![]() ![]() ![]() On one occasion, against Richmond Blight infamously ran past an open goal to mistakenly kick a behind, not realizing he had made a mistake. This moment was the focus of a recent television commercial, Toyota's Memorable Moments, which featured Blight. However, Blight unleashed one of the biggest-ever torpedo punts winning an improbable victory for North Melbourne. Many assumed Blight's effort would be futile and spectators were already entering the playing arena. North Melbourne were still trailing by one point – only a goal would win the game. After kicking two goals in time-on in the last quarter, Blight marked an estimated 80 metres from the goals. In a moment that has since passed into Australian Rules folklore in 1976 Blight kicked a famous goal after the siren against Carlton. In 1982, Blight won the Coleman Medal for leading the VFL in goalkicking, and led the Kangaroos' goalkicking four times during his career. Besides taking spectacular marks, he was also a prolific goalkicker, renowned for his ability to kick the torpedo punt. He was a member of the Kangaroos' premiership sides in 19, and in 1978 won both the Brownlow Medal and the Syd Barker Medal for being the best and fairest player in the VFL and for North Melbourne respectively.īlight was consistently one of the most brilliant players in the VFL during the 1970s. North Melbourne Football Club, VFLīlight was recruited by the Kangaroos and, although he was reluctant to join at first, he went on to play 178 games for the club between 19. He was the first player to win both the Magarey Medal and Brownlow Medals, the only player to top both the SANFL and VFL goalkicking lists, and the only player to captain both Victorian and South Australian representative sides. He was club best and fairest in 1983 and in his last season of playing football (1985) topped the league goalkicking list with 126 goals. He won the Best and Fairest award with Woodville in 1972 and the Magarey Medal the same year as the league's "fairest and most brilliant player".Īfter his stint in the VFL, Blight finished his playing career in the SANFL, as playing coach of Woodville Football Club from 1983 to 1985 before continuing as non-playing coach in 19. Malcolm Blight began his career in 1968 at the Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). ![]() įootball career Woodville Football Club, SANFL Blight was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He coached North Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide (with whom he won two Premierships) and St. During the 1970s and 1980s Blight played for the Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League. Malcolm Jack Blight AM (born 16 February 1950) is a former champion Australian rules football player, coach and television commentator. Only player to kick 100 goals in a season in both the VFL and SANFL.South Australian Football Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductee 2002.Australian Football Hall of Fame Member.SANFL Team of the Century - Forward pocket.Adelaide Crows Premiership Coach 1997, 1998.Woodville Football Club Life Member 1987.7 State games for Victoria (Captain 1979, 1981).7 State games for South Australia (Captain 1985).North Melbourne Premiership Player 1975, 1977.VFL debut with North Melbourne on 15 April 1974 v Footscray.Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. ![]()
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