We're not sure what made Malcolm Blight so cranky at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night, but he was niggly and belligerent in the Channel Ten commentary box throughout the St Kilda-North Melbourne match and it made for great TV.

He was particularly venomous towards North Melbourne, the club he played for with great distinction, labelling their effort as "disgraceful".

It was brilliant stuff from Blight, who took "calling it as you see it" to a new level. Rather than follow the lead of many of his peers by sugarcoating North Melbourne's effort, or by searching for positives, Blight left the viewers in no doubt as to what he was thinking.

He was particularly disdainful of remarks from North coach Brad Scott in The Age on Saturday, when he spoke of his philosophy of not "berating or belittling a player", saying that coaches need to leave players in no doubt as to where they stood.

He was more scathing of Brent Harvey who had just five touches and later found himself on report. Robert Walls also chimed in on Harvey on more than one occasion and the North skipper must wonder what he did to get on the wrong side of these esteemed gentlemen.

Their points were quite valid and Harvey had as poor a game as you can imagine, which gives credence to the belief of a sizeable number of North fans that Drew Petrie is more deserving of the captaincy than Harvey.

But back to Blight and his motivation for letting loose on Saturday night. Perhaps as a one-time Shinboner, he was generally appalled by what he saw. Maybe that it was against the Saints, who unceremoniously dumped him after less than a season as coach in 2001, that galled him all the more.

Quite possibly, with Gold Coast entering the AFL next season, and Blight being a director of that club, this might be his last season in the commentary box and if that is the case, then he has decided to finish his media career with all guns blazing.

If he does continue on as a commentator next year, he can't be expected to speak with such candor given he will have a role with one of the 17 clubs. Which is a shame.

As for the Kangas, they didn't need a former club legend to say how horrid they really were. They might have conned a few of the better judges - particularly a high-profile commentator in the not-so-little-paper - on the basis that success has followed their coach wherever he has been, but they lack grunt and they lack experience. And without Petrie, they lack a marking threat close to goal.

The evidence after two weeks of footy suggests some other teams might have us conned as well. Yes, we're looking at you, Essendon and Adelaide.

The Bombers had it all to play for at Etihad on Sunday as they farewelled Matthew Lloyd but they mailed it in. We wonder what Lloyd, who is making great strides as a rookie commentator, thought of it all and whether he will come out this week and say what he thinks.

Adelaide stunk at home to Sydney. Did last year represent Adelaide's last great chance to win a flag under Neil Craig? Have they placed too much store in the veteran legs of Andrew McLeod, Tyson Edwards and Simon Goodwin? Is their horrendous pre-season, like that of Hawthorn last year, already taking its toll?

But enough of the negatives. The Saints were awesome, Sydney excellent (Ben McGlynn!) and Fremantle just outstanding. The Dockers may have had better wins on the road, but you would be hard-pressed to remember any of them.

Two rounds of footy and the season has started to take on a rhythm and make some sense. Round two has been really good - certainly better than the season opener - and the best part about it is that with the Hawks and Cats at the MCG on Easter Monday, with Buddy and Gazza strutting their stuff on the same patch of turf, the highlight might be yet to come.