Steven Greene is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

As the son of former leading AFL player Russell Greene

Russell Greene

Russell Greene is a former Australian rules footballer and member of the prestigious 300 game club.He was just sixteen when he made his VFL debut in 1974 for St Kilda. In 1980 he joined Hawthorn and was a key player during a successful decade for the club...

, Greene was eligible for both Hawthorn and St Kilda under the Father-Son Rule

Father-son rule

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. He opted for the former and Hawthorn secured him with the 28th selection of the 2000 AFL Draft

2000 AFL Draft

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, from TAC Cup

TAC Cup

The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....

 side Sandringham Dragons.

Greene, a hard running player, got a regular game late in the 2001 season

2001 AFL season

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 and received a Rising Star

2001 AFL Rising Star

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 nomination in the final round. He took part in Hawthorn's finals series and had 17 disposals plus two goals in their win over Sydney

Sydney Swans

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 in the elimination final. Greene finished the season averaging 16 disposals a game.
Unable to hold down a spot in the team over the next few seasons, Greene spent much of his time playing for Victorian Football League

Victorian Football League

The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

 (VFL) side Box Hill, winning their "Best and Fairest" in 2005. Despite his good performances at VFL level, Greene was delisted by Hawthorn and in 2006 signed with Williamstown

Williamstown Football Club

The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne and are currently playing in the Victorian Football League...

. He won the Williamstown "Best and Fairest" award in his first season.