 A Wynnum Manly Seagulls junior, Green captained the Queensland Colts before winning Brisbane Rugby League's Rothmans Medal in 1993 while playing with for the Easts Tigers.In 1994, Green followed his Easts' coach John Lang to Sydney's Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, turning heads with the maturity and skill of his play at .In his rookie season in the NSWRL, Green played 24 games.