Player Watch #46 Jacob Blight

[Dr Tigris]

Yes Kosi & Miller will become great Tassie leaders

Miller could. Kozi will be grateful if his career continues that long.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Taz could easily be after a player like Kosi on a similar basis to why we took him, handy cheap ruck and key forward back up. He will be further experienced by then as well.

Oath...experienced clubman at two AFL clubs...brings to Tassie a lot of IP...we get back a tidy pick!...perfect!

 

[tropicaltiger]

any chance out boy blighty will end up as good as this bloke ?? half as good would do

 

[THE_GUN]

any chance out boy blighty will end up as good as this bloke ?? half as good would do
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This bloke misses goals from 40cm out from goal

 

[Drunken Wookie]

any chance out boy blighty will end up as good as this bloke ?? half as good would do
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back when 18 yr olds looked about 40

 

[tropicaltiger]

This bloke misses goals from 40cm out from goal

and the next week dob them from 70m out over post height

 

[Coach_Required]

Bit of a read on Jacob if anyone is interested

 

[Michaels]

Big opportunity for him!

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Big opportunity for him!

Blight has only just turned 23 so he is a very late birthdate from the 2019 draft crop. Key position players taken in that draft:

McAsey
S DeKoning
Worrell
Harrison Jones
Comben
Gollant
Riccardi(natural draft year 2017)
Nyuon

No key position players from the rookie draft even looked like making it. So super weak year for keys. And you would just about go as far as to say none of those keys from that draft year are fully established in a role yet. There are a few still trying to nail down a permanent role in one position. Those guys will on average be 6 or more months older than Blight as well. Sam DeKoning for eg is 9 months older than Blight and was omitted from the Cats finals teams last season.

My point with all of this is Blight doesn't necessarily need to "make it" this season, his first full season in the system at this level. He just needs to show he is not totally out of his depth, and keep adding dimensions to his game. You would have to think if he can survive 2025 & 2026 on the list he is likely to be a much more rounded player by 2027.

It seems he is strong enough and fit enough, so should be able to just focus on improving his skills and knowhow. When you see the extremely slim pickings available in KPP's in the 2019 draft, it would be a great fillip for us if we can get a KPP player up and about from that crop as a mature ager.

 

[Bojangles17]

back when 18 yr olds looked about 40

So I’m not only one that thinks players looked so much older in the good old days

 

[Bojangles17]

He has the skill set to make it does blighty, needs the belief to bring it to afl level . Can’t be clunking marks at VFL. Then at afl double fisted spoils to boundary , attack the bloody thing and do ya stuff , he ll get chances early , grab it by the horns JB

 

[tropicaltiger]

He has the skill set to make it does blighty, needs the belief to bring it to afl level . Can’t be clunking marks at VFL. Then at afl double fisted spoils to boundary , attack the bloody thing and do ya stuff , he ll get chances early , grab it by the horns JB

Early days yet.... Balta, Blight and Miller all have magificent rigs and skillsets.

massive red flags with their nous tho
like that old saying goes "aint too smart, but can lift heavy things".

Kosi & Young Ryan don't seem like brain surgeons either

We were so blessed to have Rance, Astbury and Grimes.
Outstanding decision makers, who organised and ran that backline like a well-oiled machine.