Tom Green (footballer, born 2001)

Tom Green (born 23 January 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Tom Green
Green with the Giants NEAFL side while a member of the club's junior Academy in July 2019
Personal information
Full name Tom Green
Date of birth (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001
Place of birth Townsville, Queensland
Original team(s) Eastlake(ACT)/GWS Giants Academy
Draft No. 10, 2019 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2020, Greater Western Sydney vs. Geelong, at Sydney Showground Stadium
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Greater Western Sydney 67 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of At the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Green was born in Townsville, Queensland. He spent his early years moving between Townsville, Toowoomba, Darwin, Melbourne and Tamworth due to his father's army commitments.[1] In year 6, he settled in Canberra where he tried an array of sports which included Australian rules football, basketball, cricket and rugby union.[2] Green became a member of the GWS Giants Academy at the age of 12 and worked his way through the local junior ranks to become an outstanding prospect in his age group. He received NAB Under-18 All Australian selection in his final year of junior football and was also nominated for the 2019 NEAFL Rising Star Award.

His grandfather, Michael, is a four-time premiership player with the Richmond Tigers and is a member of Richmond's Team of the 20th Century.[3] While growing up in Canberra, Tom attended school at Marist College in Pearce.[4]

Family

Tom Green is the eldest of four brothers: Lachlan, William and Josh Green.[5] Tom's mother is Melanie and his father Richard is in the Australian army.[6]

AFL career

Greater Western Sydney used their No. 10 pick in the 2019 national draft to recruit Green, after Carlton made a bid for him. As Green was a member of the Giants Academy, they were able to match the bid.[7] He made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2020 AFL season.

Green is a promising young player for the GWS Giants, having a breakthrough season in 2021, including being nominated for the 2021 AFL Rising Star in Round 9.[8]

Green established himself as a junkyard dog of the afl in 2023. He led the league in disposals whilst then embarking on a historic finals run with the orange tsunami.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season'[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  †  
 Led the league for 
the season
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020[lower-alpha 1]Greater Western Sydney 1261331609115140.20.55.210.015.22.52.30
2021Greater Western Sydney 12187613922136055530.40.37.712.320.03.12.96
2022Greater Western Sydney 122110922228951158890.50.410.613.824.32.84.24
2023Greater Western Sydney 122291312393705751110.40.114.217.932.0†3.45.016
Career 67 27 19 704 963 1667 203 267 0.4 0.3 10.5 14.4 24.9 3.0 4.0 26

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. Emma Quayle (23 January 2020). "Green & Ash: Same-Same But Different". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "Westfund Academy Spotlight: Tom Green". GWS Giants - YouTube. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. Caden Helmers (7 June 2019). "Richmond Tigers legend inspiring NEAFL rising star Tom Green". Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. "Canberra's Tom Green on the cusp of achieving a boyhood dream to play in the AFL".
  5. gwsgiants.com.au. 2020. The Text That Changed Everything For Green. [online] Available at: <https://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/307431/the-text-that-changed-everything-for-green> [Accessed 13 August 2020].
  6. "Anzac round's special significance for Giants' Green". The Canberra Times. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. "How the Blues caused AFL Draft day drama". The West Australian. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. "Giant gets Green light for second Rising Star nomination".
  9. "Tom Green". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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