Tom Green (born 23 January 2001) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Green was born in Townsville,

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and spent the first decade of his life regularly relocating between Townsville, Toowoomba, Darwin,

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and Tamworth due to his father's

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commitments. In year 6, he settled in

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where he tried an array of sports which included

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and

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. Green became a member of the GIANTS Academy at the age of 12 and worked his way through the local junior ranks to become an outstanding prospect in his age group. He received NAB Under-18 All Australian selection in his final year of junior football and was also nominated for the 2019 NEAFL Rising Star Award. His grandfather,

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, is a four-time premiership player with the

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and is a member of Richmond's Team of the 20th Century. While growing up in

, Tom attended school at

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Family

Tom Green has a family of 6, being one of 4 brothers. Lachlan Green, William Green and Josh Green. Tom's mother is Melanie and his Father Richard is in the Australian Army.

AFL career

used their No. 10 pick in the 2019 national draft to recruit Green, after

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made a bid for him. As Green was a member of the Giants Academy, they were able to match the bid. He made his AFL debut in round 1 of the

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. Green is a promising young player for the GWS Giants, having a breakthrough season in

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, including being nominated for the

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in Round 9.

Statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Tom 2001 births Living people Greater Western Sydney Giants players Sportspeople from Townsville Sportspeople from Canberra Australian rules footballers from the Australian Capital Territory Australian rules footballers from Queensland