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Alex Silvagni
Personal information
Full name Alex Silvagni
Date of birth (1987-09-29)29 September 1987(age 37)
Original team(s) Casey Scorpions(VFL)
Draft No. 24,2010 rookie draft
Height 192 cm (76 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2016 Fremantle 53 (10)
2017–2018 Carlton 070(0)
Total 60 (10)
1Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com

Alex Silvagni(born 29 September 1987) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballerwho played for theFremantleandCarlton Football Clubsin theAustralian Football League(AFL).

Early career

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Silvagni did not play in theTAC Cupas a junior, but instead played for his school,Haileybury Collegewinning a premiership in his final year in 2005.[1]He joined theCasey Scorpionsin theVictorian Football Leaguein 2006, winning selection in the VFL's under-23 team. He had two successful seasons in 2008 and 2009, playing mainly at full back, but also pinch-hitting in the ruck or forwardline, finishing 5th in 2008 (2nd best non-AFL aligned player) and then third in 2009 in Casey'sbest and fairestaward, being awarded the most consistent award in 2008[2]and winning selection in the 2009 VFL Team of the year.[3]

AFL career

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Silvagni attended the Victorian state screening session prior to the2006 AFL Draft,but was not selected by any teams. In 2009, Silvagni moved to Western Australia to train with theFremantle Football Club,who selected him with their second selection in the2010 Rookie Draft,the 24th overall. He was one of eight players from the VFL selected in the rookie draft, includingMichael Barlow,who was also drafted to Fremantle from theWerribee Football Club.[4]

After playing well in Fremantle's threeNAB Cuppre-season games,[5]Silvagni was promoted to Fremantle's senior list and was selected to make his AFL debut in the opening round of the2010 AFL season.[6]

Silvagni made his debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the2010 AFL seasonand performed well, taking 7 marks and gathering 14 possessions, including an impressive 55-metre goal as Fremantle recorded a 56-point victory over theAdelaide Football Club.[7]The celebrations, however, were tempered when Silvagni's former captain at the Casey Scorpions, Kyle Matthews, was knocked unconscious when he was involved in a fight after watching the game at a hotel in Hawthorn.[8]

His drafting as a "mature-aged rookie" and subsequent composed performances in his first few games are seen as an indication of a change to the recruiting philosophy to not only draft the best 18-year-old players, but also to consider older players.[4][9][10]

At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Fremantle.[11]

Silvagni was then drafted by Carlton in the2017 rookie draft.[12]He had a widely-remembered best on ground performance on his Carlton debut in Round 6, 2017 against the Sydney Swans, where he lined up as the direct opponent to the season's Coleman medallistLance Franklin,and kept him to one goal, and bested Franklin one-on-one in several spectacular open-field chases and contests.[13]He played a string of six games, before injury forced him out for the rest of the 2017 season. Despite having played only seven games for the club and still being on the rookie list, Silvagni was elevated to the club's leadership group in 2018;[14]but persistent injuries prevented him from playing at all during the season. He retired at the end of the season, ending his brief but eventful career with the Blues.[15]

Post-AFL career

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In 2023, Silvagni was a contestant on the Australianreality televisionseriesThe Summit.

Personal life

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Silvagni is thesecond cousinof Carlton legend and AFL full-back of the century,Stephen Silvagni.Alex's father Eric and Stephen's fatherSergioare first cousins.[16]His mother is Anglo-Indian.[17][18]

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[19]
Legend
G
 Goals
K
 Kicks
D
 Disposals
T
 Tackles
B
 Behinds
H
 Handballs
M
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2010 Fremantle 36 15 4 0 120 46 166 66 52 0.3 0.0 8.0 3.1 11.1 4.4 3.5
2011 Fremantle 36 9 1 0 74 45 119 46 26 0.1 0.0 8.2 5.0 13.2 5.1 2.9
2012 Fremantle 36 5 0 0 37 16 53 24 15 0.0 0.0 7.4 3.2 10.6 4.8 3.0
2013 Fremantle 36 10 5 3 56 32 88 43 26 0.5 0.3 5.6 3.2 8.8 4.3 2.6
2014 Fremantle 36 7 0 0 51 19 70 29 19 0.0 0.0 7.3 2.7 10.0 4.1 2.7
2015 Fremantle 36 2 0 0 14 8 22 11 3 0.0 0.0 7.0 4.0 11.0 5.5 1.5
2016 Fremantle 36 5 0 0 44 27 71 29 6 0.0 0.0 8.8 5.4 14.2 5.8 1.2
Career 53 10 3 396 193 589 248 147 0.2 0.1 7.5 3.6 11.1 4.7 2.8

References

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  1. ^McGowan, Marc (2 May 2008)."Silvagni rediscovers his passion".Berwick News.Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2008.Retrieved26 March2010.
  2. ^McGowan, Marc (9 October 2008)Wall claims Scorpions' top awardArchived13 September 2012 atarchive.today
  3. ^Pickering, Paul (8 October 2009)."Solid Wall is top Scorpion".Berwick News.Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2009.Retrieved26 March2010.
  4. ^abDiamond, Brent (27 December 2009)."Docker signings could help set a trend".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved26 March2010.
  5. ^Washbourne, Alex (22 February 2010)."Michael Barlow leads Fremantle's rookie charge".PerthNow.Archived fromthe originalon 24 February 2010.Retrieved26 March2010.
  6. ^Clarke, Tim (25 March 2010)."Silvagni name back in the AFL".WA Today.Retrieved26 March2010.
  7. ^Young Dockers get it done
  8. ^Silvagni debut almost ends in tragedy
  9. ^Breen, Daniel (2 April 2010)AFL's mature age recruits are hot property;Geelong Advertiser
  10. ^Walsh, Courtney (30 March 2010)."Rise of the second generation".The Australian.Archivedfrom the original on 27 September 2012.Retrieved19 October2011.
  11. ^Malcolm, Alex (26 October 2016)."Another Docker down as Freo cuts veteran defender".AFL.com.au.BigPond.Retrieved29 October2016.
  12. ^Browne, Ashley (28 November 2016)."Giants reunite ex-Dockers Mzungu and de Boer".AFL.com.au.Bigpond.Retrieved28 November2016.
  13. ^"Blues stun Swans with upset AFL win".SBS. 29 April 2017.Retrieved20 February2021.
  14. ^"Murphy steers new-look leadership group".Carlton Football Club. 31 January 2018.Retrieved31 January2018.
  15. ^"Former Fremantle Docker Alex Silvagni calls time on AFL career".The West Australian.21 August 2018.Retrieved20 February2021.
  16. ^Carlton news
  17. ^The Footy Almanac - Asia-Pacific Team of the Century
  18. ^Kastanis, Costa (18 July 2014)."A multicultural Freo".Archived fromthe originalon 8 August 2014.Retrieved14 April2015.
  19. ^Alex Silvagni's player profile at AFL Tables
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