Player Watch #51 Jacob Blight - Re-Signed for 2025

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Jacob Blight 22 year old(14/12/2001) 196cm, KPD Peel Thunder

Jacob has nominated an initial 6 month contract



Jacob Blight (Peel Thunder)
Key Defender | 196cm | 14/12/2001

2024 averages: 18.4 disposals, 11.7 kicks, 8.7 marks

Blight came through the ranks as a Claremont junior but has progressed strongly since moving into Peel’s senior program. In his second full season at the Thunder, the defender earned a state debut and is ranked in the competition’s top echelon for marks. He’s a kick-first type of distributor who reads the play well and intercepts at will, firming as a readymade option who fits the modern day key back mould.

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."

 

[RobsJourney]

Welcome to Richmond

Jacob Blight 22 year old 196c, KPD

This feels like a good pick?

 

[noobermensch]

 

[Dragonss]

Is he an upgrade on Miller or Young?

 

[Truetiger]

All the best to him.

 

[Bojangles17]

Welcome to tigerland blighty , a player that can mark overhead , play him Saturday night . Good luck

 

[fargothegreat]

Blight is pretty much ready to go, so we should find out pretty quickly whether he has the potential to be an AFL player. Only nominated for a short-term contract, which I like with these speculative mid-season picks.

 

[T4P]

Good pick. Should get a couple of games this year. Keen to see how he develops.

 

[Mr Magic]

Is he an upgrade on Miller or Young?

he is bigger than Young.

Can he athletically handle the AFL? only one way to find out.

Look if he makes it is a great pick

I did not rate the KPF from the west, this guy may make it, cross fingers.

I am not convinced Balta is a pure back. Balta is a AFL player, bit of a hydrid that can help back, forward and elsewhere. If Blight can free up Balta, happy days. Balta and others would not need to take the monsters if Blight can make it down back with a bit of size

 

[tigs2010]

Is he an upgrade on Young?

My left testicle would be an upgrade. There's no way this bloke isn't better.

 

[tigs2010]

Played Norf like a fiddle here

 

[lizard man]

All the best to him.

You’re being too positive mate

 

[Grechy]

Is he an upgrade on Miller or Young?

Miller and Young are both absolute trash. This kid looks a footballer.

 

[Truetiger]

You’re being too positive mate

Nah that’s saying he will be a tiger premiership player lol next season.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

smit looks like a butch af aflw player

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Blighty is a ripper, strong in the contest, good mark and ready to go. Kicking is as neat as a KPD needs to be. Deserves the chance and I'm sure he's an AFL level player.and you'll love this pick

 

[Bojangles17]

My left testicle would be an upgrade. There's no way this bloke isn't better.

Reads it well , anyone that avg 8/9 marks is doing something right , get him in the bloody side

 

[Mr Magic]

Blighty is a ripper, strong in the contest, good mark and ready to go. Kicking is as neat as a KPD needs to be. Deserves the chance and I'm sure he's an AFL level player.and you'll love this pick

Freo have a lot of handy big backs. Maybe RFC felt some of these where flying under the radar

One thing I will say is there are not too many good backs in the AFL. Rance was generational, it is hard to get gun backs. So if Blight goes well we have struck gold because they are not easy to come by as some may suggest

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Freo have a lot of handy big backs. Maybe RFC felt some of these where flying under the radar

I think he's just really developed well since getting to Peel. Was a pure stopper when he arrived and has grown to be a very good intercept and reader of the play and worked really well with our own KPDs.

He would be playing ahead of Draper in our side if he was on our list

 

[Muddiemoose]

Has a rig like Rance

 

[tigersnag]

He nominated a 6 month contract. Is that the norm for MSD picks or not?

 

[TheDyerLegacy]

Will play 300 games. First to do it from the mid season draft

 

[Mr Magic]

I think he's just really developed well since getting to Peel. Was a pure stopper when he arrived and has grown to be a very good intercept and reader of the play and worked really well with our own KPDs.

He would be playing ahead of Draper in our side if he was on our list

His disposal looks to be pretty good for a guy that size and if he is consistent we coud play a slightly different mix around him as a key back to make our combination possibly stronger than others

 

[tiger_tough]

Growapair going to be ****ing livid

 

[evo]

Seems a good mark, would be handy if he could go forward.