Josh Green (footballer)

Josh Green
Green playing for Essendon in June 2017.
Personal information
Full name Joshua Green
Date of birth (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Original team(s) Clarence (TSL)
Draft No. 32, 2010 national draft
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011–2016 Brisbane Lions 081 (107)
2017–2018 Essendon 024 0(25)
Total 105 (132)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Joshua Green (born 24 August 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions and the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career

Born in Tasmania, Green developed his skills while playing under age football for Sorell. He would later join Clarence. He became a dual premiership player with the club, playing in the 2009 and 2010 premiership teams. In 2010 he won the Davidson Medal as the state's best Under-18 player at the AFL Tasmania State Academy. He was named in the 2010 All-Australian Under 18 team.

AFL career

Brisbane Lions drafted him with pick 32 in the 2010 AFL draft. He was the first Tasmanian to be picked that year.

After playing five games in the reserves for the Brisbane Lions, he was selected to play in Round 9 of the 2011 AFL season against North Melbourne at the Gabba.[1] He picked up 12 touches in his first game, which was a win for Brisbane against North Melbourne.[2] Green was influential in Brisbane's narrow upset win over ladder leaders West Coast Eagles in Round 10 of the 2012 AFL season, having come on in the last quarter as the substitute and kicking three goals and getting a scoring assist.[3] After the 2014 AFL season Josh Green finished as Brisbane's highest goal scorer with 33 goals.

In October 2016, he was delisted by Brisbane,[4] and he subsequently signed with the Essendon Football Club in November as a delisted free agent.[5]

In September 2018, Green was delisted by Essendon. [6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2011 Brisbane Lions 425033224566170.00.66.44.811.21.23.4
2012 Brisbane Lions 612158835313620251.30.76.94.411.31.72.1
2013 Brisbane Lions 6172461136317632531.40.46.63.710.41.93.1
2014 Brisbane Lions 62033131559525039481.70.77.84.812.52.02.4
2015 Brisbane Lions 61625121237419741561.60.87.74.612.32.63.5
2016 Brisbane Lions 6111012955214723320.91.18.64.713.42.12.9
Career 81 107 54 601 361 962 161 231 1.3 0.7 7.4 4.5 11.9 2.0 2.9

References

  1. ↑ "Tassie rookie picked for debut". The Mercury. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Fantasy Scores: Brisbane v North Melbourne, R9 of 2011". Fan Footy. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "It's Easy Being Green". afl.com.au. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (25 October 2016). "Lions delist Tasmanian goalsneak after 81 games". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (15 November 2016). "Greener pastures as ex-Lion joins Dons as free agent". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-09-10/bombers-goalsneak-shown-the-door
  7. ↑ "Josh Green Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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