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Malcolm Jack Blight AM (born 16 February 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Jun 20, 2017 · Malcolm Blight is the only player to win the Brownlow, Magarey and Coleman medals in different leagues. He played for Woodville and North Melbourne, and coached Adelaide to two premierships.
- February 16, 1950
- 1968-85 (Wood 1968-73, 1983-85; NM 1974-82)
- Woodville/North Melbourne
- Woodville (SA)
Jun 6, 2017 · The former Crows coach and Hall of Famer shares his memories of the historic victory over St Kilda, despite injuries and adversity. He praises the young stars, the fitness program and the atmosphere in South Australia.
- Katrina Gill
Jun 21, 2017 · Malcolm Blight was officially named a Legend of Australian Football at Tuesday night's gala Hall of Fame ceremony. A champion footballer with North Melbourne and Woodville, Blight completed his legacy by leading Adelaide to back-to-back premierships.
- Malcolm's Magarey. The prodigiously talented Woodville onballer/forward enhanced his standing as one of the hottest properties in the country when, at 22, he won the 1972 Magarey Medal as the outstanding player in the SANFL.
- Blight becomes a dual premiership star. After six years at Woodville, Blight was finally coerced into transferring to North Melbourne, becoming a key member of the club's first two premiership sides, in 1975 and 1977.
- The long bomb. Blight's heroics to lift North Melbourne to victory over Carlton at Princes Park in 1976 is the stuff of legend. He kicked five goals, including three in the dying stages – the last of which came after a booming torpedo after the siren.
- Blighty's Brownlow. The genius was at his brilliant best in 1978 when he won the Brownlow Medal after being adjudged best afield on five occasions and polling 22 votes – one clear of Hawthorn champion Peter Knights.
Jun 20, 2017 · Adelaide Crow's coach Malcolm Blight jumps as the final siren blows for their second premiership win, the 1998 AFL Grand Final. Credit: Action Photographics
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Jun 20, 2017 · Malcolm Blight is a former player and coach who led Adelaide to two premierships. He won the Brownlow Medal, the Coleman Medal and the Magarey Medal, and kicked 103 goals in 1982.
