Russell Greene (born 30 May 1957) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played for the
St Kilda Football Club
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league.
The club's name originates fr ...
and
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of H ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
He was just sixteen when he made his VFL debut in round 1, 1974 for . After playing eight games with St Kilda in 1980, he joined 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
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, as well as Hawthorn's best and fairest honours in 1984. Greene was chosen in the All-Australian team in 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, and currently (2011 – present) at Marnebek School in Cranbourne.
References
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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Living people
1957 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Hawthorn Football Club players
Hawthorn Football Club Premiership players
St Kilda Football Club players
Leigh Matthews Trophy winners
Peter Crimmins Medal winners
All-Australians (1953–1988)
Victorian State of Origin players
Australia international rules football team players
Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
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