Education
Silvagni attended the Victorian state screening session prior to the 2006 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft, but was not selected by any teams.
Silvagni attended the Victorian state screening session prior to the 2006 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft, but was not selected by any teams.
Silvagni did not play in the TAC Cup as a junior, but instead played for his school, Haileybury College winning a premiership in his final year in 2005. He joined the Casey Scorpions in the Victorian Football League in 2006, winning selection in the VFL"s under 23 team In 2009, Silvagni moved to Western Australia to train with the Fremantle Football Club, who selected him with their second selection in the 2010 Rookie Draft, the 24th overall.
He was one of eight players from the VFL selected in the rookie draft, including Michael Barlow, who was also drafted to Fremantle from the Werribee Football Club.
After playing well in Fremantle"s three National Association of Broadcasters Cup pre-season games, Silvagni was promoted to Fremantle"s senior list and was selected to make his American Federation of Labor-Congress debut in the opening round of the 2010 American Federation of Labor-Congress season. Silvagni made his debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the 2010 American Federation of Labor-Congress season and performed well, taking 7 marks and gathering 14 possessions, including an impressive 55-metre goal as Fremantle recorded a 56-point victory over the Adelaide Football Club.
The celebrations, however, were tempered when Silvagni"s former captain at the Casey Scorpions, Kyle Matthews, was knocked unconscious when he was involved in a fight after watching the game at a hotel in Hawthorn. His drafting as a "mature-aged rookie" and subsequent composed performances in his first few games are seen as an indication of a change to the recruiting philosophy to not only draft the best 18-year-old players, but also to consider older players.
Silvagni is the second cousin of Carlton legend and American Federation of Labor-Congress full-back of the century, Stephen Silvagni.
Alex"s father Eric and Stephen"s father Sergio are first cousins. His mother is Anglo-Indian.