The new contract will expire at the end of 2012 after what will be Knights’ fifth year at the helm of the Bombers.
“The club believes that this young Essendon squad is clearly heading in the right direction,” Robson said.
“We are confident that Matthew will continue his good work with them as we build towards our next period of sustained success
“He has taken the team into the finals in just his second year as coach and has the squad playing exciting football so this signing is great news for the club.
“We believe that the next few years will be very exciting for all Essendon supporters and this contract extension gives Matthew time to bring this young group through together.”
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Knights said he was pleased the club was backing his vision.
“I am very excited about the direction this football club is heading,” he said.
“We have unearthed a number of talented young players this season but there is still a lot of hard work to be done – we are under no illusion about that.
“I want to thank the club for the opportunity to keep working with the playing group to try and achieve premiership success.”
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