Russell Greene

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Russell Greene

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|5|30|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Frankston Peninsula

| debutdate = Round 1, 1974

| debutteam = {{AFL StK}}

| debutopponent = {{AFL Fit}}

| debutstadium = Moorabbin Oval

| height = 185 cm

| weight = 78 kg

| position = Utility

| statsend = 1988

| years1 = 1974–1980

| club1 = {{AFL StK}}

| games_goals1 = 120 {{0}}(52)

| years2 = 1980–1988

| club2 = {{AFL Haw}}

| games_goals2 = 184 {{0}}(82)

| games_goalstotal = 304 (134)

| careerhighlights = * 3× VFL premiership player: 1983, 1986, 1988

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Russell Greene (born 30 May 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He was just sixteen when he made his VFL debut in round 1, 1974 for {{AFL StK}}. After playing eight games with St Kilda in 1980, he joined {{AFL Haw}} for the rest of that season and was a key player during a successful decade for the club. He won the VFL Players Association Most Valuable Player award, now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy, as well as Hawthorn's best and fairest honours in 1984. Greene was chosen in the All-Australian team in 1983, 1984 and 1985. Greene's last game was the 1988 grand final win over Melbourne.

Greene has been involved at a few different clubs over the years, in 1994 at North Melbourne, Greene was the fitness advisor, a position he also held in 1997 at St. Kilda.

Since retiring from football, Greene has worked as a PE teacher, first at Melbourne Grammar School, and currently (2011 – present) at Marnebek School in Cranbourne.

References

  • {{AFL Tables | R/Russell_Greene }}
  • {{AustralianFootball | russell+greene/10822 }}
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

{{1983 Hawthorn premiership players}}

{{1986 Hawthorn premiership players}}

{{1988 Hawthorn premiership players}}

{{1983 Victoria State of Origin players}}

{{1984 Victoria State of Origin players}}

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{{Peter Crimmins Medal}}

{{1983 VFL Team of the Year}}

{{1984 VFL Team of the Year}}

{{1985 All-Australian team}}

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Category:Living people

Category:1957 births

Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)

Category:Hawthorn Football Club players

Category:Hawthorn Football Club premiership players

Category:St Kilda Football Club players

Category:Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

Category:Peter Crimmins Medal winners

Category:All-Australians (1953–1988)

Category:Victorian State of Origin players

Category:Australia international rules football team players

Category:VFL/AFL premiership players

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