Carlton’s Jack Silvagni and North Melbourne’s Jason Horne-Francis were involved in a scuffle during last Saturday night’s clash at Marvel Stadium which appeared fairly fiery to outsiders looking in.
Silvagni appeared to utter the words, “You’re s--t”, towards Horne-Francis in the spiteful Round 7 meeting which the Blues won comfortably.
A very diplomatic Horne-Francis said post-game: “He just said that we weren’t very good and I wasn’t very good.
“It was a lot of heat of the moment and none of it was taken to heart.”
With this information at his disposal, Kane Cornes questioned Carlton’s record since Silvagni debuted back in 2016 and wondered if he was in a position to give lip to the no.1 draft pick and the struggling Kangaroos.
“He (Silvagni) had some words to say to him (Horne-Francis) and you don’t often get an insight into what was said on a footy field,” Cornes said on SEN SA Breakfast.
“I’m thinking where is the nerve of Jack? Has Jack forgotten what team he’s been playing at for the last seven years?
“I just thought I’d look up Jack Silvagni’s stats. He’s played 84 games across seven seasons, how many finals?
“None, he hasn’t played a final, and he’s got the nerve to tell Jason Horne-Francis that he’s playing in a bad team.
“Jack, you might be in the top eight right now, but you’ve quickly forgotten what team you’ve been playing at for the last seven years.
“Goodness me, how about the nerve. I like Jack Silvagni, I understand you get caught up in the heat of the moment, but of all the insults you could level at a youngster, a Carlton player telling a North Melbourne player that they’re playing for a poor team!”
The 5-2 Blues, who sit sixth, will look to cement their spot in the eight when they meet the 12th-placed Adelaide Crows at Marvel this Sunday.
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