Education
He was recruited from the Western Jets in the TAC Cup competition and attended MacKillop Catholic Regional College in Werribee.
He was recruited from the Western Jets in the TAC Cup competition and attended MacKillop Catholic Regional College in Werribee.
Fitzpatrick was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2009 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft by the Melbourne Demons. American Federation of Labor-Congress After kicking four goals in a Victorian Football League match for Casey, Fitzpatrick made his American Federation of Labor-Congress debut in the final round of the 2011 season. He kicked a goal in the match.
Jack played the last game of the 2012 American Federation of Labor-Congress season against fremantle kicking 2 goals.
Suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a youngster, hence the inconsistency early on. A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes at 21 years of age has also added to his challenges.
Fitzpatrick showed improvement during the 2013 American Federation of Labor-Congress season, he played every match from rounds 10 - 21 for Melbourne, ranking Number 1 at the club for scoreboard impact, kicking 15 goals in 11 games. From 2014 he has failed to make an impact at senior level managing 8 games in two years.
He was delisted by Melbourne in September 2015, however, he was recruited by the Hawthorn Football Club through a trade in October.