Brad Green (footballer)
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Brad Green playing for Melbourne
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brad Green | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | George Town, Tasmania | ||
| Original team(s) | Tassie Mariners | ||
| Draft | No. 19, 1999 National Draft | ||
| Height / weight | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) / 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2000–2012 | Melbourne | 254 (350) | |
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004–2011 | Australia | 6 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2011.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Brad Green (born 13 March 1981) is a former Australian rules football player and current North Melbourne development coach. He played for 13 seasons with Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Drafted with the 19th selection in the 1999 AFL Draft, Green played in a losing Grand Final in his first season. In 2010 he won the club's best and fairest award and was the club's leading goalkicker, with many commentators stating he was unlucky to miss out on All-Australian selection. Green was named Melbourne's captain for the next season, but the appointment was short-lived as he held the position for only one year. He also represented the Australian International rules football team in 2004, 2010 and 2011, captaining the side in 2011.
Green is now an assistant coach at North Melbourne, having previously been an assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club from 2013 to 2015.
A natural sportsman, Green played representative cricket and soccer as a teenager. During his teenage years Green played senior Soccer with Launceston United SC in the Tasmanian football championship. Green attended the Launceston Church Grammar School in Tasmania, and later Victoria University and La Trobe University. He captained the Australian under-15 cricket team. During his early soccer-playing days as a teenager he was scouted by Manchester United. After spending a month at Old Trafford, the 15-year-old Green trained with Walsall, a lower division English club, and was offered a contract but turned it down, choosing to finish his schooling in Tasmania. Green remains a soccer fan and supporter of Melbourne Victory. Surprisingly Green only began playing Australian rules seriously in his mid teens – after returning from England – but his talent was obvious. Green decided to focus his sporting attention on the local game and was subsequently drafted to Melbourne in the 1999 AFL Draft.
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