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- 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.
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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 · Six moments that made Malcolm Blight a Legend 'Blighty' is now a Legend of Australian Football. Here are six reasons why. Read now
- February 16, 1950
- 1968-85 (Wood 1968-73, 1983-85; NM 1974-82)
- Woodville/North Melbourne
- Woodville (SA)
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 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 · Legendary player and coach Malcolm Blight, who led the Adelaide Crows to back-to-back flags in 1997 and 1998, was elevated to legend status during the ceremony.
Dec 16, 2018 · This marvel went by the name of Malcolm Blight. Malcolm Blight is had the opportunity to play for both North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1970s and 1980s.
