Brad Johnson (Australian rules footballer)
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| Birth | July 18, 1976 , Hoppers Crossing, Victoria |
| Recruited from | Williamstown Seagulls/Western U18 |
| Height and weight | 182cm / 85kg |
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| Debut | Round 11, 1993, Footscray vs. Collingwood, at Whitten Oval |
| Team(s) | Western Bulldogs (1993-)
301 games, 470 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Rnd 2, 2008 season | |
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Brad Johnson (born July 18, 1976 in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer with, and Captain of, the Western Bulldogs Football Club.
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[edit] AFL career
Recruited from Williamstown, Johnson made his debut in the 1994 season, and has been known as either a damaging forward or midfielder. Known as the "Smiling Assassin" due to the constant smile on his face, he is a popular figure around the club and has won three best and fairest awards - in 1999, 2002 and 2006.
In 2005, he kicked what was, in the minds of many, to be Goal of the Year - an amazing soccer-style half volley from an extremely tight angle on the boundary line.
Johnson has been selected in the All Australian team in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2006 he was chosen as captain of the Bulldogs following the injury of Luke Darcy and also as captain of the All Australian Team. Johnson capped off his 2006 season finishing second in the Coleman Medal with 70 goals, an amazing feat considering his small stature and the fact that he had played out the final 11 games of the season requiring shoulder surgery.
He started the 2008 season against the Adelaide Crows in his 300th game and kicked 5 second-half goals, including 3 in the last 7 minutes as the Bulldogs came out on top by 3 points.
[edit] Media & personal life
Johnson is married to Donna and they now have two children, Ella and Jack.
He has co-hosted the children's AFL show Auskick'n Around on Fox Footy Channel with Essendon Football Club captain Matthew Lloyd before the show was cancelled at the end of 2005.
Brad Johnson is currently the Mix 101.1 Resident Footy Expert on Friday Mornings with 2 Women and a Metro.
[edit] Positions
Brad Johnson regularly plays as a Full Forward but when he is heavy marked or out of play he can play as a Forward pocket or midfielder.
Moreover, many AFL fans rate him as one of the best full forwards in AFL.
[edit] External links
- Brad Johnson (Australian rules footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club
- Brad Johnson (Australian rules footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
| Western Bulldogs Football Club – current squad |
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1 Ray • 2 Murphy • 3 Everitt • 4 Cross • 5 Boyd • 6 Johnson • 7 West • 8 Hahn • 9 Gilbee • 10 Eagleton • 11 Street • 12 Williams • 13 Giansiracusa • 14 Ward • 15 Hudson • 16 Griffen • 17 Cooney • 18 Stack • 19 Higgins • 20 Hill • 21 Akermanis • 22 Addison • 23 McDougall • 24 Grant • 25 Hargrave • 26 Reid • 27 Minson • 28 Welsh • 29 Wood • 30 O'Keefe • 31 Mulligan* • 32 Boumann • 33 Callan • 34 Skipper • 35 Tiller • 36 Lake • 37 Wight • 38 Morris • 39 Lynch • 40 Harbrow • 41 White* • 42 Hughes* • 42 Shaw* • 44 O'Shea • Coach: Eade * denotes Rookie Listed players |
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| Preceded by Scott West |
Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest winner 1999 |
Succeeded by Scott West |
| Preceded by Luke Darcy |
Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest winner 2002 |
Succeeded by Scott West |
| Preceded by Scott West |
Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest winner 2006 |
Succeeded by Brian Harris |
| Preceded by Mark Ricciuto |
All-Australian Team Captain 2006 |
Succeeded by Andrew McLeod |
