John William Green (28 August 1887 - 6 May 1963) was an

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er who played for

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and Collingwood in the

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in 1908. After two seasons out of the VFL, Green played a further eight seasons for Collingwood from 1911 to 1918. Green played in four Grand Finals for Collingwood, including the 1917 win against

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. Green is one of four Jack Green's to have played VFL/AFL football. He is not to be confused with: * Jack Green who played 126 games with

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and

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from 1929 to 1936. * Jack Green who played 127 games with Collingwood from 1938 to 1949. * Jack Green who played 18 games with Collingwood from 1967 to 1969

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1887 births Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players Geelong Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 1963 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1887-stub