2019 was a sombre year for elite runner Fergus Greene. With an ankle injury overcome, Greene returned to the VFL for only four matches before shoulder instability sidelined him. Greene has been a fence-sitter between senior and reserve level when fit, and slides down the order with younger players looking to seize forward opportunities. Accumulation has never been his go anyway, so look elsewhere.
Stop-and-go Greene
2019 was a sombre year for elite runner Fergus Greene. With an ankle injury overcome, Greene returned to the VFL for only four matches before shoulder instability sidelined him. Greene has been a fence-sitter between senior and reserve level when fit, and slides down the order with younger players looking to seize forward opportunities. Accumulation has never been his go anyway, so look elsewhere.
Fergus still too green
A second season on the Bulldogs list culminated in debut for Fergus Greene, with the half forward featuring in the final five fixtures. He contributed to the scoreboard in each outing and was involved in over four score involvements per game. Recognised as an elite runner throughout his junior days, Greene has been unable to add accumulation to his skill set, averaging less than ten touches in the VFL and AFL respectively. The dearth of attacking options during the Bulldogs 2018 season enabled Greene a chance to develop at the elite level. Following the inclusion of Sam Lloyd and Ben Cavarra, it remains to be seen which forwards it will affect. However, Greene will likely split opportunities between AFL and VFL level, continuing to develop his forward craft. The young Bulldog has never shown an ability to accumulate, so avoid.
Unfair run for Fergus
A foot problem in preseason then a wrist injury restricted Fergus Greene to eight VFL games in his first listed season, booting bags of three and five goals in his first two then a total of three thereafter with an average of eight disposals, continuing a pattern from his junior days of high scoreboard impact from limited opportunity. Greene's major weapon is his athleticism, so we haven't seen what he is capable of yet. That VFL form suggests he might be a long-term option for the Bulldogs to replace Tory Dickson with much the same sort of game, though perhaps it's too early to expect him to burst onto the scene with big bags of goals early in 2018.
