Jack Viney

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Jack Viney
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Viney at training in July 2015
Personal information
Full name Jack Viney
Date of birth (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30)
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
v. Port Adelaide, at MCG
Height/Weight 178cm / 84 kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 7
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013– Melbourne 58 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2016 season.
Career highlights

Jack Viney (born 13 April 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former Melbourne captain, Todd Viney.

Early life

Viney was born to Todd and Meg Viney[1] in Melbourne, Victoria;[2] 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.[3] 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".[4][5]

Viney moved to Adelaide, South Australia in 2009 after his father became an assistant coach at the Adelaide Football Club and he attended Prince Alfred College for years nine and ten.[4] He received state-honours in the 2010 under-16 championships by representing South Australia and captained the side to the winning title, he was also named the state's most valuable player.[6] Through the AFL elite talent junior pathways, he received a scholarship through the AIS-AFL Academy in the 2010 intake[7] and travelled to Europe in April 2011 as part of 30-man squad.[8] In November 2010, he signed a five-year contract with Melbourne ensuring he would be drafted by them in the 2012 AFL draft under the father–son rule.[4]

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At his age, not many boys have that real aggressive streak and that unwavering competitive level.

Greg Doyle, Oakleigh Chargers coach[9]

Returning to Melbourne in 2011, Viney attended Carey Baptist Grammar School and played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player.[5] He represented Victoria Metro in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships and despite being one of the youngest players, he was lauded for his leadership on and off the field.[10] He played eight matches for Oakleigh in 2011 including the losing Grand Final to the Sandringham Dragons where he was named best-on-ground,[11] his coach, Greg Doyle, praised Viney for his physicality and readiness to play senior football at 17 years old.[9] He was named in the level two squad for the 2011 intake in the AIS-AFL Academy,[12] and was commended for his performance in the Academy match against the Box Hill Hawks at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 2012, after recording 16-disposals, including ten contested, six tackles, and six clearances.[13]

Viney received permission to play in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2012 for Melbourne's affiliate team, the Casey Scorpions;[9] he suffered a broken jaw in two places during his debut match after a high-bump from Geelong player, David Wojcinski; in a separate incident, Wojcinski was charged with striking Viney, which resulted in an overall four-match suspension.[14] Viney received mid-year state honours and represented Victoria Metro in the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships, he missed the start of the championships through his jaw injury and played in the final two rounds of the championships,[15] including the winning final against Western Australia.[16]

AFL career

Viney was rated as the "sixth to eight best player" heading into the 2012 draft,[17] however, under the father–son bidding system, speculation grew that the Gold Coast Football Club would bid their first round pick in the draft, the second overall, forcing Melbourne to match the bid with the third overall selection.[18][19] Gold Coast ultimately chose not to bid pick two on Viney,[20] and after the Port Adelaide Football Club bid their first round selection on him,[21] Melbourne matched the bid with their second round pick, and recruited him with their second selection and 26th overall in the 2012 national draft.[22] Viney made his debut in round 1, 2013 against Port Adelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground,[23] despite losing the match by 79-points and the team being labelled as "embarrassing", Viney was praised for his performance in the match and his leadership on and off the field.[24][25][26] He received the round nomination for the Rising Star after the round 21, 95-point loss to Fremantle at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[27] He managed thirteen matches in his debut season after missing eight matches in the middle of the season through a toe injury,[28] his season was rewarded with the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy as Melbourne's best young player.[29]

Viney received widespread news coverage in 2014 after an incident in round 7 where he collided with Adelaide player, Tom Lynch, resulting in a broken jaw to Lynch,[30] Viney was referred directly to the AFL Tribunal, bypassing the match review panel and the opportunity of an early plea,[31] he was initially suspended for two-weeks with the rationale given by AFL legal counsel, Jeff Gleeson, that he could have "spun out" of the impending collision, rather than brace for contact.[32] The outcome sparked backlash among past and present players and fans,[32][33] including AFL Hall of Famer, Dermott Brereton, who protested he would boycott the Hall of Fame events that year due to the "fundamentally wrong" direction the game was taking.[34] Melbourne announced their intention to appeal the ban.[35] The AFL CEO at the time, Andrew Demetriou, weighed into the debate by stating Viney was very unlucky to be suspended.[36] Viney successfully appealed and the suspension was overturned,[37][38] becoming only the second time an appeal was successful under the 2005–2014 AFL Tribunal system.[36] The AFL released a statement two-weeks after the appeal stating the reason behind the overturned suspension was "because he didn’t bump Adelaide’s Tom Lynch but instead braced for contact."[39]

Viney played in the first two matches for 2015 before fracturing his fibula in the round two loss to Greater Western Sydney.[40] He returned in round 9 against Port Adelaide[41] and played the remainder of the season. The season saw him move into a loose-tagging role and he was lauded for restricting the impact of Gary Ablett in the round one win against Gold Coast,[42] and Joel Selwood in the round twelve win against Geelong,[43] with the latter drawing praise from Gerard Healy who labelled Viney as the "new Brett Kirk".[44] His season was rewarded with a second place finish in the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal, finishing one vote behind the winner, Bernie Vince, despite playing six less matches,[45] he also received the Norm Smith Memorial Trophy (Coaches Award) and James McDonald Trophy (Heart and Spirit Award).[46]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 9, 2016 [47]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2013 Melbourne 7 13 3 4 118 109 227 37 54 0.2 0.3 9.1 8.4 17.5 2.8 4.2
2014 Melbourne 7 20 5 7 187 210 397 56 87 0.3 0.4 9.4 10.5 19.9 2.8 4.4
2015 Melbourne 7 16 3 4 141 210 351 31 105 0.2 0.3 8.8 13.1 21.9 1.9 6.6
2016 Melbourne 7 9 6 0 102 141 243 27 66 0.7 0.0 11.3 15.7 27.0 3.0 7.3
Career 58 17 15 548 670 1218 151 312 0.3 0.3 9.4 11.6 21.0 2.6 5.4

References

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