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Russell Greene (born 30 May 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Russell Greene
Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-05-30) 30 May 1957 (age 65)
Original team(s)	Frankston Peninsula
Debut	Round 1, 1974, St Kilda vs. Fitzroy, at Moorabbin Oval
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1974–1980	St Kilda	120 0(52)
1980–1988	Hawthorn	184 0(82)
Total		304 (134)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Career highlights
3× VFL premiership player: 1983, 1986, 1988 VFLPA MVP: 1984 Peter Crimmins Perpetual Memorial Trophy: 1984 All-Australian team: 1985 VFL Team of the Year: 1983, 1984 AFL Life member HFC Life member Victorian State of Origin Captain
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was just sixteen when he made his VFL debut in round 1, 1974 for St Kilda. After playing eight games with St Kilda in 1980, he joined Hawthorn for the rest of that season and was a key player during a successful decade for the club. He won the VFL Players Association Most Valuable Player award, now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy, as well as Hawthorn's best and fairest honours in 1984. Greene was chosen in the All-Australian team in 1985. Greene's last game was the 1988 grand final win over Melbourne.

Greene has been involved at a few different clubs over the years, in 1994 at North Melbourne, Greene was the fitness advisor, a position he also held in 1997 at St. Kilda.

Since retiring from football, Greene has worked as a PE teacher, first at Melbourne Grammar, and currently (2011 – present) at Marnebek School in Cranbourne.

References

• Russell Greene's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Russell Greene at AustralianFootball.com
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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