Michael Green (born 14 May 1948) is a former

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player who played in the

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(VFL) between 1966 and 1971 and then again between 1973 and 1975 for the

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. The demands of a law career, which caused him to retire temporarily in 1972, before returning and playing in back to back flags in 1973 and 1974. Green is now well known in the

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legal community. Until 2018 before retiring, he ran Greens List, one of the

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's largest barristers' clerk services. Green is grandfather to current GWS AFL player

Tom Green Michael Thomas Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian and American comedian, show host, actor, filmmaker, podcaster, and rapper. After pursuing stand-up comedy and music as a young adult, Green created and hosted '' The Tom Green Show'', whi ...

. He is also a relation of current

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players Xavier and Zane Duursma. His brother in law is St Kilda premiership player Brian Sierakowski. His sons Christopher, Richard and Matthew were talented school footballers, all playing at First XVIII level for

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References

* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
Richmond Football Club – Hall of Fame

External links

* * Living people 1948 births Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club premiership players Old Xaverians Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) VFL/AFL premiership players Australian lawyers People educated at Xavier College People educated at Assumption College, Kilmore 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub