{
  "id": 7897431,
  "title": "Breaking: Greene to leave Giants ahead of potential move to Cats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/breaking-greene-to-leave-giants-ahead-of-potential-move-to-cats",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:30:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/afl-toby-greene-to-leave-gws-giants-geelong-cats/107162650"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Toby Greene, a celebrated player for the GWS Giants, has announced he will leave the club ahead of the 2027 season to potentially join Geelong. The Giants released a statement on Thursday confirming Greene's intention to return to his home state of Victoria for family reasons. Giants CEO Dave Matthews expressed respect for Greene's decision, noting that it was largely made for family reasons. Greene, a foundation player, spent 15 seasons with the Giants, debuting in 2012 and playing over 280 senior matches. He won the club's best-and-fairest award twice and is a three-time All-Australian.",
  "summary": "After much speculation, Toby Greene is departing the Giants to return to Victoria, as he eyes a move to the Cats in 2027.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "Breaking: Greene to leave Giants ahead of potential move to Cats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/breaking-greene-to-leave-giants-ahead-of-potential-move-to-cats-7899551",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:30:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}