Fred Green (footballer)

Fred Green
Personal information
Full name	Frederick John Green
Date of birth	6 March 1921
Place of birth	Albert Park, Victoria
Date of death	7 January 1983(1983-01-07) (aged 61)
Place of death	Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, Queensland
Original team(s)	Brunswick United
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1939–41, 1943, 1946	Essendon	049 0(7)
1947–51	St Kilda	067 0(9)
Total		116 (16)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1951	St Kilda	18 (5)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick John Green CBE (6 March 1921 – 7 January 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Football

Although he was not as tall as other ruckmen, Green was an effective knock ruckman during his career and also spent some time as a defender.

He played in Essendon's losing 1941 Grand Final team and left the club in 1944 due to Naval commitments.

Stationed in Canberra, Green captained the Navy side which competed in the CANFL and led them to the 1944 premiership. He continued playing in 1945 and won a Mulrooney Medal as the league's 'Best and fairest' player.

Green returned to Essendon in 1946 before crossing to St Kilda the following season. He celebrated his 100th VFL game with a five-point win over Fitzroy in 1950. Green captained St Kilda from 1949 to 1950 and was their playing coach in 1951.

Honours

He was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1977 New Year Honours List, for "public service".^[2]

Death

He died at the Gold Coast Hospital in Southport, Queensland on 7 January 1983.^[3]

Notes

1. "Past Player Profiles - G (Green, Fred J.)". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
2. New Year Honours Lists: Commonwealth Awards, The Canberra Times, (Friday,31 December 1976), p.7.
3. Deaths: Green, The Canberra Times, (Tuesday, 25 January 1983), p.19.

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Frederick John Green (V311047), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Radio Mechanic Frederick John Green (26989), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• World War Two Service Record: Leading Radio Mechanic Frederick John Green (26989), National Archives of Australia.

External links

• Fred Green's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Fred Green at AustralianFootball.com