Tom Green (footballer, born 2001)

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Tom Green

Green with the Giants NEAFL side while a member of the club's junior Academy in July 2019

Personal information
Full name|  Thomas Green
Date of birth|  (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 24)
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|  109 (46)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2025.

Career highlights

* 2× AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020, 2021
* 22under22 team: 2023
* Scoops Medal 2024 winner ( won by a vote counting discrepancy)

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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).

## Early life

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Green was born in Townsville, Queensland. He spent his early years moving between Townsville, Toowoomba, Darwin, Melbourne and Tamworth due to his father's career as an army helicopter pilot.[1] In year 6 at the age of 11, he settled in Canberra where he tried an array of sports which included Australian rules football, basketball, cricket and rugby union.[2] He attended Marist College in Canberra.[3]

Green became a member of the GWS Giants Academy at the age of 12 and worked his way through the local junior ranks. He received an NAB Under-18 All Australian selection in his final year of junior football and was also nominated for the 2019 NEAFL Rising Star Award.[citation needed]

## AFL career

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Greater Western Sydney used their No. 10 pick in the 2019 national draft to recruit Green. Carlton made a bid for him but the Giants were able to match it.[4] He made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2020 AFL season.

Green had a breakthrough season in 2021, including being nominated for the 2021 AFL Rising Star in round 9.[5]

In 2022, Green finished in the top three in the Kevin Sheedy Medal. In 2023, he was elevated to the Giants' leadership group and led the AFL in both average disposals per game (32) and average contested possessions (14.95). He earned a spot in the All-Australian squad for the first time, as well as a tie for runner-up in the Kevin Sheedy Medal. In 2024, he once again finished runner-up in the Kevin Sheedy Medal and finished second in the AFL for total disposals.[6]

### Controversy

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In July 2024, Green was reprimanded by the Australian Football League for comments he made on a since-deleted club podcast criticizing Match Review Officer Michael Christian and the AFL Tribunal. This came in the wake of teammate Toby Bedford receiving a three-match suspension for a dangerous tackle on Tim Taranto, which was later overturned on appeal.[7]

## Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season[8]
Legend

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Season  | Team  | No. | Games  | Totals  | Averages (per game)  | Votes

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G  | B  | K  | H  | D  | M  | T  | G  | B  | K  | H  | D  | M  | T
2020[a] | Greater Western Sydney | 12  | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 15 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0
2021 | Greater Western Sydney | 12  | 18 | 7 | 6 | 139 | 221 | 360 | 55 | 53 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 20.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 6
2022 | Greater Western Sydney | 12  | 21 | 10 | 9 | 222 | 289 | 511 | 58 | 89 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 24.3 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4
2023 | Greater Western Sydney | 12  | 22 | 9 | 1 | 312 | 393 | 705 | 75 | 111 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 32.0† | 3.4 | 5.0 | 16
2024 | Greater Western Sydney | 12  | 25 | 9 | 3 | 334 | 436† | 770† | 75 | 101 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 30.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 27
Career  | 92 | 36 | 22 | 1038 | 1398 | 2436 | 277 | 367 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 26.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 53

## Personal life

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Green is the eldest of four brothers: Lachlan, William and Josh Green.[9] His mother is Melanie and his father Richard is in the Australian army.[10] Richard was a talented junior footballer playing in the First XVIII for Xavier College in Melbourne.[11]

Green's grandfather, Michael, is a four-time premiership player with the Richmond Tigers and is a member of Richmond's Team of the 20th Century.[12] His great uncle is St Kilda and Subiaco premiership player Brian Sierakowski. His cousins are former AFL players David Sierakowski and Will Sierakowski.[citation needed]

## Notes

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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

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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. ^ Gavel, Tim (7 September 2019). "Canberra's Tom Green on the cusp of achieving a boyhood dream to play in the AFL".
4. ^ Vaughn, Roger (27 November 2019). "How the Blues caused AFL Draft day drama". The West Australian. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
5. ^ "Giant gets Green light for second Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 17 May 2021.
6. ^ "Tom Green | AFL". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
7. ^ Kalinic, Dejan (25 July 2024). "'He missed the mark': Giants star reprimanded for MRO criticism". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
8. ^ "Tom Green". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
9. ^ Twomey, Callum (30 October 2019). "The Text That Changed Everything For Green". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
10. ^ "Anzac round's special significance for Giants' Green". The Canberra Times. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
11. ^ "20211020 Fr Chirs chats w Christopher, Richard and Matthew Green full ed". Vimeo. Xavier College. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
12. ^ Caden Helmers (7 June 2019). "Richmond Tigers legend inspiring NEAFL rising star Tom Green". Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Green (footballer).

* Tom Green's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
* Tom Green's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Tom Green at AustralianFootball.com

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Greater Western Sydney Giants – current squad

* 1 Thomas
* 2 Jones
* 3 Coniglio (vc)
* 4 Greene (c)
* 5 Cadman
* 6 Whitfield
* 7 Ash
* 8 Ward
* 9 Angwin
* 10 Wehr*
* 11 Gothard
* 12 Green
* 13 Hannaford
* 14 Bedford
* 15 Taylor
* 16 Daniels
* 17 Callaghan
* 18 Stone
* 19 Oliver
* 20 Stringer
* 21 Aleer
* 22 Kelly (vc)
* 23 Hogan
* 24 Rowston
* 25 Keeffe*
* 26 Riccardi
* 27 Himmelberg
* 28 Ough
* 29 Angove
* 30 Leake
* 31 McMullin
* 32 Briggs
* 33 O'Halloran
* 34 Fahey*
* 35 Gruzewski
* 36 Smith
* 37 Fonti
* 38 Delana*
* 39 Idun
* 41 Madden*
* 42 Wardius*
* 44 Buckley
* 45 Derksen*
* 46 Brown

* Coach: Kingsley

* denotes rookie listed players

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2019 AFL national draft

First round|

* 1\. Matt Rowell
* 2\. Noah Anderson
* 3\. Luke Jackson
* 4\. Lachlan Ash
* 5\. Dylan Stephens
* 6\. Fischer McAsey
* 7\. Hayden Young
* 8\. Caleb Serong
* 9\. Liam Henry (academy selection)
* 10\. Tom Green (academy selection)
* 11\. Sam Flanders
* 12\. Kysaiah Pickett
* 13\. Will Day
* 14\. Miles Bergman
* 15\. Cody Weightman
* 16\. Cooper Stephens
* 17\. Brodie Kemp
* 18\. Mitch Georgiades
* 19\. Sam De Koning
* 20\. Sam Philp
* 21\. Thomson Dow

Second round|

* 22\. Deven Robertson
* 23\. Dylan Williams
* 24\. Harry Schoenberg
* 25\. Jackson Mead (F/S)
* 26\. Will Gould
* 27\. Jeremy Sharp
* 28\. Josh Worrell
* 29\. Finn Maginness (F/S)
* 30\. Harrison Jones
* 31\. Charlie Comben
* 32\. Trent Rivers
* 33\. Brock Smith
* 34\. Jack Mahony
* 35\. Flynn Perez
* 36\. Elijah Taylor
* 37\. Keidean Coleman (academy selection)
* 38\. Nick Bryan
* 39\. Chad Warner
* 40\. Jay Rantall
* 41\. Francis Evans
* 42\. Ronin O'Connor
* 43\. Noah Cumberland
* 44\. Will Martyn

Third round|

* 45\. Trent Bianco
* 46\. Hugo Ralphsmith
* 47\. Sam Ramsay
* 48\. Lachlan Gollant
* 49\. Callum Jamieson
* 50\. Cameron Taheny
* 51\. Jake Riccardi
* 52\. Ryan Byrnes
* 53\. Louis Butler
* 54\. Bigoa Nyuon

Fourth round|

* 55\. Trey Ruscoe
* 56\. Ned Cahill
* 57\. Josh Morris
* 58\. Ben Johnson
* 59\. Jaxon Prior
* 60\. Jy Farrar
* 61\. Michael Frederick
* 62\. Riley Garcia

Fifth round|

* 63\. Lachlan Johnson
* 64\. Leo Connolly
* 65\. Tom Hutchesson

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2020 AFL Rising Star nominees

* Rd 1: Sturt
* Rd 2: Rowell
* Rd 3: Budarick
* Rd 4: Green
* Rd 5: Taylor
* Rd 6: Rankine
* Rd 7: Anderson
* Rd 8: Serong
* Rd 9: Georgiades
* Rd 10: Jackson
* Rd 11: Pickett
* Rd 12: King
* Rd 13: Starcevich
* Rd 14: Riccardi
* Rd 15: McInerney
* Rd 16: Day
* Rd 17: Quaynor
* Rd 18: Sholl

Italics denote winner

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2021 AFL Rising Star nominees

* Rd 1: Gulden
* Rd 2: Campbell
* Rd 3: Warner
* Rd 4: Sholl
* Rd 5: Georgiades
* Rd 6: Koschitzke
* Rd 7: Jackson
* Rd 8: Jordon
* Rd 9: Green
* Rd 10: Weightman
* Rd 11: Rivers
* Rd 12: Cox
* Rd 13: Thilthorpe
* Rd 14: Jones
* Rd 15: Robertson
* Rd 16: McInerney
* Rd 17: Perkins
* Rd 18: Sharp
* Rd 19: Schoenberg
* Rd 20: Young
* Rd 21: Bergman
* Rd 22: Bowey
* Rd 23: Idun

Italics denote winner
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