Greene laments seeing red in disciplinary 'slip-up'
But now the GWS captain concedes that's not the case after a "slip-up" forearm to the back of Sydney star Isaac Heeney's head.
It's led to his suspension for Thursday night's crunch clash with the Western Bulldogs.
Greene's absence is a huge blow to the sixth-placed Giants (52 points) who are chasing a top-four spot, against the finals-hunting Bulldogs (ninth, 44 points).
"I was just probably highly emotional and got don't argued sensationally by Isaac and then did what I did - which if I had my time back, I would love it back, but that's not possible," Greene told the Ausmerican Aces podcast.
"There was a bit going both ways and and I probably let that get the better of me in terms of getting emotional and pretty wound up.
"I've been guilty of it previously in my career, and it was certainly a slip-up and something I'd like to have my time back but you obviously don't.
"I'd like to learn my lesson, and I thought I was almost past that, but clearly not. So, mate, a bit to work on."
When asked what he made of people who would consider him a dirty player, Greene, 31, said: "It's probably fair enough".
"What I did was pretty dirty, and I've done that in my career, but I mean, I don't go out there premeditating anything," he said.
"It's just something I need to get better at in my game ... I've just got to worry about making sure I'm playing every weekend."
Greene also avoided suspension for swinging a foot, which didn't make contact, towards the groin of Sydney defender Dane Rampe - an incident which came to light after his podcast interview.
Midfielder Stephen Coniglio will captain the Giants with Greene and Josh Kelly (injury) unavailable.
He noted his skipper had generally managed his aggression in recent years, with the "turning point" around five years ago when Greene's teammates made it clear they considered him a leader.
"Whenever he's walked the line he's made some really good decisions in the last couple of years and it's fuelled a couple of our really good performances," Coniglio said.
"And so we just need more of those decisions."
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