Brad Green (born 13 March 1981) is a former Australian rules football player and is the current North Melbourne development coach. He played for 13 seasons with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Drafted with the 19th selection in the 1999 AFL Draft, Green played in a losing Grand Final in his first season. In 2010 he won the club's best and fairest award and was the club's leading goalkicker, with many commentators stating he was unlucky to miss out on All-Australian selection. Green was named Melbourne's captain for the next season, but the appointment was short-lived as he held the position for only one year. He also represented the Australian International rules football team in 2004, 2010 and 2011, captaining the side in 2011. Green was an assistant coach at North Melbourne, having previously been an assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club from 2013 to 2015. He is currently a Director at the Melbourne Football Club Early life Green was born in Georgetown, Tasmania. A natural sportsman, Green played representative cricket and soccer as a teenager and captained the Australian under-15 cricket team. Soccer career While still a teenager, Green was selected for the senior soccer side at Launceston United SC in the Tasmanian soccer championship. Green attended the Launceston Church Grammar School in Tasmania, and later Victoria University and La Trobe University. During his early soccer-playing days as a teenager, he was scouted by Manchester United. After spending a month at on trial with the club, the 15-year-old Green trained with Walsall, a lower division English club, and was offered a contract but turned it down, choosing to finish his schooling in Tasmania. Green remains a soccer fan and supporter of Melbourne Victory. Switch to Australian rules Green only began playing Australian rules seriously in his mid-teens – after returning from England – but his talent was obvious. Green decided to focus his sporting attention on the local game playing for the Tassie Mariners and North Launceston. He was subsequently drafted to Melbourne in the 1999 AFL Draft. AFL career Green made his AFL debut in 2000. Melbourne had a highly successful year in 2000 and in his first year of AFL football Green played an important role in the Melbourne forward line. Melbourne made the Grand Final, but were ultimately unsuccessful, losing to Essendon. After working his way into a greater role