- Russell Greene
Infobox afl player | firstname = Russell
lastname = Greene
birthdate = Birth date and age|1957|5|30|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Frankston Peninsula
heightweight = 185 cm / 78 kg
dead =
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1974
debutteam = St Kilda
debutopponent =
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playingteams = St Kilda (1974-80)
* 120 games, 52 goals
Hawthorn (1980-88)
* 184 games, 82 goalsTotal - 304 Games, 134 Goals
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statsend = 1988
careerhighlights =
* Hawthorn premiership player 1983, 1986, 1988
* VFLPA MVP 1984
* 1984 Hawthorn Best and Fairest
* All Australian 1985Russell Greene (born 30 May 1957) is a former
Australian rules football er and member of the prestigious 300 game club.He was just sixteen when he made his VFL debut in 1974 for St Kilda. In 1980 he joined Hawthorn 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. The following year he earned All-Australian selection. Greene's last game was their 1988 grand final win over Melbourne, his third premiership.References
*AflRleague|ref=R/Russell_Greene.html
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/g.htm#Russell%20Greene%20(St%20Kilda%20&%20Hawthorn) Russell Greene Profile]
*Holmesby, Russel and Main, Jim (2007). "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers". 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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