Steve Johnson (footballer)

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Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Steven Johnson
Date of Birth	July 4, 1983 (1983-07-04) (age 24)
Place of Birth	Victoria, Australia
Recruited from	Wangaratta Football Club / Murray Bushrangers
Draft	24th overall, 2001 Geelong Cats
Height/Weight	189cm / 89kg
Position	Half-Forward/Forward Pocket
Club information
Current club	Geelong
Number	20
Playing Career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2002-	Geelong	94 (174)
State Team Honours2
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Victoria	1 (3)
¹ Club statistics to end of HOF Game, 2008 season
² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}} Career highlights AFL AFL Premiership Player (2007) Norm Smith Medal (2007) All-Australian (2007) Geelong VFL Premiership Player (2002) Geelong FC Reserves Best First Year Player (2002) TAC Cup All-Australian U/18 (2001) Vic Country U/18 (2001)

Steve Johnson (born July 4, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer, in the Australian Football League For the Geelong Football Club. A medium-sized forward, Johnson is renowned for his freakish ability on the field, where he has consistently wowed fans with his penchant for extraordinary goals.

[edit] Football Career

He was selected by Geelong with pick number 21 in the 2001 National Draft. His first few years were plagued with inconsistancy, injury and off field problems.

Johnson was suspended by his club for the first 5 matches of 2007 after he was arrested for public drunkenness in Wangaratta on December 24th 2006. He returned in round 6 against Richmond where he went on to contribute 21 possessions and kick 2 goals in a match Geelong convincingly won by 157 points. He has since gone on to post career-best numbers across the board, capped off by All-Australian selection on the half-forward flank on September 17th 2007.

His 2007 season was capped off when Johnson lead the cats to victory in the Grand Final, collecting a premiership medallion, and winning the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground in a grand final. Johnson's was hailed as a feel good story for the year, with a good example of a player reforming after disciplinary action.

Early in 2008 however, Johnson lost his drivers' license and was sentenced to 50 hours working with the TAC after he was clocked in over 70 km's over the speed limit in a 50 zone. Teammate Shannon Byrnes was in the car at the time.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] See also

• List of Australian rules football incidents

[edit] External links

• Steve Johnson (footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club
• Steve Johnson (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

• STEVE JOHNSON DRUNK AGAIN (2 January, 2007)