Jack Silvagni


Jack Silvagni is an Australian rules footballer who represents in the Australian Football League. He was drafted with the 53rd selection in the 2015 AFL draft under the father–son rule, when Carlton matched Essendon's bid for him.
He is a third-generation Carlton footballer; both his father, Stephen and paternal grandfather, Sergio, played for Carlton and are legends in the club's Hall of Fame. He is also a second cousin once removed of former Carlton teammate Alex Silvagni and the brother of current teammate Ben Silvagni.

Early life & Junior career

Silvagni grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn North and attended Xavier College. He played junior football for both his school, the Greythorn Falcons and Doncaster Cats in the Yarra Junior Football League, the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup and Victoria Metro at the AFL Under 18 Championships. His mother is Australian television presenter and model Jo Silvagni, and he has two younger brothers, Ben and Tom.

AFL career

Silvagni was drafted by Carlton at the 2015 draft. He was given the number 2 guernsey for the first season. After finishing his first season, Silvagni went on a trip to Italy with his family to trace his paternal heritage. It was during this trip that he was presented with the No. 1 guernsey on the Grand Canal in Venice, switching from the No. 2.
In the 2017 season, Silvagni received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 13 following his performance against the Gold Coast Suns 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, but a lot of people including the coach have faith in him.

Statistics

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020
! colspan=3| Career
! 61
! 47
! 40
! 440
! 239
! 679
! 235
! 180
! 0.8
! 0.7
! 7.2
! 3.9
! 11.1
! 3.9
! 3.0