Wife’s ‘shock’ revealed before lovely Green tribute

He was honoured before kick-off with a minute’s applause, and wife Amanda and children Emerson and Jed were in the stands.

Green was posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after he took his own life last August at the age of 49.

His family donated his brain to science following the tragedy, and it was confirmed the former representative playmaker suffered from a degenerative condition being found in more and more former footballers.

“It was such a shock, it was so left-field,” Green’s wife Amanda told 9News of the discovery.

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“But I suppose now we understand Paul had a terminal brain disease, we just didn’t know it at the time.

“Now we know it’s such a scary disease that we need to keep researching and understanding.”

Amanda holds no ill feeling towards the game to which her husband dedicate his life.

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“No, definitely not anger,” she said.

“The game gave not only Paul, but the kids and I so many wonderful memories that we will cherish forever.”

Amanda, Emerson, and Jed are still coming to grips with his sudden death.

“We talk about him a lot, we laugh and remember the good times,” Amanda said.

“He will be forever in our lives and in our memories.”

The player of the match from Thursday’s game will be awarded the Paul Green Medal.

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