Toby Greene
| Toby Greene | |||
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 Greene playing for Greater Western Sydney in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Toby Greene | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1993 | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2011 national draft | ||
| Height / weight | 182 cm / 83 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Greater Western Sydney | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012– | Greater Western Sydney | 98 (78) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Toby Greene (born 25 September 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Greene attended Wesley College in Glen Waverley, Victoria.
AFL career
Greene was recruited by Greater Western Sydney with the eleventh overall selection in the 2011 national draft, and played in the Greater Western Sydney's first season in 2012. Greene made his debut in round one against Sydney. A prolific ball-winner,[1] he won the Giants' best first year player award in 2012 and was the runner-up in the Kevin Sheedy Medal as the club's best and fairest. He was nominated for the AFL Rising Star in 2012 award but was ineligible to win it due to being found guilty for a bumping offence earlier in the season.[2]
In 2016, he was selected in the All-Australian team as the half-forward flank[3] and he won the Kevin Sheedy Medal as the club best and fairest.[4]
Assault charge
On 13 May 2014, Greene was charged with a number of offences including assault with a dangerous weapon and intentionally causing serious injury over an alleged assault in a Melbourne licensed venue the previous night.[5] He faced court on December 9 2014 where he faced one charge of unlawful assault and was fined $2500 and escaped conviction.[6]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to end of round 22, 2015[7]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Greater Western Sydney | 35 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 273 | 266 | 539 | 73 | 63 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 28.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | Greater Western Sydney | 4 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 226 | 208 | 434 | 69 | 42 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 22.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 197 | 225 | 422 | 81 | 62 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 13.1 | 15.0 | 28.1 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| 2015 | Greater Western Sydney | 4 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 78 | 91 | 169 | 38 | 16 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 24.1 | 5.4 | 2.3 |
| Career | 75 | 34 | 25 | 807 | 813 | 1620 | 261 | 183 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 26.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | ||
References
- ↑ Stevens, Mark (24 August 2012). "GWS midfielder Toby Greene averages more disposals per game than any 18-year-old in the modern era".
- ↑ Lalor, Peter (7 September 2012). "Toby Greene features in Giants' awards". The Australian.
- ↑ Schmook, Nathan (1 September 2016). "All Australian: Five Swans in 2016's best 22". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ Curley, Adam (7 October 2016). "Giant Toby Greene caps breakout year with Kevin Sheedy Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ Dampney, James (13 May 2014). "Toby Greene charged over night club incident". AFL Official Website.
- ↑ "Greater Western Sydney player Toby Greene fined after assault at Zagame's". The Age. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ Toby Greene's player profile at AFL Tables
External links
- Toby Greene's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Toby Greene's statistics from AFL Tables