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|  Tom Green
Date of birth|  (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23)
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|  87 (34)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 21, 2024.

Career highlights

* 2× AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020, 2021
* 22under22 team: 2023

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] Green became a member of the GWS 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] His great uncle is St Kilda premiership player Brian Sierakowski. His cousins are former AFL players David Sierakowski and Will Sierakowski.

While growing up in Canberra, Tom attended school at Marist College in Pearce.[4]

## Family

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Tom Green is the eldest of four brothers: Lachlan, William and Josh Green.[5] Tom's mother is Melanie and his father Richard is in the Australian army.[6] Richard was a talented junior footballerplaying in the First XVIII for Xavier College in Melbourne.[7]

## AFL career

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Greater Western Sydney used their No. 10 pick in the 2019 national draft to recruit Green, after Carlton made a bid for him. As Green was a member of the Giants Academy, they were able to match the bid.[8] He made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2020 AFL season.

Green is a promising young player for the GWS Giants, having a breakthrough season in 2021, including being nominated for the 2021 AFL Rising Star in Round 9.[9]

Green established himself as a top young player in the AFL and a vital component of the GWS midfield in 2023. He led the league in disposals whilst then embarking on an ultimately unsuccessful finals campaign.

## Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season'[10]
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
Career  | 68  | 27  | 19  | 704  | 963  | 1667  | 203  | 267  | 0.4  | 0.3  | 10.5  | 14.4  | 24.9  | 3.0  | 4.0  | 26

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

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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. ^ 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. ^ "Anzac round's special significance for Giants' Green". The Canberra Times. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
7. ^ College, Xavier (20 October 2021), 20211020 Fr Chirs chats w Christopher, Richard and Matthew Green full ed, retrieved 24 January 2024
8. ^ "How the Blues caused AFL Draft day drama". The West Australian. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
9. ^ "Giant gets Green light for second Rising Star nomination".
10. ^ "Tom Green". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 April 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

* 2 Jones
* 3 Coniglio (vc)
* 4 Greene (c)
* 5 Cadman
* 6 Whitfield
* 7 Ash
* 8 Ward
* 9 Angwin
* 10 Wehr*
* 11 Preuss
* 12 Green
* 13 Cumming
* 14 Bedford
* 15 Taylor
* 16 Daniels
* 17 Callaghan
* 18 Stone
* 19 Haynes
* 20 Peatling*
* 21 Aleer
* 22 Kelly (vc)
* 23 Hogan
* 24 Rowston
* 25 Keeffe
* 26 Riccardi
* 27 Himmelberg
* 28 Thomas
* 29 Gothard
* 30 Leake
* 31 McMullin
* 32 Briggs
* 33 O'Halloran
* 34 Fahey
* 35 Gruzewski
* 36 Perryman
* 37 Fonti
* 38 Lloyd
* 39 Idun
* 40 Kennedy*
* 41 Madden*
* 42 Wardius*
* 43 Hamilton*
* 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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