1. Jack Silvagni was born on 17 December 1997 and is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for Carlton in the Australian Football League.
14 Facts About Jack Silvagni
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Jack Silvagni 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.
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Jack Silvagni is a second cousin once removed of former Carlton teammate Alex Silvagni and the brother of former teammate Ben Silvagni.
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Jack Silvagni played junior football for his school, the Greythorn Falcons, the Doncaster Cats in the Yarra Junior Football League, the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup, and Victoria Metro at the AFL Under-18 Championships.
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Jack Silvagni's mother is Australian television presenter and model Jo Silvagni, and he has two younger brothers, Ben and Tom.
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Jack Silvagni 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.
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Jack Silvagni moved back to his drafted position as a third tall forward during the 2019 AFL Season, where he was occasionally used as a utility player, providing an option further afield rather than an inside-50 marking target.
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Jack Silvagni enjoyed career-high disposal numbers in 2019, averaging 13.8 per game.
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The year 2020 was a highly interrupted one for Jack Silvagni, sustaining a bruised lung and fractured rib during a win against Essendon Football Club, for which Essendon midfielder Zach Merrett received a one-match ban after the Match Review Officer reviewed the game and charged Merrett with striking.
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Jack Silvagni returned to the field regularly during Carlton's 2021 season.
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Jack Silvagni continued to play as a third tall forward while 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.
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Jack Silvagni played a career-high 21 games during Carlton's 2022 season.
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Jack Silvagni averaged 14.19 disposal per game, a career record to this point.
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Jack Silvagni ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in a training injury on 25 January 2024, and missed the 2024 season.