Joshua Green (born 24 August 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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 Green playing for Essendon in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joshua Green | ||
| Nickname(s) | Burgers | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 81 (107) | |
| 2017–2018 | Essendon | 24 (25) | |
| Total | 105 (132) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
editBorn 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 captained Tasmania in the national under-18 championships[1] and was named in the 2010 All-Australian Under 18 team.
AFL career
editBrisbane Lions drafted him with pick 32 in the 2010 AFL draft.[1] 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.[2] He picked up 12 touches in his first game, which was a win for Brisbane against North Melbourne, Brisbane's first win for the season. 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] In total he played 12 games in 2012 and scored 15 goals, an improvement over his first season, and in August 2012 he signed a new two-year contract with the Lions.[1] During his time playing for Brisbane he suffered significant online abuse and eventually was diagnosed with and received treatment for severe anxiety.[4]
Green finished the 2014 and 2015 seasons as Brisbane's leading goalkicker, but his 2016 pre-season was interrupted by a broken foot and he only managed to play 11 games during the season. He was delisted by the Lions at the end of the season after failing to negotiate another contract extension with the club. He had played 81 games for Brisbane and scored 107 goals.[5][6][7] He subsequently signed with Essendon in November as a delisted free agent.[8]
Green played 17 matches for Essendon in the 2017 season, but his season ended in round 22 when he suffered a broken foot in a match against Gold Coast. He signed another contract with Essendon for 2018.[9] In March 2018 Green was reported for staging to try to get a free kick in a JLT Series match against Geelong. Geelong player Mitch Duncan hit him in the chest with his elbow, after which Green fell to his knees and clutched his face. He became the first person in AFL history to be fined for staging when the AFL Tribunal fined him $1,000.[10][11] Green's 2018 season was again injury-interrupted due to hamstring issues and he spent most of the season playing for Essendon's reserves team in the VFL.[12] In the last part of the season, Green's feet were in severe pain due to bolts which had been put in his feet after repeated stress fractures. In order to be able to play Green had to have cortisone injections for the pain.[4] He was delisted by the club in September but played out the finals series for the reserves.[12]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season[13]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2011 | Brisbane Lions | 42 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 6 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| 2012 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 53 | 136 | 20 | 25 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 2013 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 113 | 63 | 176 | 32 | 53 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| 2014 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 155 | 95 | 250 | 39 | 48 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 2015 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 123 | 74 | 197 | 41 | 56 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 95 | 52 | 147 | 23 | 32 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | Essendon | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 123 | 63 | 186 | 37 | 52 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | Essendon | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 12 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| Career | 105 | 132 | 81 | 768 | 447 | 1215 | 210 | 301 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c Whiting, Michael (27 December 2012). "On the rise: Josh Green". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Tassie rookie picked for debut". The Mercury. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "It's Easy Being Green". afl.com.au. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ a b Wright, Patrick (24 April 2019). "After years of online bullying, AFL footballer Josh Green is happy hanging up his boots". ABC Life. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (25 October 2016). "Lions delist Tasmanian goalsneak after 81 games". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ Lerner, Ronny (25 October 2016). "Pay dispute leads to Josh Green's departure from Brisbane Lions". The Age. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Malone, Paul (25 October 2016). "Brisbane Lions delist two-time leading goal kicker Josh Green". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (15 November 2016). "Greener pastures as ex-Lion joins Dons as free agent". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Josh Green signs on with Essendon, Port Adelaide announce six extension". Sporting News. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (12 March 2018). "Christian declares crackdown on staging in AFL". The Age. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Vaughan, Roger (12 March 2018). "AFL Tribunal: Bombers forward Josh Green hit with staging fine". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b Twomey, Callum (10 September 2018). "Bombers goalsneak shown the door". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Josh Green Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
External links
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- Josh Green's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Josh Green's playing statistics from AFL Tables