Steve Knight
Footscray
AFL career
17 games17 goals
- Debut
- R1 1981 v STK28 Mar 1981
- Most recent
- R15 1983 v HAW2 July 1983
Stats
Bio
Arriving at Footscray from Geelong College, Steve Knight was an opportunistic forward pocket who showed genuine promise during a difficult period for the Bulldogs in the early 1980s. Although his VFL career was limited to just 17 games over three seasons, he produced a memorable match-winning display in the final round of 1981, booting five goals against Melbourne at Waverley Park to help the club avoid the wooden spoon. Unable to cement a permanent spot in the senior 22, he eventually crossed the border to the SANFL, where he reinvented himself as a potent goal-kicker for Port Adelaide, bagging 67 goals in 42 games between 1984 and 1986. A popular clubman known for his vibrant personality, Knight sadly passed away in 2009 at the age of 47 following a long illness.
Profile
- Born
- 16 Mar 1961
- Died
- 24 Feb 2009 (aged 47y 345d)
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionArriving at Footscray from Geelong College, Steve Knight was an opportunistic forward pocket who showed genuine promise during a difficult period for the Bulldogs in the early 1980s. Although his VFL career was limited to just 17 games over three seasons, he produced a memorable match-winning display in the final round of 1981, booting five goals against Melbourne at Waverley Park to help the club avoid the wooden spoon. Unable to cement a permanent spot in the senior 22, he eventually crossed the border to the SANFL, where he reinvented himself as a potent goal-kicker for Port Adelaide, bagging 67 goals in 42 games between 1984 and 1986. A popular clubman known for his vibrant personality, Knight sadly passed away in 2009 at the age of 47 following a long illness.