Jack Viney
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Viney during a pre-season match in February 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jack Viney | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 26 (F/S), 2012 national draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 1, 2013, Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide, at MCG |
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| Height / weight | 178 cm / 86 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013– | Melbourne | 74 (20) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jack Viney (born 13 April 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, 1.78 metres (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighing 86 kilograms (190 lb), Viney is capable of contributing as both an inside and outside midfielder. He played top-level football at a young age playing in the first XVIII at Prince Alfred College at fifteen and he was a bottom-aged player in the TAC Cup for the Oakleigh Chargers. His father, Todd Viney, is a former Melbourne captain and Jack followed in his footsteps when he was drafted by Melbourne with the twenty-sixth pick in the 2012 AFL draft under the father–son rule. He made his debut in 2013, receiving a nomination for the AFL Rising Star and he was awarded the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy. He was named as Melbourne's best and fairest player in 2016, winning the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal. In 2017, he became the co-captain of the Melbourne Football Club, alongside Nathan Jones.
Viney was born to Todd and Meg Viney in Melbourne, Victoria; his father played 233 games with the Melbourne Football Club and is a former captain, two-time Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist, Melbourne Hall of Famer, and a part of Melbourne's Team of the Century. He played his junior football with the Ashburton Redbacks, and would often play in the grade above his age group due to being "too rough".
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