The Goulburn Valley product, 25, has emerged as a true trailblazer within the Magpies’ ranks after achieving a lifelong dream by joining the world-famous Melbourne club back in 2023.
The free-scoring forward has become a valued club stalwart, rising to become skipper of the Magpies’ Victorian Wheelchair Football League reserves side, while earning a host of awards including the Community Player's Player Award along the way.
Elliott lives with cerebral palsy and played a variety of sports including wheelchair basketball in his hometown of Shepparton before embarking on the journey of a lifetime in a Collingwood guernsey.
He was the star draw at the recent regional round down at Shepparton Sports Stadium on Sunday, July 19, as fans flocked to watch him as AFL-affiliated giants Richmond, Essendon and St Kilda also descended on the city.
“I was surprised by the size of the crowd at the event, it was pretty amazing,” proud mum and Intereach program manager Melissa Elliott said.
“A lot of Jack’s family live up in the regional Victoria areas, so they don’t get down to Melbourne to see him play and some of them got to see him play for the first time.
“I hand-made 50 badges with Jack’s face on it and I think I only had two left by the end of the day!
“The games were fantastic, they were well-supported and the league was very happy with the response from the regional crowd, which was fantastic.
“Hopefully, we can continue that into next year and schedule another game up here again.”
Now, Elliott stands on the brink of making history with his boyhood club, having tallied up an incredible 99 career goals in club colours - eight of which came in the Elimination Final last weekend.
The Pies dominated proceedings up against Hawthorn in that clash down at La Trobe University, emerging as 136-point victors to set up a Preliminary Final against Richmond tie at La Trobe University on August 9.
Having notched 36 majors across his nine outings in the division during the 2026 campaign, Elliott now stands on the brink of a landmark century of goals - if he can add to his tally versus the Tigers.
“I can’t explain enough how much it means when you have a child with disability show a passion for a sport,” Melissa said.
“We’ve supported Collingwood our whole lives and to see him play and be a part of the club, its just amazing.
“He’s grown in confidence, he started off as a very introverted person and the team wrapped their arms around him - four years later he’s worked his way up to be captain.
“To be able to lead his team out every week gives him a massive sense of pride.”
His mum gives credit to the rest of the family, his friends, partner and NDIS for helping her son realise his ambitions.
“Playing for Collingwood has always been a dream for Jack, and to see that come true has been amazing,” she continued.
“To see his development over the last four seasons has been incredible and it’s been great to see how much he’s worked at his strength and co-ordination.
“His cerebral palsy does limit his physical moment with his legs quite significantly but his fine motor skills are also affected so things like handballing, marking are still a challenge for Jack.
“To see him score goals and really celebrate those things has really been incredible for us as a family.”
If the Pies can overcome Richmond, they would book a place in the Grand Final against Essendon.
“There’s no pressure on Jack around scoring and we just want to see him play well,” Melissa added.
“He’ll play wherever the team needs him and it is going to be a challenging match against Richmond and it’ll be a case of them needing to work hard on the weekend to hopefully get into the Grand Final.”
