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Chris Johnson
Johnson in the ahfc guernseyPersonal information Full name Christopher Lloyd Johnson Date of birth 30 May 1976 Original team Jacana / Northern U18 (TAC Cup) Draft 7th overall, 1993
FitzroyHeight/Weight 180 cm / 92 kg Position(s) Back pocket Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1994 – 1996
1997 – 2007
TotalFitzroy
Brisbane Lions
205 (105)
264 (172) 59 (67)1 Playing statistics to end of 2007 season .Career highlights - Brisbane Lions premiership side 2001, 2002, 2003
- All-Australian 2002, 2004
- Brisbane Lions captain 2007
- Indigenous Team of the Century
- International Rules Series 2002, 2003, 2005 (co-captain)
- Indigenous All-Stars coach 2009
Christopher Lloyd Johnson (born 30 May 1976) is a former professional Australian rules footballer.
His career highlights as an Australian Football League player include three premierships with Brisbane, All-Australian selection, captain of the Australian International Rules team and inclusion in the Indigenous Team of the Century.
Johnson was one of eight players to transfer to Brisbane when Fitzroy merged with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions and became the last Fitzroy Lion to play in the AFL.
After retiring from playing professionally, Johnson started coaching and is playing and coaching Essendon District Football League team Avondale Heights Football Club for seasons 2010 and 2011.
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Early life
AFL career
Johnson began his professional AFL career with Fitzroy in 1994.
He was one of eight players allowed to transfer to Brisbane when Fitzroy merged with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions. His career highlights include three premierships with Brisbane, All-Australian selection and inclusion in the Indigenous Team of the Century.
Johnson is renowned for his creative play and composure running out of defence. Nevertheless, his 2007 preseason saw him playing as regularly in the forward line and the midfield as a defender, signalling the club's intention to use him as an impact player.
Johnson was appointed co-captain of the Lions in 2007, alongside Simon Black, Luke Power, Jonathan Brown, and Nigel Lappin.
On Friday 31 August 2007, Johnson announced his retirement from Football at seasons end. Johnson was the last Fitzroy Lion to play in the AFL.
International rules series 2005
In the 2005 International Rules series, Johnson was named co-captain along with Andrew McLeod . Johnson started a brawl by close line tackling one of the Irish team. After this he was seen to search around for other players to strike. During the course of the brawl he punched four Irish players. He was suspended for five matches after pleading guilty to striking, ruling him out until the second Test in 2008.
Coaching career
Following his AFL career, he remained involved in the game.
He became a runner for the Brisbane Lions, appearing in Round 11 against Fremantle Dockers.
Then he shifted into coaching. On Friday 14 September 2007, Johnson signed on with the club as a full-time development coach for the Brisbane Lions. His job is to continue to assist in the development of the club's young playing list in the new position and to show off field leadership. He was promoted to assistant coach to Michael Voss.
He coached Brisbane school and AFL powerhouse St Peters Lutheran College for two years, posting a 10-0 record over his two year tenure as the head coach for the opens team. They captured the 2007 and 2008 AIC AFL Premiership after defeating Iona College in the Grand Final on both occasions, before the competition was abandoned due to an increase of in game fights. In 2008, the school defeated Cairns school Djarragun College at the Gabba, before the Lions-Saints game, in an exhibition match to promote the AFL's indegenous round.
In February 2009, Johnson coached the Indigenous All-Stars to victory against Adelaide in Darwin. Chris Johnson is the cousin of Samuel Johnson who has been appointed coach of EDFL club Avondale Heights Football Club for season 2010 and 2011
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Michael VossBrisbane Lions captain
2007
(shared with Simon Black, Luke Power, Jonathan Brown, and Nigel Lappin)Succeeded by
Simon Black, Luke Power, Jonathan Brown, and Nigel LappinBrisbane Lions 2001/2002/2003 AFL Premiers Coach: MatthewsCaptains of the Brisbane Lions Fitzroy Football Club • Leading Goalkickers 1897: Kiernan • 1898: Kiernan • 1899: McSpeerin • 1900: Kiernan • 1901: Brosnan • 1902: Trotter • 1903: Trotter • 1904: Trotter • 1905: Wilkinson • 1906: Trotter • 1907: Sharp • 1908: W. Johnson • 1909: Dick • 1910: Briggs • 1911: Campbell • 1912: Freake • 1913: Freake • 1914: Freake • 1915: Freake • 1916: Heaney • 1917: Freake • 1918: Freake • 1919: Merrick • 1920: Merrick • 1921: Merrick • 1922: Merrick • 1923: Freake • 1924: Moriarty • 1925: Moriarty • 1926: Moriarty • 1927: Moriarty • 1928: Moriarty • 1929: Moriarty • 1930: Chapman • 1931: Moriarty • 1932: Moriarty • 1933: Moriarty • 1934: Pye • 1935: Ryan • 1936: Bunton • 1937: Bunton • 1938: Hughson • 1939: Denning • 1940: Curtin • 1941: Curtin • 1942: Curtin • 1943: Grant • 1944: Ruthven • 1945: Ruthven • 1946: Curtin • 1947: Hart • 1948: Hart • 1949: Hart • 1950: Hart • 1951: Hart • 1952: Ongarello • 1953: Hickey • 1954: Ruthven • 1955: Johnstone • 1956: Ongarello • 1957: Abrahams • 1958: Ongarello • 1959: Wright • 1960: Wright • 1961: Abrahams • 1962: Clark • 1963: Lazarus • 1964: Rogerson • 1965: Lazarus • 1966: Lazarus • 1967: Lazarus • 1968: Searl • 1969: Searl • 1970: Ruscuklic • 1971: Murphy • 1972: Wilson • 1973: Wilson • 1974: Wall • 1975: Serafini • 1976: Murphy • 1977: Beecroft • 1978: Beecroft • 1979: Beecroft • 1980: Beecroft • 1981: Quinlan • 1982: Quinlan • 1983: Quinlan • 1984: Quinlan • 1985: Quinlan • 1986: Osborne • 1987: Osborne • 1988: Osborne • 1989: Osborne • 1990: Roos • 1991: Wheildon • 1992: Osborne • 1993: Lynch • 1994: Wheildon • 1995: C. Johnson • 1996: MellingtonBrisbane) • Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) • Glenn Archer (Kangaroos)
Brett Montgomery (Port Adelaide) • Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane) • Ben Hart (Adelaide)Forwards
Michael Voss (Brisbane) (Captain) • Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) • Brad Johnson (Bulldogs)
Nathan Brown (Bulldogs) • David Neitz (Melbourne) • Luke Darcy (Bulldogs)Interchange
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) • Nigel Lappin (Brisbane) • Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) • Adam Simpson (Kangaroos)2004 All-Australian team Defenders
Leo Barry (Sydney) • Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) • Chris Johnson (Brisbane Lions)
Austinn Jones (St Kilda) • Chad Cornes (Port Adelaide) • Adam McPhee (Essendon)Forwards
Jason Akermanis (Brisbane Lions) • Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) (Vice–Captain) • Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
Barry Hall (Sydney) • Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda) • Luke Power (Brisbane Lions)Followers
Jeff White (Melbourne) • Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) (Captain) • Scott West (Western Bulldogs)Interchange
James Clement (Collingwood) • Chad Fletcher (West Coast) • Brett Kirk (Sydney) • Matthew Lappin (Carlton)Australian squad – 2002 International Rules Series Australian squad – Barry | Bell | Bickley | Bizzell | Brown | Burgoyne | Carr | Crouch | Crawford | Hall | Harvey | Hasleby | Hayes | Jakovich | B. Johnson | C. Johnson | Kirk | Murphy | Pavlich | Power | Rawlings | Scarlett | Simpson | Smith | Wells | Wirrpanda | Coach: Lyon Australian squad – 2005 International Rules Series 2009 Indigenous All-Stars team Andrew McLeod (Captain) | Shaun Burgoyne (Vice-Captain) | Jonathon Griffin | Graham Johncock | Jarrhan Jacky | Jared Petrenko | Ashley McGrath | Albert Proud | Chris Yarran | Andrew Lovett | Nathan Lovett-Murray | Nathan Djerrkura | Mathew Stokes | Travis Varcoe | Cyril Rioli | Cameron Stokes | Aaron Davey | Liam Jurrah | Matt Campbell | Lindsay Thomas | Cruize Garlett | Daniel Motlop | Marlon Motlop | Danyle Pearce | Raphael Clarke | David Wirrpanda | Liam Bedford | Adam Cockie | Jarrod Harbrow | Josh Hill | Malcolm Lynch | Brennan Stack | Coach: Chris Johnson1993 AFL Draft 1. Darren Gaspar • 2. Nigel Lappin • 3. Justin Murphy • 4. Glenn Gorman • 5. Adam Heuskes • 6. Trent Cummings • 7. Chris Johnson • 8. Michael Frost • 9. Rowan Warfe • 10. Trent Ormond-Allen • 11. Brad Johnson • 12. Chris Scott • 13. David Ugrinic • 14. Adam Simpson • 15. Luke McCabe • 16. Fraser Gehrig • 17. Angelo Lekkas • 18. Simon Beaumont • 19. Robert Stevenson • 20. Wade Chapman • 21. Shane Hodges • 22. Dion Myles • 23. Shannon Gibson • 24. Cameron Bennett • 25. Clinton Shaw • 26. Stephen Jurica • 27. Brad Hall • 28. Daryl Griffin • 29. Scott Mollard • 30. Paul Lewis • 31. Mark Stevens • 32. Paul Barnard • 33. Ben Robbins • 34. Stephen Patterson • 35. Aaron James • 36. Julian Kirzner • 37. Ash Thompson • 38. David Innella • 39. Jason Wild • 40. Matthew Lappin • 41. Kieran Sporn • 42. Michael Prentice • 43. Jason Heatley • 44. Eugene Warrior • 45. Trent Bartlett • 46. David King • 47. Chris Palmer • 48. Matt Hopkins • 49. Simon Garlick • 50. Mark Merenda • 51. Kristian Pascoe • 52. Matthew Dent • 53. Justin Mallon • 54. Sedat Sir • 55. Grant Tanner • 56. Rayden Tallis • 57. Mark Hepburn • 58. Jeff Bruce • 59. Craig Biddiscombe • 60. Troy Polak • 61. Shayne Smith • 62. Graeme Wood • 63. Gareth John • 64. Shane Hamilton • 65. Paul Mullarvey • 66. Andrew SchaubleCategories:- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Brisbane Lions players
- Brisbane Lions captains
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- All-Australians
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Northern Knights players
- Jacana Football Club players
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