This would have been after Knight elbowed Petrie in the face I take it?

Didn't see this alleged footage, but assuming it was said, in fairness, (1) Petrie would have no way of knowing the severity of any injury and (2) Knight has a reputation for going down like he has a career ending injury only to return minutes later as good as new.

Nothing to see here.

Western Australia is giving up on iron ore exports and moving to the new frontier of salt exports

XY hit the nail on the head. Knight goes down multiple times a game. How many of you knew he'd done a serious injury within the first 5 seconds?
Earlier in the game he went down at the other end clutching his shoulder.
He had also just planted his elbow into Petrie's face... which supporters of a certain team seem to be conveniently forgetting.

No sympathy for Knight. Soccer style diver.

As a Wildcats fan , I have no issue with Petrie saying this. In fact I love it, good for the game and would expect our guys to stand over him and say the same if he went down. He wouldn't have know how serious it was.

Also loving the fans saying the can smell the blood and now's the time to get the Cats, they been up soon long ect ect..

Bring it. We have been winning for over 30 years , collecting championships all of the place.
Sure this might be a shit season by our measures, but no club compares to us in the last 30 years.
Not one team comes close.
Kick us while we're down... I dare you.

Petrie took the words out of my mouth.Petrie cops an elbow to his jaw and FAKER KNIGHT gets away with it.Last week he dislocates his shoulder and plays the next game this week he looks like he dislocates his hip i was waiting for him to jump of the stretcher and start walking or playing again.If he has dislocated his hip it should be season over for him and Perth.They will not make playoffs with roster there got at moment.Damm it they were paying $8 on sportsbet at start of this round not to make the playoffs.Will be getting on after this round finishes.I'm so happy now for the coach Mr DISRESPECTFUL GLEESON.Could't happen to a nicer guy.I swear he is the 4th ref out there.Gleeson calls travel the refs call travel but the best one is when he counts to five or six for time in key/lane and the refs call three sec defence violation and then the commentators say you don't see that called very often.

He probably went a bit far by calling him a "f'ing dog". No problems with a bit of trash talking but that's a bit over the top. Knight and Petrie both play pretty hard, but Petrie is in no position to be calling anyone that...Petrie is a total thug, he's done worse.

Even though Petrie sounds like a good guy off the court I really didn't like his antics at the Blaze and thus struggled to support him with the 36ers. I felt he toned it down a bit with the 36ers but that might be my bias.

Yes, he had copped an elbow to the face from Knight earlier and Knight does go down like a senior citizen on a windy day every bloody game so likes to create a bit of drama but in saying that this is a bit too much from Petrie.

The other players probably get sick of Knight's antics but it doesn't mean he's a complete scumbag.

Even without the injury, calling someone a "f'ing dog" is a bit harsh in a basketball game.

A bit of white line fever is nothing new for competitive athletes.
He won't win an ESPY for Sledge of the Year but it's not exactly worth getting up in arms about either.

From the Perth thread it looks like it's only a hip flexor strain, nothing serious. So the only thing Petrie did wrong was use the wrong animal. Should have called him a "f%^&ing pussy"

Hope Knight never runs into a real wolf

Lol go listen to what KG said to guys if you think that is bad.

Is that what Petrie got a Tech for ? Cos that's probably too far also.

I don't think the sledge is necessary to an injured player and I hope Mat Knight is not badly injured BUT I do think there is a level of justice when a team that seems to flop so much and get away with it so often have a player injuring himself by flopping. For such a big strong guy who seems to have a pretty good center of gravity he seems to get knocked backwards a lot, even by little guys like Randle.

"For such a big strong guy who seems to have a pretty good center of gravity he seems to get knocked backwards a lot, even by little guys like Randle."

The alternative is stand your ground, brace, and be called for an unsportsmanlike foul.

Knight sucks.

Should be called Matty Fright

I agree with them. Knight's a bit of a drama queen. Suck it up Princess!

(I'm not small or a pipsqueak haha)

Go back to cricket if that's the level of trash talking you're concerned with. Trash talk is part of the game. Best way to counter it is to get up & concentrate on the next play.

'could travel with the team tomorrow'

Why am I not surprised?

Knight hit the floor pretty hard and looked in a lot of pain. I don't think that was just a show, what would be the point of it all. The problem is that he needs to learn how to break his fall. The last couple of times he has gone down on his shoulder his arms have been tucked into his body and his shoulders takes the full impact of his fall. It's not pretty to watch.

Petrie's 23 points in 26 minutes in Adelaide a few weeks ago wasn't a good game?

If people think this is bad, you may not wanna find out what else is said during a game. This is G rated. Ohhhhh he called him a dog, damn how offensive lol

"Knight hit the floor pretty hard and looked in a lot of pain. I don't think that was just a show, what would be the point of it all. The problem is that he needs to learn how to break his fall."

Knight usually tends to try to push backwards when he's going down, to stop his head hitting the floor (no doubt as a result of those concussions he kept copping a few years ago). It does make the "flop" look exaggerated, but it usually does the trick with protecting his head (I say usually, because sometimes it results in him banging into the backboard support or the baseline corporate boxes head-first, so still not ideal)
I got the impression that last night's one was more the way he fell than how hard he fell. He got tangled as he went down so he couldn't control the fall. Coordination has never been his forte!

Boo hoo to Knight. Throws bows and dog shots every game, has to take guys gobbing off at him when they do.

I'd love to think they didn't, but I'm sure players talk shit all the time.
I remember somebody once quipping that in AFL there seemed to be two types of score, a goal, and a fuck, because the latter was the players all yelled when they missed the former.
I really think that what is said on the court, in the heat of game, needs to stay there. If he came out and said something that disrespectful in a tweet or similar, different matter.

LOL, that's why I like the Peach. He's the sort of guy who wraps his bacon in bacon.

If ever there was a fishing/hunting charter with him and Mika Vukona, give me a call and I'll bring the Crownies.

Oh, imagine going croc wrestling with those two. I'ld rather do that than helping little old ladies across the road with Matty Knight

Petrie is not fit to walk in Vuconas shadow. There's a big difference between a hard man and the likes of Sniper Petrie.

#973 Knight wasn't injured, only hurt and there is a huge difference. It's also impossible for Petrie to know at that stage that Knight was hurt or injured. If he had said it to him while he was getting carried off you would have a valid point.

'Western Australia is giving up on iron ore exports and moving to the new frontier of salt exports'

LMAO!