Toast HOF (Anthony Stevens) and Legend (Malcolm Blight). Congrats to two North greats!

[Kimbo]

My first memories of North was Malcolm, I still have a scrap book full of newspaper clippings of him.

"That goal" marked my induction as a NM supporter.

 

[Jindrrk]

This could be you Josh Kelly.....getting your name with Blight and Stevens...Carey, Schwatta, Archer + more

And just a reminder that he went to a club having only won one game and played in many gf's after.

 

[desie]

Blighty was my football hero as a kid, great to see.

Tonight was a terrific reminder for those who have called us "irrelevant" over the past few days.

 

[ozzyoslo]

Waaia thanks very much

Thats correct DR......see, we can agree on some things here

 

[ozzyoslo]

My first memories of North was Malcolm, I still have a scrap book full of newspaper clippings of him.

How many huge grabs did Blight take in his time??
I mean they were talking about those high flyers over the years recently and Blight would launch himself almost every week.

 

[ozzyoslo]

One of my 1st memories as a kid was sneaking into the clubrooms on the Tuesday afternoon when Blight won his Brownlow to give him my congratulative pat on the shoulder as he changed to get ready for training.....ah the good old days !!

 

[Twinkletoes]

Absolutely love Stevo. He and Schimma are the greatest examples of "giving it your all" that I've ever seen play. So proud to have Stevo's final game jumper signed and mounted on the wall at home alongside a pic of him being chaired off the ground with Leigh Mathews shaking his hand. Gun! His speech was eye water inducing too.

Blighty was my football hero as a kid

Same here desie. He was a rockstar, capable of anything. A master of his craft. s**t, I remember sitting at the fence in row A in front of the scoreboard watching him lineup a torp within a couple of metres of me at least 50M out on the boundary. He dobbed it of course but prior to kicking it I examined how he held the ball, how many steps he took, and how high he followed through, and I must've spent hundreds of hours copying it.

He's always been a legend to me and I'm so glad he's now recognised as such by the AFL.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Hojuman]

One of my enduring memories of Stevo besides everything else was his last game at the Gabba.
Brisbane players to a man shaking his hand and you could see the genuine admiration for a champion footballer and a real gentleman. Stevo seemed to think it was undeserved. These blokes had just won 3 flags and gunning for a 4th. No doubt they would have fitted him into their side easily.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Stevens was as brave as they came.

Blight was the second best player I have seen in a North jumper. Period. Try to wrap your head around a bloke winning a Brownlow Medal as a ruck rover in an elite side, who then finishes his career at full forward, kicks 100 goals and wins a Coleman Medal.

Two great club champions.

 

[ansonholt]

1. Carey
2. Blight
3. Harvey
4. Greig
5. Archer

Man that was hard. I only had one hero going to primary school in the 70s. Blighty was that man. He was amazing.

 

[roojor]

1. Carey
2. Blight
3. Harvey
4. Greig
5. Archer

Man that was hard. I only had one hero going to primary school in the 70s. Blighty was that man. He was amazing.

Cannot argue that top five David dench would be next but blight for pure football brillance. Was one of the best I seen have seen play.

 

[Gasometer]

No 15.
No 10.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

My first memories of North was Malcolm, I still have a scrap book full of newspaper clippings of him.

Same. He was the first North player's poster I had on my wall, ironically he was wearing a Victorian jumper in it.

 

[King Corey]

Wow...Big Bad Bustling Barry from Broadford.

A great career.

Pain in the arse of a player for the Opposition...but sheesh...wish we had someone of his ilk right atm.

The sniper so tough there's no footage of him putting his own head over the ball?

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

 

[Groin guru]

"Stevens was only known because of carey"

*essendon supporter at work. They truly are scum. My favourite player. Both he and alloson are the reason i follow north. Loved watching him play. Always had 10 on the back in juniors

 

[rickety]

I miss Stevo playing

 

[Gasometer]

The sniper so tough there's no footage of him putting his own head over the ball?

Iirc he put Thommos head over the turf at Docklands.

 

[King Corey]

Iirc he put Thommos head over the turf at Docklands.

Aye it was an equal and justified response to the provocation and rightly earnt a Nobel-Demetriou Gobbie.

 

[Sheezel2Wardlaw]

"Stevens was only known because of carey"

*essendon supporter at work. They truly are scum. My favourite player. Both he and alloson are the reason i follow north. Loved watching him play. Always had 10 on the back in juniors

Did you tell him Lloyd is only known because he the biggest diver in the history of the AFL and Hird is only known cause he single handily destroyed the *essendon football club?

 

[goalieboy82]

no time like the present:

 

[Duck king Carey]

Like so many others Malcom Blight was my first footballing hero as a kid and Anthony Stevens what can you say, he is one of the reasons I love the North Melbourne football club so much. Legends both of them!

 

[Twinkletoes]

One of my enduring memories of Stevo besides everything else was his last game at the Gabba.
Brisbane players to a man shaking his hand and you could see the genuine admiration for a champion footballer and a real gentleman. Stevo seemed to think it was undeserved. These blokes had just won 3 flags and gunning for a 4th. No doubt they would have fitted him into their side easily.

The pic capturing Leigh Mathews showing his respect for Stevo that I have in the frame alongside his signed final game jumper from that match Hojuman. You're absolutely right, every player went out of their way to show our great warrior the same respect.