:18 (3–15–0)

Jack 'Cracker' Knight (21 November 1912 – 17 July 1976)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and both played for and coached St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A ruckman from South Bendigo, Knight wasn't selected in Collingwood's 1935 premiership team despite playing in the Preliminary Final. He made up for it by participating in the 1936 Grand Final, where he played in a forward pocket and kicked a goal in the win. Disappointment followed in 1937 when a six-week suspension for striking Ron Baggott of Melbourne in the Prelim cost him another Grand Final place but he would appear in the next two season's premiership deciders. Knight transferred to St Kilda in 1941 as captain-coach but the club struggled and although he stayed on for another season, it was as a player only.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Knight. Collingwood Forever. 7 September 2014.