Voss saddened by loss of former teammate

BRISBANE Lions coach Michael Voss says he was deeply saddened by the passing of former teammate Brent Green at the age of 33.

Green, who drowned on the Gold Coast last Monday, was recruited from local club Southport by the then Bears in 1991 as a 15-year-old project player.

The 197cm key position prospect made his debut with the club in 1995, and was an inaugural member of the newly-merged Brisbane Lions squad in 1997, but moved to the Sydney Swans the following year after managing just five senior matches with the club.  

"I grew up playing football either with or against Brent since I was 11 years-old, from the Queensland junior ranks to our time together in the AFL," Voss said.

"He was a gentle giant but showed some serious aggression out on the footy field.

"Our thoughts are with his family at this incredibly tough time."

The club has extended its deepest condolences to Brent's partner Joanne Paylor and the entire Green family.