A mother’s jealousy at the heart of the split in Jack family
A MOTHER’S jealousy lies at the heart of the Jack family split, with a spat over tickets to the Sydney Swans’ 2014 grand final the catalyst for the family feud.
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A MOTHER’S jealousy lies at the heart of Kieren Jack’s family split, with a spat over tickets to the Sydney Swans star’s 2014 grand final the catalyst for the family feud.
A stoic Kieren Jack fronted the media to speak of his disappointment at his parents’ behaviour as it was revealed that Swans officials attempted to mediate the growing hostility between their star player and his parents Donna and Garry — but the meeting ended in a screaming match.
Charlotte Goodlet was initially welcomed into the family with open arms but according to friends the relationship grew toxic when Donna was no longer the number one woman in her son’s life.
The feud was made public this week when Donna publicly berated her son on Twitter, after Kieren offered Swans-issued tickets and airfares to his 200th AFL game on Friday, to his in-laws.
It is understood she had threatened to make the spat public for some time and the rift started prior to the 2014 AFL grand final when Donna became disgruntled that she and Kieren’s father, former NRL champion Garry Jack, were not offered club flights and accommodation to the game but, as a partner of a player, Ms Goodlet was.
The pair boycotted the match and issued an ultimatum to Kieren. He chose Ms Goodlet and the Nine News producer moved from Perth to Sydney.
Yesterday, Kieren spoke of his frustration at the actions of his parents.
“I’ve been pretty disappointed the way the situation has been put out into the public eye ... it’s a private matter and my wish is for it to stay that way,” he said.
“I’m not going to get caught into commenting too much on it or getting into he-said, she-said, that’s probably an immature approach. What I have learnt throughout this is that family issues happen but that’s the nature of it, you move on and the way to deal with it is, I believe, not in a public arena, it need to remain private.”
Kieren said his priorities were “firmly” with Ms Goodlet, a high-achiever at school and former Miss Universe Australia finalist, and his youngest brother Brandon, who also plays for the Swans.
“I love and care for (them) very much and as distressing as the events have been, the level of support that we’ve given each other, on top of friends, other family members, teammates, the Sydney Swans in general — it’s probably highlights to us how lucky we are that we’ve got those people in our life,” he said.
“It’s been tough (Charlotte) hasn’t deserved the treatment that she has received but she is strong, an independent woman, and she’s not just a model, I can tell you that ... I love her very much.”
Kieren has spent the past two Christmases with Ms Goodlet’s family in Perth and it is Ms Goodlet’s parent who will be at be in the stands to watch on Friday night.
An emotional Donna told the Daily Telegraph last night the turmoil had taken its toll on the family.
“My family has been through enough,” she said.
“I don’t need to say anything.”
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