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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on May 29, 2024, 07:09:46 PM
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Welcome to Punt Rd, Jacob :)
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Definitely the right pick. Will probably play next week
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30. JACOB BLIGHT
(https://cdn.sportix.cloud/thumbs/players/blight-O5toAQ.png)
HEIGHT: 196CM
WEIGHT: 102Kg
AGE: 23
CLUB: Peel Thunder
LEAGUE FROM: GSFL
WAFL game stats: https://wafl.com.au/player/jacob-blight
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He’s a good size already.
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Play him immediately
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VIDEOS:
Draft Profile: Jacob Blight | 2024 AFL Mid-Season Draft
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Kt7VNwhp14/maxresdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kt7VNwhp14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kt7VNwhp14
(MSD) Jacob Blight - WAFL Round 4
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9zjwY7siChc/sddefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zjwY7siChc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zjwY7siChc
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He doesn't avg 6 goals a game. He's a defender. Comes with big wraps. May be best 22 already if we can send Balta fwd.
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He doesn't avg 6 goals a game. He's a defender. Comes with big wraps. May be best 22 already if we can send Balta fwd.
Yeah, those 'average' stats are wrong. I've deleted them.
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Chris Toce interviewed about Jacob Blight on the AFL live stream:
- Been following him for a couple of years.
- Progressed and improved over the past two years.
- Big strong lad, endurance and strength.
- Could play AFL soon but no pressure on him. Want him to come in and play solid VFL.
- Picked for the long term - not because current needs.
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He's a defender, not a forward?
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Blight becomes a Tiger in Mid-Season Rookie Draft
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Richmond has used its first selection in the 2023 Mid-Season Rookie Draft (pick No. 2) to recruit intercepting defender Jacob Blight from Peel Thunder.
Recruited from: Peel Thunder
Position: Intercepting defender
Height: 196cm
DOB: 14/12/2001
What the Richmond recruiters say about Blight...
"He’s a consistent, competitive player whose strength lies in his defensive and aerial game. He recently had a strong performance in the WAFL v SANFL State Game at Optus Stadium, in which he took seven intercept marks and had 17 disposals. He is a super professional character, who has worked extremely hard to continue to improve and develop, and we are extremely delighted to give him this opportunity."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1566497/blight-becomes-a-tiger-in-mid-season-rookie-draft-pick-2
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Broad(WA), Baker(WA), Bolton(WA), Blight(WA)
Beginning to sense a pattern here..... :shh
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Jacob Blight, 22, has averaged 18.4 disposals, 8.7 marks, 3.3 intercept marks, and 4.6 spoils per game this season, playing as a key defender for WAFL club Peel Thunder.
The 196cm defender stood out to Richmond recruiters with his professionalism, consistency, strong defensive game, and aerial ability.
Richmond National Recruiting Manager Chris Toce said the Club had put a lot of work into both players and was “really happy” with the outcome.
“Jacob is someone we have watched for a number of years, and Campbell surfaced at the beginning of the year and really caught our eye,” he explained.
“Our mindset is that we are picking players to help us in the long term, and we believe in both lads and are really hopeful that they can play a part in the long term.”
Toce described key defender Blight as a great story of persistence.
“Jacob has progressed and improved a lot, especially over the last two years- which is a credit to him.
“He presents like a pro, is a big strong lad, has terrific endurance and strength and physically could play AFL pretty soon… (but) there is no pressure on him do that.
“We just want him to come in and play some good VFL football, to begin with, and if his form dictates that he could progress to AFL level, that would be fantastic.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1566553/tigers-add-talls-at-mid-season-rookie-draft
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Jacob Blight interview:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1567882/one-of-those-nights-youll-never-forget-blight
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Jacob Blight interview:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1567882/one-of-those-nights-youll-never-forget-blight
He’s very well spoken.
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"I've been a Tiger most my career, I'm very familiar with the song" - Jacob Blight (30/05/2024)
SEN WA interview: https://megaphone.link/NTETP5088927215
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Blight right up for the fight
By Tony Greenberg
Richmond Media
31 May 2024
Jacob Blight has had a burning desire to play AFL football for as long as he can remember.
Despite the setbacks along the way, he never wavered from his dream, and did everything possible to turn it into a reality.
Blight’s reward came yesterday, when Richmond called his name out with its first pick and the second overall in the 2024 AFL mid-season rookie draft.
“Trying to make the AFL has always been a life-long dream, ever since I was probably five years old . . . Once you turn 18, that’s when you’re in the pool and eligible to be picked up . . . I definitely had to earn my way and prove what I can do,” the talented 22-year-old key defender said on SEN WA.
“On the night, it happened so quickly. I didn’t really have much indication. I had a brief idea it could be a possibility there, but I didn’t know for sure what was going to happen . . .
“I had a really close friend and family there. A big celebration, but also had a bit of a cry.
“I don’t think people realise the years of hard work and the setbacks and everything that goes into that sort of thing . . . the battles that you have to overcome.
“There’s a lot went into that day, and it was just surreal, really.”
Blight’s determination to keep his AFL dream alive led to him making a key switch in his playing career at the end of the 2022 season.
He decided to part ways with WAFL club Claremont and search for a new football home.
That proved to be a masterstroke with Blight eventually joining rival WAFL club Peel Thunder, an affiliate of AFL club Fremantle.
Blight had an excellent 2023 season at Peel Thunder as an intercepting key defender, culminating in him gaining selection in the WAFL team of the year.
“I guess when I was at Claremont my career wasn’t progressing the right way, and a change of environment was something I wanted, but also it was pretty much needed as well,” Blight said.
“I was actually looking to go to the VFL and look for a club over there (in Victoria). Long story short, I got in contact with Matt Rosas, who was the GM of Football for Peel at the time and before I knew it, I was signed on with Peel.
“And I trained with Freo over the summer, and that’s what I was looking for – an affiliated team, to train and play alongside AFL-listed players . . .
“If you wanted to play AFL, why not cement yourself with people who are already doing it.
“Even if I’m not necessarily up to the level, at least if I’m with those sort of players on a weekly basis, I’m going to see how they go about it and learn. But also progress my game a lot quicker.
“And I guess that’s what happened to some degree.
“It was a huge risk going to Peel with only limited spots in a league side, but I very much applied myself and worked extremely hard, and I guess earnt the respect.
“I played each week there and just got better from there, and now I’m here.
“It’s a bit of a rollercoaster, that’s for sure.”
While Blight is excited at the prospect of getting to know co-defenders at Richmond in triple premiership trio Dylan Grimes, Nick Vlastuin and Nathan Broad, his main focus initially with the Tigers is to earn respect, both on and off the field.
“I want to be a good teammate and be a good mate to everyone at the Club,” he said.
“I’m very much looking forward to meeting those sort of calibre of players (Grimes, Vlastuin and Broad) and learning how they go about it and the game plan and everything else that comes with it.
“I’m super excited just to be there and more than happy to earn my way in the VFL for the next few weeks.
“If the opportunity were to come (to play in the senior side), I sincerely believe I’ll be more than ready to go.”
And Blight will have no problem singing the famous Tigers theme song after a win, having previously played with the Railway Tigers in Albany, the Pinjarra Tigers in the Peel football league and the Claremont Tigers in the WAFL.
“I’ve been a Tiger for most of my junior career,” he said.
“I’m very familiar with the song and won’t need too much more rehearsing, that’s for sure.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1567111/blight-right-up-for-the-fight
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Jacob Blight has made an eye-catching start to his playing career at Richmond.
The 22-year-old, 196cm key defender, recruited by the Tigers from WAFL club Peel Thunder, with their first pick (No. 2 overall) in the recent AFL mid-season rookie draft, has had a significant impact in three games at VFL level.
He is averaging 18.6 disposals, 7.6 marks and 5.6 inside-50s per match, and has polled coaches votes in two of this three games.
Richmond VFL coach Steve Morris is extremely impressed with how Blight has seamlessly made the transition to Tigerland.
“He’s just a wonderful kid to work with . . . fitted into the group really well,” Morris told Richmond Media.
“He’s a big body that’s going to help us moving forward.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1581574/blight-delight
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Should get a senior game in 3 years or so
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As Willy posted.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1586325/debut-delight-for-blight
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How exciting he gets his 4 minutes of pleasure in his first game.
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Yze said he won't be the sub and they generally don't make KPPs subs...I'd say Balta will go forward.... :shh
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What a ripping sounding guy.
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So who does he get, Curnow likely , I’m a little concerned
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Best of luck to him
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Excited for him and the club
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I'm looking forward to seeing Jacob get a game, I just hope we leave Balta back there to support Jacob in his first game ... :cheers
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Go well young man :clapping
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Awesome news
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Poor bastard is going to get smashed
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So who does he get, Curnow likely , I’m a little concerned
Would have thought the other idiot.
Miller to Curnow deep and Broad when he moves up the ground.
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Balta to Charlie, Miller to McKay
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Maybe miller to swing fwd when blight is on?? Or is there a chance that blight will go fwd??
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3 talls is ok more so this week than others
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Maybe miller to swing fwd when blight is on?? Or is there a chance that blight will go fwd??
Are you on drugs. What ever happened to good old common sense and logic?
We have two at the level key forwards. One is a champ the other is a mile behind him but is also a mile in front of any other key forwards we have. That is Balta. By the length of the flemington straight Balta is our second best key forward.
We have Ben Miller who has struggled in every other role we have played him and is finally finding his feet as a kpd. You want to send him forward!! Unbelievable.
We draft a 22 yo KEY DEFENDER who has banged the door down since we have had him, and played state footy and has played mostly kpd all his career and who is inexperienced at AFL level. What we just throw him forward. Freakin why where is the sense in that.
Iknow where it comes from its a belief we cannot lose such a good defender. If it was 2025 id agree but its not. 2026 will also be different.
This year is totally shot. Balta is the second best key forward we have behind a 31 yr old. We have a shed load of young tall defenders waiting for a game, there is no Lynch so what is the problem.
Balta is easily atm the best kpf option we have. Playing him forward allows us to play a young inexperienced KPD in the best role he knows.
Where the stuff does this sort of logic come from. Forget about this freakin year it is absolutely shot. Get games into promising kids in their actual best roles. Think about the next say three years when there will be no Lynch what is more luable and harder to find a kpd or a kpf ?
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Whatever happened just posting an opinion without the need to throw in an insult and belittling someone offering an opinion? >:(
And you harp on you don't insult or belittle unless someone has a go at you first. The above post proves clearly the opposite
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You’re a good fella Clawski
:sarcasm2
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INSIDE STORY: Richmond debutant Jacob Blight’s meteoric rise after wanting to quit football over WAFL snubs
Caitlin Bassett
The West Australian
29 June 2024
Jacob Blight was struggling to get a game at a powerhouse Claremont side and nearly turned away from football as a result.
A move to Peel Thunder for the big-bodied defender changed the trajectory of Blight’s career, leading to an incredible path that will result in a debut for Richmond when they meet Carlton at the MCG on Sunday.
Paywall: https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/inside-story-richmond-debutant-jacob-blights-meteoric-rise-after-wanting-to-quit-football-over-wafl-snubs-c-15176733
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Maybe miller to swing fwd when blight is on?? Or is there a chance that blight will go fwd??
Are you on drugs. What ever happened to good old common sense and logic?
We have two at the level key forwards. One is a champ the other is a mile behind him but is also a mile in front of any other key forwards we have. That is Balta. By the length of the flemington straight Balta is our second best key forward.
We have Ben Miller who has struggled in every other role we have played him and is finally finding his feet as a kpd. You want to send him forward!! Unbelievable.
We draft a 22 yo KEY DEFENDER who has banged the door down since we have had him, and played state footy and has played mostly kpd all his career and who is inexperienced at AFL level. What we just throw him forward. Freakin why where is the sense in that.
Iknow where it comes from its a belief we cannot lose such a good defender. If it was 2025 id agree but its not. 2026 will also be different.
This year is totally shot. Balta is the second best key forward we have behind a 31 yr old. We have a shed load of young tall defenders waiting for a game, there is no Lynch so what is the problem.
Balta is easily atm the best kpf option we have. Playing him forward allows us to play a young inexperienced KPD in the best role he knows.
Where the stuff does this sort of logic come from. Forget about this freakin year it is absolutely shot. Get games into promising kids in their actual best roles. Think about the next say three years when there will be no Lynch what is more luable and harder to find a kpd or a kpf ?
The question came due to have 3 tall defenders. 3 tall defenders aren't required on the field the same time. My question was never about moving blight fwd permanent. I actually don't want any of them fwd. It is purely a comment based on playing 3 tall defenders. It was clearly stating that when miller and Balta are on, where should blight be played. And if he is permanently back should miller move fwd for a short stint or even into ruck?!
End of the day claw, why would you move Balta out of the backline when you are playing against the best fwd combo in the league. Balta is no way near a better fwd than defender and his strength and speed is required down back.
You carry on about moving a 22yo playing out of position and the next 3 years, but then it's ok to move Balta fwd out of position. He is just as lost as a young player when not in defense. He hardly gets into the game when fwd. I know the season is shot, but every player needs to be in their best position so they continue to grow and play along side their fellow defenders or midfield or fwd etc.
I guess the tigers are just going to have to learn to hit a target in the fwd line instead of bombing the ball in hope that Lynch, or Balta, or Kosi or Blight or whoever is tall and fwd can mark over every other player.
Whatever decision is made, let's just hope the team can gel together and make a game of it as we look fwd to the future.
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Well said WP, I don’t understand why we can’t accept that someone else can have a different opinion to ourselves ,we should respect that others are entitled to have their own opinions without personal attacks!
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Very positive first game. May have found a key defender here. Fingers crossed.
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Blight's stats in his first game.
11 disposals (6k, 5h, 3c, 8u, 45.5% eff.)
3 marks
2 tackles
4 intercepts
105m gained
1 score involvement
84% time on ground.
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Looks promising, let's hope he doesn't get the tiger cancer
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Just a touch slow I thought but hopefully with some games he can pick that up.
Solid first game
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Just a touch slow I thought but hopefully with some games he can pick that up.
Solid first game
Closing speed was great, not slow at all. Just needs to adjust to the pace of the game , which he will
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Thought he was fantastic today. Playing on the best tall forward in the comp first up and doing what he did tells me we have a player.
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Thought he was fantastic today. Playing on the best tall forward in the comp first up and doing what he did tells me we have a player.
Didn’t watch the whole game, but read elsewhere Miller was on Curnow ?
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Thought he was fantastic today. Playing on the best tall forward in the comp first up and doing what he did tells me we have a player.
Didn’t watch the whole game, but read elsewhere Miller was on Curnow ?
Yes Miller took on Curnow
Blight took MacKay...he really well
Very good first game.
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I thought Blight was pretty solid, keeping McKay really quiet is a big tick for a first gamer. Miller also did pretty well on Curnow, meaning that we effectively neutralized the most dangerous pair of key forwards in the game! Trouble is their small & medium forwards had a birthday instead of the twin towers ...
Daniel Rioli is a terrific HB when he has the ball in hand, but his actual defensive work on his opponent is just average. He has a tendency to over-commit, looking to attack when the ball is still in dispute & getting caught out of position. When he holds back his natural desire to attack & stays in the contest his tackling, agility & anticipation make him a really good defender. He loses his ability to negate when he tries too hard to win the ball & sprint off down the wing. Short is similar, that only leaves Vlaustin & Broad to hold us together at ground level & today neither of them were fantastic. Vlaustin was by far the better of the two & Broad is too slow to play on the super quick small forwards.
Then we have Baker trying to play small forward & midfield roles? I'd let Baker play as a small forward, but then the speedy Mansell needs to go back & try to damage a few small forwards ... wrecking ball style ... lay some bone crunchers ... bust some arses ...
We really do miss the versatility of Grimes, who could combine small & tall traits into his game.
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I thought Blight was pretty solid, keeping McKay really quiet is a big tick for a first gamer. Miller also did pretty well on Curnow, meaning that we effectively neutralized the most dangerous pair of key forwards in the game! Trouble is their small & medium forwards had a birthday instead of the twin towers ...
Daniel Rioli is a terrific HB when he has the ball in hand, but his actual defensive work on his opponent is just average. He has a tendency to over-commit, looking to attack when the ball is still in dispute & getting caught out of position. When he holds back his natural desire to attack & stays in the contest his tackling, agility & anticipation make him a really good defender. He loses his ability to negate when he tries too hard to win the ball & sprint off down the wing. Short is similar, that only leaves Vlaustin & Broad to hold us together at ground level & today neither of them were fantastic. Vlaustin was by far the better of the two & Broad is too slow to play on the super quick small forwards.
Then we have Baker trying to play small forward & midfield roles? I'd let Baker play as a small forward, but then the speedy Mansell needs to go back & try to damage a few small forwards ... wrecking ball style ... lay some bone crunchers ... bust some arses ...
We really do miss the versatility of Grimes, who could combine small & tall traits into his game.
Excellent post :clapping
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You're right JP but the sad truth is that both Grimes & Broad have lost a yard and neither can play on quick players anymore.
Both used to be able to play anything but they are liabilities now.
We need a good small lockdown defender.
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I thought Blight was pretty solid, keeping McKay really quiet is a big tick for a first gamer. Miller also did pretty well on Curnow, meaning that we effectively neutralized the most dangerous pair of key forwards in the game! Trouble is their small & medium forwards had a birthday instead of the twin towers ...
Daniel Rioli is a terrific HB when he has the ball in hand, but his actual defensive work on his opponent is just average. He has a tendency to over-commit, looking to attack when the ball is still in dispute & getting caught out of position. When he holds back his natural desire to attack & stays in the contest his tackling, agility & anticipation make him a really good defender. He loses his ability to negate when he tries too hard to win the ball & sprint off down the wing. Short is similar, that only leaves Vlaustin & Broad to hold us together at ground level & today neither of them were fantastic. Vlaustin was by far the better of the two & Broad is too slow to play on the super quick small forwards.
Then we have Baker trying to play small forward & midfield roles? I'd let Baker play as a small forward, but then the speedy Mansell needs to go back & try to damage a few small forwards ... wrecking ball style ... lay some bone crunchers ... bust some arses ...
We really do miss the versatility of Grimes, who could combine small & tall traits into his game.
Excellent post :clapping
:clapping :clapping
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Nathan Broad was full of praise for Jacob Blight, who made his debut against Carlton on Sunday just weeks after landing at the club through the mid-season draft.
“It’s been incredible. Obviously mid-season draft to come in and play on (Harry) McKay, who is one of the best forwards in the game, is just incredible,” he said.
“That’s the standard now for Jacob, to try and do that performance every single week.
“He has fitted in seamlessly to our culture and everything we are about and the thing is with Jacob he is always trying to get better and he is always in there to learn.”
Source: West Australian (https://thewest.com.au/sport/fremantle-dockers/richmond-tigers-star-nathan-broad-hopes-liam-baker-stays-amid-west-coast-eagles-and-fremantle-dockers-interest-c-15253216)
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Seen enough -VFL gun/AFL dud.... :shh
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Disagree.
Would give him a short contract on small coin and see what we have at the end of next year.
Does need to work on pace and he sure could do with some strength despite his size. Both are things he can work on in an afl system and hopefully improve.
Still think he is more promising than Young who struggles to take marks.
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He's better than Young but that ain't saying much...both state level players....... :shh
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I'd take him over Young any day
Just needs a run of games in the AFL, huge step up from VFL and especially WAFL
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He's better than Young but that ain't saying much...both state level players....... :shh
You could be right. Ive seen enough of Young to be pretty sure. Blight with just three Afl games is not enough for me. The kid has some very good traits and i think another season is warranted.
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I’m looking forward to see what he brings after a proper AFL preseason.
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Agree , still learning the game plan and like that he wants to get his hands on the ball.
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Needs some agility training and prob needs to lose some kgs. Runs very heavy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p7ibdxayac
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https://x.com/Richmond_FC/status/1867741115807592580
Blight burning bright in pre-season
Jacob Blight is leaving no stone unturned as he strives to significantly build on his 2024 season.
Jacob Blight has a fierce desire to succeed in his AFL career at Richmond.
Taken by the Tigers at pick two overall in this year’s mid-season rookie draft, Blight is leaving no stone unturned as he strives to significantly build on the three senior appearances he managed late in the 2024 season.
The strongly-built, 196cm, intercepting key defender, recruited from WAFL club Peel Thunder, devoted his off-season to tough training, and subsequently returned to the Club for the start of pre-season training in top condition.
To highlight the impressive improvement in his fitness levels, Blight won Richmond’s two-kilometre time trial at the start of the pre-season.
“I had a very strong emphasis to train hard (during the off-season) and thankfully had a lot of good friends in my corner,” Blight said.
“Shout out to one of my good mates, Luke Burrows, who’s my running coach as well. He put me in a pretty gruelling program. Credit to him, and that’s how I came back in pretty good shape.
“I had a really strong focus on it, and I have very high ambitions for next season.
“There wasn’t too much down time, it was straight back to work.
“Glad it’s holding me in relatively good stead so far.”
Blight, who turns 23 today (December 14), has his sights firmly set on a place in Richmond’s team for the opening round of the 2025 season against Carlton at the MCG.
“I have a lot of high aspirations and expectations on myself, so I’d be lying if I wasn’t eyeing off Round 1 straight away and trying to set myself up for a really good year,” he said.
“I want to be more of a consistent player and lock down a role down there (in defence), but obviously the first pre-season there’s a lot to learn . . .
“The goal is to play a lot more games and win a lot more games.”
Blight also acknowledged the influence esteemed Richmond veterans Nathan Broad and Kamdyn McIntosh had on the way he is tackling the pre-season period.
“They’re two of my bigger role models at the Club with their character and integrity, the way they behave around the Club and their values. But, also, the way they attack training,” Blight said.
“They’ve been here for 10-plus years, both of them, and they still train just as hard as anyone here.
“So, I very much look up to them and try and get as much help and advice from them as possible.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1704432/blight-burning-bright-in-pre-season
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I'm really happy to hear about his running.
He looked miles off at times for his movement where as everything else looked alright. Gets this right and he can be really handy for us.
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Eye of the Tiger: Why ‘fear’ is driving force for Blight
Richmond Tigers defender Jacob Blight determined to make most of pre-season to keep his AFL dreams alive.
He is the kid from the country who was called delusional for dreaming of playing AFL. And now he’s found himself on a list, Jacob Blight is determined to make the most of it.
Paywall: https://thewest.com.au/sport/richmond-tigers/richmond-tigers-defender-jacob-blight-determined-to-make-most-of-pre-season-to-keep-his-afl-dreams-alive-c-17272143
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Eye of the Tiger: Why ‘fear’ is driving force for Blight
Richmond Tigers defender Jacob Blight determined to make most of pre-season to keep his AFL dreams alive.
He is the kid from the country who was called delusional for dreaming of playing AFL. And now he’s found himself on a list, Jacob Blight is determined to make the most of it.
Paywall: https://thewest.com.au/sport/richmond-tigers/richmond-tigers-defender-jacob-blight-determined-to-make-most-of-pre-season-to-keep-his-afl-dreams-alive-c-17272143
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Ready for take-off: Your club's breakout star for 2025
– Sarah Black
afl.com.au
26 Feb 2025
Jacob Blight
While Richmond has plenty of shiny new toys to play with this season, the slightly older Blight is set for a long stint at the top level. Signed to the Tigers through last year's mid-season draft, the 23-year-old Peel Thunder product played three senior games towards the end of 2024. Despite his status as a "key back", the 196cm tall won Richmond's time trial at the start of pre-season, and is likely to initially fill the hole left by the suspended Noah Balta. He reads the play well, is a strong intercept mark, and will only get better as he adjusts to the pace of AFL.
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https://www.afl.com.au/news/1271407/ready-for-take-off-your-clubs-breakout-star-for-2025
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Would hope at least one of our 8 draft picks or at least one of 7 we picked in the top 30 would be this year's "breakout star" before a state leaguer we picked up in last year's MSD just quietly. :shh
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I think this fella goes ok. Lots of upside, just needs opportunities
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Certainly been our best key defender
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Can't help but be impressed by this fella ... :clapping
Keep up the good work Jacob ....
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I really liked the bit where Ollie Wines grabbed the ball out of the ruck against him and they got a goal
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For a bloke who's never played ruck before he showed a fair bit when he went in there.
Gave us a target up forward as well
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Value increasing for the Reid trade. :shh
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Value increasing for the Reid trade. :shh
According to multiple list managing geniuses we don’t want Reid
Because he was grumpy in round one
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He obviously knows how to read the play well, drop of the ball etc. once the ball hits the ground I feel he is a liability defensively, he looks very slow. He’s played what, 5 or so games ? So room to improve but nervous times with him and Miller. Have to feel for them though with the ease the ball is coming in
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Flexible Blight right up for the fight
Adem Yze was impressed with how Blight adapted to the switch of roles.
“It sort of forced our hand with (Jack) Lukosius out of the (Port Adelaide) team through injury ... we were a little bit tall in our back end. So, we had that thought that we might have to do it,” Yze said in his post-game press conference.
“Blighty’s just an amazing athlete. He’s got a massive tank, he’s obviously a big boy.
“He did what he could around stoppage and then used his strengths around the ground – that’s his engine and big frame.
“It was his mindset and attitude to go and do that for his teammates, and he did it really well.”
“So, we might have found something with Blighty, which will be handy throughout the year.”
Blight, for his part, thoroughly enjoyed the change.
“It was a way to add a string to the bow,” Blight said.
I thought I was doing alright in the backline, but as long as it’s an AFL jumper, and I can play for Richmond, I’ll play anywhere.
“It was good fun . . . I wish I’d kicked a little bit straighter, it would have been a pretty nice day.
“As long as it’s an AFL Richmond game, I’ll be happy . . .
“I’ll be out there, I’ll be competing 110 percent. So, as long as I can play, then I’m ready to go, anywhere.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1738960/jacob-blight-up-for-the-fight-round-2
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'I thought I was doing alright in the backline, but as long as it’s an AFL jumper, and I can play for Richmond, I’ll play anywhere.'
'As long as it’s an AFL Richmond game, I’ll be happy . . .'
:clapping
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What a guy
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TIGER TO HIT TRIGGER
JACOB Blight is set to hit a trigger to secure another contract at Richmond this Saturday night against Essendon at the MCG.
After playing the first five games of 2025, Blight had to bide his time in the VFL but the West Australian has been recalled for the past two games against Adelaide and Geelong.
The 23-year-old played three games in the second half of last year after being selected from Peel Thunder with pick No.2 in the 2024 Mid-Season Rookie Draft.
Blight earned an opportunity in the AFL after strong form in the WAFL, where his state game showing against the SANFL ahead of the Mid-Season Rookie Draft sealed his passage to the next level.
Richmond has had to cope without premiership backman Noah Balta at different times this year, while young defender Josh Gibcus has only just returned in the VFL from a knee reconstruction.
Blight arrived at Punt Road on a six-month contract, then signed a one-year deal last September. Now he is set to land an extension for 2026. – Josh Gabelich
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1360076/inside-trading-dog-earns-new-deal-breakout-saint-still-waiting-swan-keen-to-go-on
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Reid steak knives. :shh