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Knight appointed Hawthorn AFC coach

By VAFA Media · October 10, 2019
Knight appointed Hawthorn AFC coach

Hawthorn AFC

‘Hawthorn Amateur Football Club is delighted to announce David Knight as our Senior Coach for 2020 and beyond.

‘Knighta’ has a wealth of coaching experience including Forest Hill (EFL), Vermont Under 19’s (EFL) and most recently as an Assistant Coach of Box Hill Hawks Development team in 2016 & 2017 before moving to Development Coach of the VFL team in 2018 under Chris Newman.

Knighta is father to son Dylan and daughter Tara, and husband to Donna. We welcome the whole Knight family to HAFC and look forward to a successful period ahead.’

The Hawks will look to claim their first senior premiership in Division 3 after claiming one win in Division 2 this year.

*Photo: Hawthorn AFC

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