Malcolm Blight is no stranger to this game. He is one of football’s all-time champion players not to mention innovative coaches.

He began his football career at the Woodville Football Club in the SANFL, but soon moved to Melbourne where he played 179 games for North Melbourne from 1974 to 1982 including multi-tasking as player coach in 1981.

Perhaps Malcolm’s most famous moment was the huge torpedo he launched at Princes Park in 1976.  The kick was taken after the siren, North needing the goal to defeat Carlton.  His kick travelled at least 70 metres for a goal.

He won two premierships in 1975 and 1977, a Brownlow in 1978, a Coleman Medal in 1982 and club Best and Fairest in 1978.

But in 1983, Malcolm headed home to South Australia, where he finished his playing career at Woodville Football Club as player coach until 1985.

He captained Victoria and South Australia, topped North's goalkicking four times, and holds the record for the most number of goals by a North player in a season.

In 1989, The Malcolm Blight Cup was inaugurated to the winner of Victoria v's South Australia matches.  That year he also made the move into full time coaching.  He was at the Geelong Football Club until 1994 and took them to three Grand Finals.

After a brief stint at the Seven Network in 1995-1996, it was time to get back into the coaching.

Despite a relatively brief career with the Adelaide Crows, he coached them in back to back premierships in 1997 and 1998.  He plays a key figure in the club’s history with their Best and Fairest award being names after him.

Malcolm joined the TEN commentary team in 2005 as Expert Commentator.