Knight and BCrouch seem to be competing for who gets more time in the rehab rooms! I remember Knight playing some great footy back in 2017, one of which was the game against the Cats and he was eye-gouged by Selwood and he responded like a mongrel (but I like!).What I remember is that you stated with absolute confidence and certainty that Petrenko would never play 50 games of AFL and he played nearly 50% more games than you predicted.......but that’s water under the bridge.
There is no guarantee that Riley Knight will play more AFL games than the Pup but imho that has nothing to with his talent. Riley seems to pick up another obscure injury whenever he is about to move to another level. I was at the G for the 2015 elimination final against the Bulldogs and he played a great game. He has played 28 games in the last three seasons which includes 19 games in 2017.
What I like about Riley is his natural attacking instinct. When he marks the ball he immediately thinks to play on and this can often set up the forwards in front of him. In this regard he reminds me of Kane Johnson in 1997 and 1998. He has a good engine is sneaky quick and tackles well.
I agree that there are plenty of players nipping at his heels and this is a make or break year for him.
Hopefully both BCrouch and Knight can have good, healthy seasons. Knight in particular, deserves some continuity to show us what more he can bring to the team.