Jon Green

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Jon Green
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Personal information
Full nameJon Green
Born (1985-07-16) 16 July 1985 (age 38)
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006–07 Canterbury Bulldogs 60000
2008–11 St. George Illawarra 522008
2012–13 Cronulla Sharks 80000
Total662008
Source: [1]

Jon Green (born 16 July 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.

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Early life

Green was born in Southport, Queensland, Australia.

Green lived in Perth and played junior footy for South Perth Lions in the Western Australia Rugby League competition. [2] He then commenced his professional career playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Brisbane Broncos.

Career

Green began playing in the National Rugby League in 2006 for the Bulldogs club, playing six games for them over the next seasons.

Green joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons club in 2007, and was generally assigned to play for St. George Illawarra Dragons's feeder club (the Shellharbour Dragons) as a Prop. Green was afforded the opportunity to play for St. George Illawarra Dragons from time to time, mainly during the representative season. In August 2010, it was confirmed that Green had his contract extended for a further season to see him stay at St. George Illawarra Dragons until the end of the 2011 season. [ citation needed ] Green has signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for the 2012 NRL season. He was signed to help replace the loss of Luke Douglas and Kade Snowden. Green joined the Brisbane Broncos in 2014. In 2015, Green announced his retirement from league after playing for the Brisbane feeder club.

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References

  1. "Jon Green – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. Barrows, Tim (10 February 2010). "Jon Green embarks on Perth with Dragons". The Age. Retrieved 15 May 2015.