Michael Johnson (Australian rules footballer)
Michael Johnson |
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Personal information |
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Full name |
Michael Johnson |
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Date of birth |
(1984-10-20) 20 October 1984 |
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Original team(s) |
Perth (WAFL) |
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Draft |
#8, 2004 Pre-Season Draft |
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Height/Weight |
195cm / 88kg |
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Position(s) |
Defender |
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Club information |
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Current club |
Fremantle |
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Number |
37 |
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Playing career1 |
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Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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2005โ |
Fremantle |
205 (63) |
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Representative team honours |
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Years |
Team |
Games (Goals) |
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2005 |
Indigenous All-Stars |
1 (0) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2015 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2005. |
Career highlights |
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Michael Johnson (born 20 October 1984) is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Early Life
Recruited from Perth Football Club in the WAFL with selection 8 in the 2004 Preseason Draft, he is a graduate of the Clontarf Football Academy.[1]
AFL career
He made his debut against Richmond in Round 4 of 2005 when Matthew Carr was a late withdrawal from the team due to illness.
Due to promising performances at both WAFL and AFL levels and his versatility, he announced a three-year extension to his contract in 2006[2] and then a two-year contract extensions to remain at Fremantle until the end of the 2011 season.[3]
In 2006, Michael finished equal runner-up (with Peter Bell) in Fremantle's Doig Medal Best & Fairest count, further underlining his credentials as a prospect for the future.[4]
His 2007 season started badly when he was suspended for four matches after colliding with Lachlan Hansen in a NAB Cup match and being one of the first players to be charged under the AFL's crackdown on front-on contact to the head.[5]
In 2009 he was appointed captain of the club for a pre-season derby[6] and despite missing the second half of the 2009 season due to an ankle injury,[7] he was officially included in the leadership group for the 2010 season. He also won the club's best clubman award for 2009.[8]
In May 2010 Johnson was investigated by the police in relation to a drug-related matter.[9][10] He was charged on summons with possessing cocaine, suspended for five matches and fined $5,000 for bringing the AFL into disrepute. He pleaded guilty and was fined $500 in court.[10][11][12]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2015 season [13]
References
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Fremantle Football Club ยท Best Clubman Award winners |
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