Robert Forster-Knight

Robert Forster-Knight (born 6 April 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer.

Robert Forster-Knight
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-04-06) 6 April 1982
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers
Debut 20 April 2001, Essendon
vs. Sydney, at SCG
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2001–2003 Essendon 31 (0)
2004–2005 Port Adelaide 0 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Forster-Knight played for the Murray Bushrangers from 1998 to 1999, being named in the Bushrangers' team of the decade for the 1990s.[1]

AFL career

He was drafted by the Essendon Football Club in the 1999 National draft at pick 72 in the fifth round.[2] He played 31 games, including one final,[3] with Essendon before being delisted after the 2003 season.[4] He was noted for a central performance in Essendon’s round 10 victory over West Coast in the 2003 season.[5] and being one of a select group of AFL footballers never to have lost to the Hawthorn Football Club.

Port Adelaide picked him with pick 39 in the 2003 National draft,[3] but he did not play any senior games for the club and was delisted after the 2004 season. He was drafted with the Port Adelaide's second pick in the rookie draft for the 2005 season,[6] and delisted for a third time at the end of that season.[7]

He worked from 2011 to 2018 as a recruiting officer for the Essendon Football Club, where he was noted for using his experience with sports science as part of his job.[8][9] In August 2018, he was promoted to be Essendon’s National Recruiting Manager, a position he still holds as of May 2020.[10]

Personal life

While a player at Essendon, Forster-Knight was taking a course in Marketing.[5]

References
  1. "Murray Bushrangers Team of the Decade". Murray Bushrangers. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "1999 AFL Draft and Trade Period". Draft Guru. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. "Who your team picked". The Age. 23 November 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. "Players purged as clubs look for new talent". The Age. 22 October 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. "Forster-Knight steps up". The Age. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "Forster-Knight off scrap heap again". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. "2005 AFL Retirements and Delistings". Draft Guru. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. Niall, Jake (14 May 2011). "Dons spend up on recruiting". The Age. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. Twomey, Callum (20 July 2017). "Who makes the calls on your club's recruits?". St Kilda Football Club. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via AFL Media.
  10. Forster-Knight, Robert. "Rob Forster-Knight: National Recruiting Manager at Essendon Football Club". Linked In. Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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