| Riley Knight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Knight playing for Adelaide in April 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Riley Knight | ||
| Nickname(s) | Boogie | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-03-27)27 March 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Original team(s) | South Clare /Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 46,2013 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 15, 2015,Adelaide vs.West Coast, atPatersons Stadium | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Small forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Adelaide | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2014–2020 | Adelaide | 55 (37) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Riley Knight (born 27 March 1995) is a professionalAustralian rules football player who played for theAdelaide Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). Knight was drafted with pick 46 of the2013 National Draft.[1]
Knight did not play in 2014, but played all 18 games forAdelaide's SANFL team. He impressed in the 2015 pre-season and was tipped to debut in the first round before an ankle injury sidelined him for three months.[2] On returning he showed strong form in the SANFL and was rewarded with a call up to the side to play againstGeelong,[3] but the match was cancelled due to the death of coachPhil Walsh.[4] He made his debut the next week, againstWest Coast, and kicked two goals from 13 disposals.[5] Knight held his place in the side for the rest of the season, starring in Adelaide's elimination final win over theWestern Bulldogs with two goals from 15 disposals.[6]
Knight played just one game in 2016, againstRichmond in round 3, missing most of the season through an ankle injury before playing the last six games for Adelaide's SANFL side. He signaled his intentions to break into a regular role in the side in 2017, winning the club's 2 km time trial in November.[7]
Knight returned to the AFL side in Round 1 of 2017 when Crows' captainTaylor Walker was injured and Knight replaced him in the team, scoring 2 goals.[8] In theShowdown againstPort Adelaide in Round 3, received a punch to the jaw from Port Adelaide ruckmanPaddy Ryder in the final quarter of the match and had to finish the game on the interchange bench, but he was not injured by the incident and returned to training that week.[9] He was struck again the next week byEssendon playerConor McKenna.[10] In Round 5, Knight, along with fellow Adelaide playerDaniel Talia, suffered a hamstring injury, the eighth of the year for the Crows.[11] In Round 16 he was given the job of taggingWestern Bulldogs player and 2016 Norm Smith MedallistJason Johannisen. He kept Johannisen to 16 disposals and the Crows won by 59 points.[12] At the end of the season he played in the2017 AFL Grand Final as part of the Crows' losing team.[13] Knight was delisted at the conclusion of the2020 AFL season.[14]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2015 | Adelaide | 39 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 74 | 136 | 36 | 26 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | Adelaide | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | Adelaide | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 123 | 156 | 279 | 76 | 76 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Career | 31 | 21 | 12 | 187 | 238 | 425 | 114 | 103 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
