Dallas Johnson

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Dallas Johnson
Personal information
Full name Dallas Johnson
Date of birth 23 January 1982 (1982-01-23) (age 26)
Place of birth Atherton, Queensland, Australia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Club information
Position(s) Lock
Current club Melbourne
Number 13
Youth clubs
Years Club
Herberton Magpies
Other clubs
Years Club
2000–2003 Norths Devils
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2003– Melbourne Storm 109 (40)
Representative teams**
2006–
2007		 Queensland
Australia		 4 (0)
1 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 14:37, 26 January 2008 (UTC).
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 14:37, 26 January 2008 (UTC).

Dallas Johnson (born 23 January 1982 in Atherton, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm and for the Queensland State of Origin team.

Johnson is considered to be a modern day workhorse. A man small in stature, but with a load of commitment, Dallas Johnson continually makes over 40 tackles a match and in the second game of the 2007 State of Origin series Johnson made an origin record 62 tackles in the 77 minutes he was on the field, and he tackled every player on the New South Wales team except Jamie Lyon and is often compared to former Brisbane and Queensland great, Trevor Gillmeister for his tackling style. He has one of the best tackling techniques. In the final game of the series, Johnson entered State of Origin folklore. Despite being knocked unconscious by Brent Kite in the first tackle of the game and suffering from concussion, Johnson courageously returned to the field in the second half to make 50 tackles. He repeated this performance in the first 2008 Origin game where 3/4 into the game he was yet again KO'd.

Over the years Johnson has been one of the Storm's most consistent performers earning him his first representative jumper for Queensland in 2006.

Johnson was a key member of Melbourne's Premiership winning team of 2007, despite being concussed due to an illegal knee lift by Manly's Jason King. His good form was rewarded by his selection in the Australian Kangaroos team that played against New Zealand in October 2007.

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