Jack Silvagni (born 17 December 1997) is an

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er who represents in the

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(AFL). He is a third-generation Carlton footballer; both his father,

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, and paternal grandfather, Sergio, played for Carlton and are legends in the club's

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. He is also a second cousin once removed of former Carlton teammate

Alex Silvagni Alex Silvagni (born 29 September 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle and Carlton Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early career Silvagni did not play in the TAC Cup ...

and the brother of former teammate Ben Silvagni.

Early life & Junior career

Silvagni grew up in the Melbourne suburb of

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and attended

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. He played junior football for his school, the Greythorn Falcons, the Doncaster Cats in the

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, the

Oakleigh Chargers The Oakleigh Chargers is an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based at Warrawee Park in Oakleigh, Victoria, representing the southeastern suburban ar ...

in the

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, and Victoria Metro at the AFL Under-18 Championships. His mother is Australian television presenter and model

Jo Silvagni Joanne Louise Silvagni (née Bailey; 10 March 1970) is an Australian model and television personality and television hostess/compere. Career Silvagni was born on 10 March 1970 to Barrie and Fran Bailey and was educated at Tintern Grammar, in t ...

, and he has two younger brothers, Ben and Tom.

AFL career

Silvagni was drafted with the 53rd selection in the

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under the

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when Carlton matched

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's bid for him. He was given the No. 2 guernsey for the 2016 season; then, after the retirement of its incumbent Andrew Walker at the end of 2016, switched to the No. 1 guernsey which father Stephen and grandfather Sergio had both famously worn. In the 2017 season, Silvagni received the

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nomination for

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following his performance against the

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in which he kicked two crucial last-quarter goals, helping his side to a ten-point win. After spending more time as a midfielder in the 2018 season, Silvagni was amassing more handballs and tackles as opposed to goals. Some pundits believed he wasn't living up to expectations, though; however, a lot of people, including the coach, had faith in him. Jack moved back to his drafted position as a third tall forward during the

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, where he was occasionally used as a utility player, providing an option further afield rather than an inside-50 marking target. Jack enjoyed career-high disposal numbers in 2019, averaging 13.8 per game. The year 2020 was a highly interrupted one for Jack, sustaining a bruised lung and

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during a win against

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, for which Essendon midfielder

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received a one-match ban after the Match Review Officer reviewed the game and charged Merrett with striking. Compounding his injury woes, Jack went under the knife in August to have a small ITB (

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) release procedure. These injuries would mean that Jack only took the field for a total of three games for the 2020 season. Silvagni returned to the field regularly during Carlton's 2021 season. He continued to play as a third tall forward while also rotating through the midfield as a back-up ruckman whenever Carlton went into games with only one recognised ruckman; although he was generally quite undersized compared with his ruck opponents, he was often effective at nullifying tap-outs and winning the ball at ground level. Silvagni played a career-high 21 games during Carlton's 2022 season. He averaged 14.19 disposal per game, a career record to this point.

Personal life

Silvagni is currently studying a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce at

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Statistics

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Silvangi, Jack 1997 births Living people Preston Football Club (VFA) players Oakleigh Chargers players People educated at Xavier College Carlton Football Club players Australian people of Italian descent Australian rules footballers from Melbourne People from Balwyn, Victoria