Jacob Blight

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Jacob Blight
File:Jacob Blight 050425.jpg
Blight in April 2025
Personal information
Born (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 24)
Original team Peel Thunder (WAFL)
Draft No. 2, 2024 mid-season draft
Debut Round 16, 2024, Richmond vs. Carlton, at MCG
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Position Key defender
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2024–2025 Richmond 10 (3)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jacob Blight (born 14 December 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Richmond with the 2nd selection overall in the 2024 mid-season rookie draft.[1]

Originally from Gnowangerup, Western Australia,[2] he had previously played for Claremont and Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League. Blight made his AFL debut in round 16 of the 2024 season.[3]

Blight was delisted at the end of the 2025 AFL season, after 10 games across a year and a half at Richmond.[4]

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