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Australian rules footballer

Not to be confused with Russell Green. Australian rules footballer
Russell Greene
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-05-30) 30 May 1957 (age 67)
Original team(s) Frankston Peninsula
Debut Round 1, 1974, St Kilda vs. Fitzroy, at Moorabbin Oval
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1974–1980 St Kilda 120 0(52)
1980–1988 Hawthorn 184 0(82)
Total 304 (134)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 St Kilda. After playing eight games with St Kilda in 1980, he joined Hawthorn 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

Hawthorn Football Club 1983 VFL premiers
Hawthorn 20.20 (140) defeated Essendon 8.9 (57), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Jeans
Hawthorn Football Club 1986 VFL premiers
Hawthorn 16.14 (110) defeated Carlton 9.14 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Jeans
Hawthorn Football Club 1988 VFL premiers
Hawthorn 22.20 (152) defeated Melbourne 6.20 (56), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Joyce
Victorian team1983 State of Origin
South Australia 26.16 (172) defeated Victoria 17.14 (116), at Football Park, 16 May 1983, crowd: 44,521
Western Australia 16.22 (118) d Victoria 16.19 (115), at Subiaco Oval, 12 July 1983, crowd: 44,213
Both games
vs. South Australia
vs. Western Australia
Victorian team 1984 State of Origin
Victoria 16.12 (108) defeated South Australia 16.8 (104), at Football Park, 15 May 1984
Western Australia 21.16 (142) defeated Victoria 21.12 (138), at Subiaco Oval, 17 July 1984
Both games
vs. South Australia
vs. Western Australia
Coach: Jeans
Leigh Matthews Trophy · AFL Players Association most valuable player
Peter Crimmins Medal • Hawthorn Football Club best and fairest winners
1983 VFL Team of the Year
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1983 1986
1985 All-Australian team
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South Australia
  • Malcolm Blight (Woodville)
  • Craig Bradley (Port Adelaide)
  • Stephen Kernahan (Glenelg)
  • Peter Motley (Sturt)
  • John Platten (Hawthorn)
  • Victoria
  • Dermott Brereton (Hawthorn)
  • Terry Daniher (Essendon) (Captain)
  • Garry Foulds (Essendon)
  • Russell Greene (Hawthorn)
  • Mark Harvey (Essendon)
  • Mark Lee (Richmond)
  • Roger Merrett (Essendon)
  • Gary Pert (Fitzroy)
  • Geoff Raines (Collingwood)
  • Paul Roos (Fitzroy)
  • Dale Weightman (Richmond)
  • Western Australia
  • Leon Baker (Essendon)
  • Gary Buckenara (Hawthorn)
  • Rod Lester-Smith (Hawthorn)
  • Michael Mitchell (Claremont)
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