Delisted Richmond tall Jacob Blight has reportedly met with Collingwood ahead of the 2025 free agency period, according to 9 News' Tom Morris, with the Magpies seemingly considering his talents to add some key positional depth for 2026.
Collingwood will likely see a number of departures to a number of talls this off-season, having delisted key defender Charlie Dean, and telling American success story Mason Cox to explore opportunities elsewhere.
These moves highlight how Blight could be viewed as a potential value replacement for 2026.
Blight, who turns 24 years old in December, was taken as the second selection in the 2024 mid-season draft by the Tigers from WAFL club Peel Thunder and has since featured in 10 games in the yellow sash at senior level.
Richmond made the surprising decision to delist Blight following the 2025 season, where the 196cm key defender averaged 6.0 marks per game, 1.6 being intercepts.
Collingwood met with former Richmond tall Jacob Blight today.
The 23-year-old played 10 games for the Tigers before being delisted a month ago. @FootyonNine @9NewsMelb @1116sen
— Tom Morris (@tommorris32) October 2, 2025
His kick at AFL level developed strongly in 2025 also, ranking third on the Tigers list for kicking efficiency (83.0%).
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