Toby Greene

Toby Greene
Greene playing for Greater Western Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Toby Greene
Date of birth (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 11, 2011 national draft
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Half-forward flank
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 4
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012– Greater Western Sydney 119 (129)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Toby Greene (born 25 September 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the 11th overall selection in the 2011 national draft.

In 2016, he was selected in the All-Australian team as the half-forward flank[1] and he won the Kevin Sheedy Medal as the club best and fairest.[2]

AFL career

Greene attended Wesley College in Glen Waverley, Victoria. He was recruited by Greater Western Sydney with the eleventh overall selection in the 2011 national draft.

Toby played in the Greater Western Sydney's first season in 2012 debuting in round one against Sydney. A prolific ball-winner,[3] he won the Giants' best first year player award in 2012 and was the runner-up in the Kevin Sheedy Medal as the club's best and fairest. He was nominated for the AFL Rising Star in 2012 award but was ineligible to win it due to being found guilty for a bumping offence earlier in the season.[4]

2017 saw Toby win the Greater Western Sydney Football Club leading Goalkicker Award with 45 goals for the season. Greene came equal first with fellow team members Jonathan Patton and Jeremy Cameron.

Assault charge

On 13 May 2014, Greene was charged with a number of offences including assault with a dangerous weapon and intentionally causing serious injury over an alleged assault in a Melbourne licensed venue the previous night.[5] He faced court on December 9, 2014 where he faced one charge of unlawful assault and was fined $2500 and escaped conviction.[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 22, 2015[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)
2012 Greater Western Sydney 351981027326653973630.40.514.414.028.43.83.3
2013 Greater Western Sydney 4194522620843469420.20.311.910.922.83.62.2
2014 Greater Western Sydney 4157219722542281620.50.113.115.028.15.44.1
2015 Greater Western Sydney 422158789116938160.71.111.113.024.15.42.3
Career 75 34 25 807 813 1620 261 183 0.4 0.4 12.9 13.2 26.1 4.4 3.1

References

  1. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (1 September 2016). "All Australian: Five Swans in 2016's best 22". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Curley, Adam (7 October 2016). "Giant Toby Greene caps breakout year with Kevin Sheedy Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Stevens, Mark (24 August 2012). "GWS midfielder Toby Greene averages more disposals per game than any 18-year-old in the modern era".
  4. ↑ Lalor, Peter (7 September 2012). "Toby Greene features in Giants' awards". The Australian.
  5. ↑ Dampney, James (13 May 2014). "Toby Greene charged over night club incident". AFL Official Website.
  6. ↑ "Greater Western Sydney player Toby Greene fined after assault at Zagame's". The Age. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  7. ↑ "Toby Greene's player profile at AFL Tables". afltables.com.
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