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
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 29 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4 2022.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Green was born in Townsville, Queensland and spent the first decade of his life regularly relocating 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 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 Canberra.[4]

Off the field Tom is an avid music fan. He draws inspiration from artist such as Future, Drake and Kanye West. However, a landmark moment in Tom’s offseason was the passing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph. Tom along with close friend Key Glock have since dedicated their future successes to his memory.

Family

Tom Green has a family of 6, being one of 4 brothers. Lachlan Green, William Green and Josh Green.[5] Tom's mother is Melanie and his Father Richard is in the Australian Army. He can be found at the Nags Head Hotel every Wednesday, sinking beers with Tubby Taylor.

AFL career

Greater Western Sydney used their No. 10 pick in the 2019 national draft to recruit Green.[6] He made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2020 AFL season.

Tom Green is a promising young player for the GWS Giants, having a breakthrough game in Round 10 of the 2021 AFL Premiership Season, collecting 27 disposals, 2 goals and 114 fantasy points. There is no doubt that Tom will be a fantastic player for the Giants moving forward. Tom is in great shape heading into the 2022 season running a PB 2km after finding what he believes to be the solution to the offseason.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season' [7]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
AFL playing statistics
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 12187613922136055530.40.37.712.320.03.12.9
Career 24 8 9 170 281 451 70 67 0.3 0.4 7.1 11.7 18.8 2.9 2.8 0

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. "Tom Green | AFL".
  7. "Tom Green". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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