Matthew Knights - Coaching Experience?

Question

What background does Matthew Knights have in coaching, does anyone know?

To me, he seemed to come unheralded out of left field.

Answer 1

There was never going to be anyone else for the Essendon coaching position. The Essendon committee threw the media off the scent, by throwing out other big names, until Sheedy had his proper farewell.

Knights has the respect of the senior players, and the reserves, who he coached.

Matt is not new to Windy Hill,or to coaching, having a special interest in the indigenous players and their welfare at Essendon when they were first recruited to the bombers. He has been on the payroll at Essendon for some time, and is known as someone who does not buckle under pressure, similar to his never say die attitude when he played for Richmond.His three new assistant coaches all have the expertise that complements his approach to winning.

Answer 2

He coached the Port Adelaide Magpies for 20 games and won 7 and lost 13 .

Then he coached the Bendigo Bombers for 55 games and won 20 and lost 35.

I am sort of worried about next year. Matthew Knights doesn't have a good record.

Answer 3

I didn't even know him to be even an assistant coach at any of the AFL clubs. But the clubs have so many assistant coaches these days one loses track of who is who in the coaching game.

Answer 4

Essendon barrackers, be worried, scared and concerned.

Don't expect Matty Knights to coach more than 22 matches at Windy Hill. Sheeds was a winner at Richmond, Matt Knights was only captain, best & fairest. Sheeds won some premierships, Knights only watched on TV or the stands at the MCG.

Port (SANFL) and Bendigo (VFL) ain't the plan.

Answer 5

It doesn't matter who coaches the Bombers for 2008 because I don't think they have any chance of finishing higher up on the ladder than 12th.

Answer 6

he has absoloutly none

Answer 7

who???

probably not

Answer 8

He has heaps was with the Port Adelaide Magpies for 2 years, and has been with the Bendigo Bombers for 2 years