Sean Wight

DOB: 15 March, 1964
Died: 30 June, 2011

Debut: Round 8, 1985 against St. Kilda at MCG
Last Game: Round 22, 1995 against Brisbane Bears at Gabba

Games: 150
Goals: 63
Career Statistics (external link)

Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %
81	0	69	54.00

From: Kerry, Ireland

Number: 27 1985-1995

Honours:
Grand Final team - 1988
150 Heroes selection
Life Member

John Phillip "Sean" Wight was born in Scotland but spent much of his life in Ireland before coming to Australia as part of the "Irish Experiment". He had a taste of success, representing Kerry in the 1982 All-Ireland final before being spotted by talent scouts at a clinic organised to find potential VFL players. Keen on international travel Wight had answered a newspaper advertisment to attend the trial after being alerted to it by his aunt but impressed scouts with his high marking in the All-Ireland game and at the training camp.

Accepting the offer of a scholarship to Australia alongside Paul Earley, Wight travelled to Australia and the first game of Australian Rules he ever saw was the 1982 Grand Final, but by the end of his first year he was playing in an Under 19's Grand Final.

He missed the 1984 season with a knee injury and struggled to establish a permanent spot in the senior side throughout 1985 - when he played his first senior match in the Foster's Cup - and 1986, but persistence paid off and he was one of the Demons best in 1987.

The second Irish player to appear for the Demons (after Paul Earley), Wight gained a reputation as a dour defender and carried a trademark moustache for most of his career. In '87, Wight played in the Night Premiership and made a name for himself by keeping Jason Dunstall to one goal in a game. The next year he appeared in every game for the season and played in the disasterous Grand Final loss.

1990 saw Wight play just two games after being ravaged by injury and his next three years were similarly interrupted. Before a reserves match against St Kilda in Round 18, 1991 Wight was sent home by the club when he refused to remove his Blade Boots that clash with the Adidas sponsorship of the club.

It was not until the successful 1994 season that Wight managed to play more than half a season again, and after being almost ever present that year he played 21 games in 1995 before retiring.

Wight served as a director in 1996.

In 2011 Wight was diagnosed with lung cancer despite never having been a smoker. He passed away just a few months later.