Matthew Knights. Photo: Craig Abraham

VFL

GEELONG VFL coach Matthew Knights appears to be coaching with renewed passion, with the dark days after being sacked from Essendon in 2010 well behind him.

Knights said yesterday he was enjoying the development role at the Cats and had no ambition to land another role elsewhere.

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"I'm very fortunate to be at a great club," he said. "The communication and direction with the match committee is fantastic with Chris [Scott]. I'm just really enjoying coaching the youth with Max Rooke and Paul Hood. It's just a great role to be able to work with young players.

"I'm only new in this role so I think you've just got to embrace it and have a real crack at it and really get in and work hard with the players and the coaches to form good relationships."

Knights said a top-up of experienced VFL heads over the pre-season has been the key to the team's stunning turnaround this season. It is on track to grab a top-four spot and win its first VFL flag since 2007. The Cats have beaten top side Port Melbourne, but has dropped games to Werribee and Casey above it.

"We've got a lot of first and second-year players, so for them to have guys like Troy Selwood

and Andrew McLean and Dom Gleeson, to mix with on a weekly basis and then on a weekend is fantastic," Knights said.

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Knights enjoying life at the Cattery