Malcom Blight's Coaching Comments

**Primmy** · 11 September 2011, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by neilfws

They showed footage of Reid from a set shot, then compared it to when he's kicking forward from the back line. In the second case his kick is a lot more fluid - basically he just loads up and lets it go, high and long. Blight reckons he should do the same for the set shot on goal, where he tends to stutter and tries too hard to kick low and straight.

What he said.

**Teasdale77** · 11 September 2011, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by Primmy

4th quarter. He did.

Must have missed it in my delirium

**Lucky Knickers** · 11 September 2011, 01:50 PM

I have found Blights "3 goal rule" a great comfort over the years. For that alone I love the bloke.
Best TV caller of the game at the moment is Schwatta IMHO. Calls the actions and doesn't get distracted and pulled into the special comments.

**dimelb** · 11 September 2011, 01:52 PM

Thanks for the info on Malcolm. Makes sense to me.

**goswannies** · 11 September 2011, 01:59 PM

Malcolm certainly has a good footy brain and is insightful. But he complains a lot (eg the umpiring decision last night - while he's right, he just went on and on and on). He's from Adelaide so that might explain why he whinges so much. And he nearly always finishes his sentences as though he's asking a question ... but God forbid if you happen to disagree with whatever he said!

Blight's comments are good. Commentary is BAD!

My dream commentary line-up would be Bob Skilton, Gerrard Healy, with special comments by Paul Roos,and David Murphy & Neil Cordy as the boundary riders

**Big Al** · 11 September 2011, 02:23 PM

Just heard the dumbest question ever posed by a commentator.

Tim Watson: How far do you think the Swans can go in this finals series?

Question was posed to Luke Hodge... wtf.

I was hoping for a "I think they'll go all the way" but he said "hopefully only one more week"

Well who saw that answer coming genius.

**Bloody Hell** · 11 September 2011, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by Lucky Knickers

I have found Blights "3 goal rule" a great comfort over the years. For that alone I love the bloke.
Best TV caller of the game at the moment is Schwatta IMHO. Calls the actions and doesn't get distracted and pulled into the special comments.

Leigh Mathews has a "4 Minute, Four Goal" Rule, that has given me much (unwarranted) solace over the years.

If there's 4 minutes left on the clock, it's possible to kick 4 goals.

**erica** · 11 September 2011, 04:33 PM

Can't stand Blight. He might make good observations, but I can't get past his whinging style and the fact that he never knows when to stop harping on and on about the same thing. He and Matthew Lloyd together were my worst nightmare.

**aardvark** · 11 September 2011, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by Big Al

Just heard the dumbest question ever posed by a commentator.

Tim Watson: How far do you think the Swans can go in this finals series?

Question was posed to Luke Hodge... wtf.

I was hoping for a "I think they'll go all the way" but he said "hopefully only one more week"

Well who saw that answer coming genius.

I larfed and larfed. Watson is such a dumb a#$e..........

***goswannie14*** · 11 September 2011, 05:39 PM

You reckon the AFL commentators are bad.....I am watching The Storm NRL game. The commentators are more interested in the seagullls than the game.

**Triple B** · 11 September 2011, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by Nico

What I like about Blight is he talks about the finer points of footy. I like his 3 goal theory. That is; if you are 3 goals down with plenty of time on the clock you are still in the game regardless of the circumstances. You are still a chance.

That's not my understanding of Blight's 3 goal rule.

My understanding is when you are getting towelled, but there is still a way to go, don't focus on the enormity of having to come back form 30/40/50 points behind. Just concentrate on kicking the next 3 goals. At that point you re-assess and more than likely invoke the 3 goal rule again. It's all about not trying to play unrealistically to make up a large deficit which will be counter productive to scoring in 90% of cases.

**SwansFan1972** · 11 September 2011, 07:08 PM

Lloyd is far and away worst commentator on tv. Please please please I hope he is ignored by Seven and Fox next year.

His stating of the bleeding obvious is soooo helpful to viewer's the understanding of the game! And they pay him for such pearls!!

Blighty is at least funny and adds to the broadcast - when he lets his frustrations out is his best work and I reckon would echo what most viewers are thinking! And at least he is far less contrived than Commetti and Mr Delicious on Seven!

**unconfuseme** · 11 September 2011, 08:24 PM

What I liked about Blight was his commentary on "that" umpire, who again wanted to be the spectacle, and managed to call a pre-determined holding the ball free against Tadhg, when he could not even see the ball!

Can't recall his exact words, but he gave it to him and basically said he has no understanding of the game, and shouldn't be umpiring, BUT, IMPORTANTLY, he never mentioned his name!

So in that context, he is a mile ahead of the other dopes, like Brian Taylor, who just keep "perpetuating the legend" ... which seems to be the only reason that particular umpire is out there!

I have also long been an advocate of the 3 goal rule. My understanding of it though, is that it is the first objective if you get behind - work to get back within 3 goals, and then they can be kicked in no time, particularly if you have momentum.

**Melbournehammer** · 11 September 2011, 08:42 PM

Originally posted by Triple B

That's not my understanding of Blight's 3 goal rule.

My understanding is when you are getting towelled, but there is still a way to go, don't focus on the enormity of having to come back form 30/40/50 points behind. Just concentrate on kicking the next 3 goals. At that point you re-assess and more than likely invoke the 3 goal rule again. It's all about not trying to play unrealistically to make up a large deficit which will be counter productive to scoring in 90% of cases.

Actually his rule is that it not unusual for a team to kick three goals in a row, and to do so reasonably quickly, so that until you are substantially outside that margin the losing team is always a chance to come back into it.

Fwiw I like his approach to htb which I think is that merely by diving on the ball or dragging it in you are not htb you are actually getting it. However the rest of the footy world seems to take the view that the rule reduces stoppages and is therefore a good rule.mi hate the way it penalizes the guy first to the ball and rewards the player second to it. But what would I know.

**Doctor** · 11 September 2011, 09:02 PM

He's like the Ian Chappell of AFL commentary - he has his own opinion, knows what he's talking about and isn't afraid to go against everyone else but he just doesn't know when to leave it alone and move on. His points are usually spot on, but they don't need to be repeated seven times. Having said that, I don't mind him being in the commentary box and I agree that he's far better to listen to than Lloyd.