Full name Jack Silvagni Height 1.91 m | Height / weight 191 cm / 89 kg | |
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Date of birth (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 19) Draft No. 53 (F/S), 2015 national draft Siblings Tom Silvagni, Ben Silvagni Parents Stephen Silvagni, Jo Silvagni Similar Stephen Silvagni, Charlie Curnow, Jacob Weitering, Patrick Cripps, Sergio Silvagni Profiles | ||
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Jack Silvagni (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who represents Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL). 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.
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Early life
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 distant nephew of Carlton teammate Alex Silvagni.
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 in the Yarrra 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
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.
