Last week his Magpie-supporting son Will ordered a Collingwood jumper with No.5 on the back as he talked his dad into dropping him and his sister off at the MCG on Sunday to watch their beloved team win a thriller.
The retired Jamie Elliott laughs at the different standing he has at home compared to the Magpies’ forward.
“He asked me the other day how many games I played,” Elliott said of his son.
For the record,Elliott played 40 games with Fitzroy,nine games with the Tigers and nine with St Kilda,as well as being a part of the Saints’ pre-season premiership,unfortunately dislocating his shoulder in that game.
He then went on to coach Darley and returned to his roots in Maryborough to kick 100 goals in a season and star in the local area for several seasons,his promising AFL career cut short through injury.
He would not mind being described as the second-best Jamie Elliott to play AFL football,either.
“I think he is a star,” Elliott said.