By leaving Carlton, Jack Silvagni finally had the chance to move out of the shadow of the family name, only to sign with the club where his father is the list manager.

Throughout his career, Silvagni has been subjected to the criticism he was in the AFL because of his pedigree rather than his performance.

The widespread interest for his services this year is proof that critique was off the mark, but his move to St Kilda reunites father and son from a football perspective.

Jack Silvagni and Tom De Koning are both leaving the Blues, bound for St Kilda.Credit: Getty Images

Silvagni senior was the Carlton list manager when Jack was recruited as a father-son pick in 2015, and his team has now overseen the process that delivered Jack the most lucrative deal of his career and ensures he is a contracted player to the age of 32.

As this masthead explained in March this year in a series titled ‘The 30-year Blues’, Stephen Silvagni’s removal as Blues list boss in December 2019 was attributed to the club hierarchy’s view that he could not continue in the role while he had a pair of sons, Jack and Ben, on the club list. It was a call made by Carlton’s then-chief........

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