| Kane Johnson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kane Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria | ||
| Original team | Ringwood / Eastern U18 | ||
| Draft | 27th overall, 1995 Adelaide Crows |
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| Height/Weight | 187 cm / 85 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Richmond | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1996 – 2002 2003 – 2008 Total |
Adelaide Crows Richmond |
104 (44) 116 (32) 220 (76) |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2007 season .
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Kane "Johno" Johnson (born 15 March 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer and former captain of the Richmond Football Club and dual premiership winner with the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He began his career with the Adelaide Crows in 1996 and played in their 1997 and 1998 premiership sides before his 20th birthday. Over the years he developed into an outstanding midfielder and became a key member of Adelaide's onball group, but in 2001 requested that he be allowed to return to his home state of Victoria after playing out his contract the following year. The Crows management obliged, and at the end of 2002, Johnson was traded to Richmond for Jason Torney and a complicated exchange of draft picks that saw picks #2, No. 18 and No. 32 go from Richmond to Adelaide and picks #12, No. 28 and No. 41 go the other way. Whilst there, Johnson became a star player and was rewarded with the captaincy of the club in 2005. This came following Wayne Campbell's decision to step down from the position. While Johnson's 2005 season was not as good as his 2004, he still was among the Tigers' best players.
In 2006 Johnson had an outstanding season, playing as a tagger and keeping many of the game's star players in check. He won the club's best and fairest for his efforts.
In 2008, three days after he led Richmond to their first victory of the season and celebrating his 30th birthday, Johnson was arrested for being drunk in a public place and urinating on a police station. Johnson was fined $5000 by the club and he banned himself for one match. Johnson has also volunteered to become an anti-binge drinking ambassador.[1]
Following the 2008 season, Kane Johnson stood aside as captain and was replaced by Chris Newman. He retired on 9 June 2009 believing the time was right.[2] He remained involved as a development coach for the club for the remainder of the 2009 season.
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| Preceded by Wayne Campbell |
Richmond Football Club captain 2005–2008 |
Succeeded by Chris Newman |
| Preceded by Joel Bowden |
Richmond Best and Fairest winner 2006 |
Succeeded by Matthew Richardson |
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