Jack 'Cracker' Knight (21 November 1912 – 17 July 1976) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with Collingwood and both played for and coached St Kilda in the

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(VFL). A ruckman from South Bendigo, Knight wasn't selected in Collingwood's 1935 premiership team despite playing in the Preliminary Final. He made up for it by participating in the 1936 Grand Final, where he played in a

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and kicked a goal in the win. Disappointment followed in 1937 when a six-week suspension for striking

Ron Baggott Ronald Idris Baggott (16 January 1917—26 April 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later captain-coached Brunswick. He was the younger brother of Jack Baggott who ...

of Melbourne in the Prelim cost him another Grand Final place but he would appear in the next two season's premiership deciders. Knight transferred to St Kilda in 1941 as captain-coach but the club struggled and although he stayed on for another season, it was as a player only.

References

*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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* * 1912 births 1976 deaths St Kilda Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club Premiership players St Kilda Football Club players South Bendigo Football Club players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1912-stub