George Green (Australian rules footballer) explained

George Green
Fullname:Alfred George Green
Birth Date:5 August 1882
Birth Place:Port Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Bundoora, Victoria
Originalteam:Port Rovers
Position:Wingman
Statsend:1908
Years1:1903–1908
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:76 (16)

Alfred George Green (5 August 1882 – 24 December 1949)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Green, a wingman, joined Collingwood in 1903 when they were reigning premiers. He broke into the side in the second round of the season and the club won each of the 13 games that he played in that year, but Green missed the finals where they claimed back to back premierships. In 1905 he made his first Grand Final appearance and played on the wing in the loss to Fitzroy.

After retiring as a player, Green turned to umpiring and was a boundary umpire in the 1918 VFL Grand Final, which Collingwood took part in.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Green. Collingwood Forever. 2 September 2014.