Russell Greene

Russell Greene
Personal information
Date of birth	30 May 1957
Original team(s)	Frankston Peninsula
Debut	1974, St Kilda v. Fitzroy, at Moorabbin Oval
Height/Weight	185 cm / 78 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1974-1980 1980-1988 Total -	St Kilda Hawthorn	120 0(52) 184 0(82) 304 (134)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988 season.
Career highlights
Hawthorn premiership player 1983, 1986, 1988 VFLPA MVP 1984 1984 Hawthorn Best and Fairest All Australian 1985

Russell Greene (born 30 May 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer and member of the prestigious 300 game club.

He was just sixteen when he made his VFL debut in 1974 for St Kilda. In 1980 he joined Hawthorn 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. The following year he earned All-Australian selection. Greene's last game was their 1988 grand final win over Melbourne, his third premiership.

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

• Russell Greene's statistics from AFL Tables
• Russell Greene's profile from AustralianFootball.com
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.