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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). He also coached the Geelong Football Club, Adelaide Football Club and St ...
- 16 February 1950 (age 73)
- Blighty
- Malcolm Jack Blight
- Adelaide, South Australia
Jun 20, 2017 · MALCOLM Blight possessed exquisite timing. It's there for all to see in his highlights reel of screamers and prodigious torpedoes, such as the famous post-siren bomb that lifted North Melbourne to victory at Carlton in 1976, and which he later re-enacted for a Toyota commercial. Blight's perfect timing extends to his elevation to Legend status ...
- 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.
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Jun 20, 2017 · Malcolm Blight once called himself the pizza coach because when in charge of Geelong, he lost grand finals by small, medium and large sizes. That is the way his quirky mind works.
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Jun 20, 2017 · Here are six moments that made Blight player a Legend of the game. 1. 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 kicked 45 goals while playing predominantly ...
Jun 6, 2017 · Jun 5, 2017, 7:09pm. Malcolm Blight was dubbed the ‘The Messiah’ after leading Adelaide to a premiership in his first season as coach of the Club in 1997. The Australian Football Hall of Famer reflects on the historic Grand Final win over St Kilda. In 1997, Adelaide started from fourth spot and won four consecutive games, reaching the ...
