#4 - Toby Greene
DOB - 25/09/93
Height/Weight - 182 cms, 83 kgs
Games - 19
Goals - 8
Debut - Round 1 vs Sydney - 24-03-2012
Ave Disp - 28.4
Brownlow Votes - 4
BOG - 1
The Baby Faced Assassin
Toby Greene started his inaugural AFL season (2012) with the fledgling GWS Giants as a well regarded midfielder who was a classy junior footballer. He ended the season as the standout first year player of the AFL, GWS Rookie of the Year, and bona fide star in the making.
Greene was taken at pick 11 in the 2011 AFL Draft and was a much admired draft contender after a stellar junior career where he excelled at the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, averaging 24.5 disposals.
He was awarded All Australian honours and MVP for Vic Metro. He also had an outstanding year in the TAC Cup, averaging 29.2 disposals, six clearances and six hard ball gets.
After a solid pre-season where Greene impressed in several practice games, he was selected in GWS' debut AFL game against the Sydney Swans. In a well beaten team Greene was super impressive amassing 27 possessions including 12 kicks and laying 5 tackles. This game set the tone for what was to be an unbelievable year for the young ball magnet.
Throughout the course of the year Greene was able to consistently post big disposal numbers. In round 2 against North Melbourne he posted 31, in round 12 against Hawthorn it was 34, against Collingwood it was 35 and in rounds 17 and 19 against Melbourne and North Melbourne he posted an astonishing 38 disposals!
Importantly, Greene was able to perform equally and impressively against all opposition, never intimidated and never in fear. Also importantly Greene did not merely win cheap possessions, he fought tenaciously to find the ball and ran through every game beyond the point of fatigue.
Greene has an innate ability to find the ball, his positioning and game sense is remarkable as is his ability to find team mates either by hand or foot in close contests.
Greene has a tough exterior and is not afraid to get in and fight for the ball. A naturally aggressive character, Greene was unfortunately booked in Round 7 against Brisbane for rough conduct on Lion Jed Adcock. This impulsive act ultimately cost Greene the AFL Rising Star award for which he was a lock to win.
In terms of areas of improvement, kicking disposal is probably the one area which Toby Greene really needs to work on. Throughout his stellar year the one area which let him down at times was his kicking, particularly when under pressure.
Some of this can be put down to his massive work rate and some to the fact he sometimes fatigued as a first year player, but those points aside it is an area which requires work if he is to become truly elite.
With a further full off season to build on his tank and for his team mates to also have the opportunity to build their strength and endurance one would expect Toby Greene to again have a strong season in 2013.
As a strongly built individual with excellent endurance and great evasive skills it should be expected that he will once again hold down a pivotal midfield role and be one of GWS' most valuable resources.
2nd year blues is always a possibility and no doubt he will be targeted by opposition coaches more readily in 2013, but personally I don't see Greene suffering from this.
Throughout Greene's junior career he has always amassed massive disposal numbers, he understands the game, knows where to run, and has the work ethic to find the ball if it's not coming to him. There is not much opposition's can do to negate these qualities.
Greene has the ability to be one of the premier midfielders in the competition if he continues to improve and work on what he already has. It is not unrealistic to think this prodigious young talent could not eventually lift himself to the Dane Swan, Sam Mitchell class and be one of the truly elite players of the AFL.
2013 looms as another wonderful year for Toby Greene, the baby faced assassin of the AFL.
DOB - 25/09/93
Height/Weight - 182 cms, 83 kgs
Games - 19
Goals - 8
Debut - Round 1 vs Sydney - 24-03-2012
Ave Disp - 28.4
Brownlow Votes - 4
BOG - 1
The Baby Faced Assassin
Toby Greene started his inaugural AFL season (2012) with the fledgling GWS Giants as a well regarded midfielder who was a classy junior footballer. He ended the season as the standout first year player of the AFL, GWS Rookie of the Year, and bona fide star in the making.
Greene was taken at pick 11 in the 2011 AFL Draft and was a much admired draft contender after a stellar junior career where he excelled at the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, averaging 24.5 disposals.
He was awarded All Australian honours and MVP for Vic Metro. He also had an outstanding year in the TAC Cup, averaging 29.2 disposals, six clearances and six hard ball gets.
After a solid pre-season where Greene impressed in several practice games, he was selected in GWS' debut AFL game against the Sydney Swans. In a well beaten team Greene was super impressive amassing 27 possessions including 12 kicks and laying 5 tackles. This game set the tone for what was to be an unbelievable year for the young ball magnet.
Throughout the course of the year Greene was able to consistently post big disposal numbers. In round 2 against North Melbourne he posted 31, in round 12 against Hawthorn it was 34, against Collingwood it was 35 and in rounds 17 and 19 against Melbourne and North Melbourne he posted an astonishing 38 disposals!
Importantly, Greene was able to perform equally and impressively against all opposition, never intimidated and never in fear. Also importantly Greene did not merely win cheap possessions, he fought tenaciously to find the ball and ran through every game beyond the point of fatigue.
Greene has an innate ability to find the ball, his positioning and game sense is remarkable as is his ability to find team mates either by hand or foot in close contests.
Greene has a tough exterior and is not afraid to get in and fight for the ball. A naturally aggressive character, Greene was unfortunately booked in Round 7 against Brisbane for rough conduct on Lion Jed Adcock. This impulsive act ultimately cost Greene the AFL Rising Star award for which he was a lock to win.
In terms of areas of improvement, kicking disposal is probably the one area which Toby Greene really needs to work on. Throughout his stellar year the one area which let him down at times was his kicking, particularly when under pressure.
Some of this can be put down to his massive work rate and some to the fact he sometimes fatigued as a first year player, but those points aside it is an area which requires work if he is to become truly elite.
With a further full off season to build on his tank and for his team mates to also have the opportunity to build their strength and endurance one would expect Toby Greene to again have a strong season in 2013.
As a strongly built individual with excellent endurance and great evasive skills it should be expected that he will once again hold down a pivotal midfield role and be one of GWS' most valuable resources.
2nd year blues is always a possibility and no doubt he will be targeted by opposition coaches more readily in 2013, but personally I don't see Greene suffering from this.
Throughout Greene's junior career he has always amassed massive disposal numbers, he understands the game, knows where to run, and has the work ethic to find the ball if it's not coming to him. There is not much opposition's can do to negate these qualities.
Greene has the ability to be one of the premier midfielders in the competition if he continues to improve and work on what he already has. It is not unrealistic to think this prodigious young talent could not eventually lift himself to the Dane Swan, Sam Mitchell class and be one of the truly elite players of the AFL.
2013 looms as another wonderful year for Toby Greene, the baby faced assassin of the AFL.
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