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 , tall and weighing , 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 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 was awarded the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy . He was named as Melbourne 's best and fairest player in 2016 , winning the Keith ' Bluey ' Truscott Trophy . In 2017 , he became the co-captain of the Melbourne Football Club , alongside Nathan Jones
AFL Rising Star
2013 AFL Rising Star
Jack Viney