Michael Green (Australian rules footballer)

Michael Green (born 14 May 1948) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1966 and 1971 and then again between 1973 and 1975 for the Richmond Football Club.

Michael Green
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-05-14) 14 May 1948
Original team(s) Xavier College/Richmond 4ths
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 94.5 kg (208 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1966–1975 Richmond 146 (83)[1]
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1975.
Career highlights
  • Richmond premiership player 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974
  • Richmond Team of the Century
  • Richmond Hall of Fame – inducted 2004
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

The demands of a law career, which caused him to retire temporarily in 1972, before returning and playing in back to back flags in 1973 and 1974.

Green is now well known in the Melbourne legal community. He runs Greens List, one of the Victoria's largest barristers' clerk services.

Green is grandfather to current GWS AFL player Tom Green & second cousin to current Port Adelaide AFL player Xavier Duursma.

References

  1. "AFL Tables - Mike Green - Stats - Statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 October 2014.


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