| Michael Green | |||
| Card Collection #45 1969 Scanlens #13 1970 Scanlens #6 1970 Kellogg's #4 1973 Sunicrust #7 2005 WEG -'73 Premiers #7 2005 WEG -'73 Premiers Gold | A high marking ruckman from Xavier College who spent the earlier part of his career as a "set" defender because Patterson and Crowe held the main ruck positions. He was 19th man in the 1967 flag side, but by the Tigers' next win two years later he was number one ruckman. He dominated the ruck deuls in the 1969 final series. Mobile, a fine mark and a good kick, he was at his best in big games. The demands of a law career probably stopped |  | Playing Stats: Position: Ruck Playerd: 1966-74 Games: 145 Goals: 82 Player Honors: Premierships 1967, 1969, 1973-74 RFC Team Of the Century |
| him from being one of the games greats. He retired in 1972, but within 24 hours of Richmond's grand final loss that year he was phoned by Graeme Richmond asking him to return. He played in another twopremiership sides and even retired briefly for a second time early in 1975 before finally calling it quits at the age of 27. J. Main, R. Holmesby, The Encyclopidia of League Footballers Every AFL/VFL Player Since 1897 (Wilkinson Books 1992) | |||