Green was influential in Brisbane's narrow upset win over ladder leaders West Coast Eagles in round 10 of the 2012 AFL season, having come on in the last quarter as the substitute and kicking three goals and getting a scoring assist.

[3] In total he played 12 games in 2012 and scored 15 goals, an improvement over his first season, and in August 2012 he signed a new two-year contract with the Lions.

[1] During his time playing for Brisbane he suffered significant online abuse and eventually was diagnosed with and received treatment for severe anxiety.

[9] In March 2018 Green was reported for staging to try to get a free kick in a JLT Series match against Geelong.

Geelong player Mitch Duncan hit him in the chest with his elbow, after which Green fell to his knees and clutched his face.