Brad Johnson (Australian rules footballer)

Brad Johnson (Australian rules footballer)

Infobox afl player | firstname = Brad
lastname = Johnson





birthdate = birth date and age|1976|7|18|df=y
birthplace = Hoppers Crossing, Victoria
originalteam = Williamstown Seagulls/Western U18
heightweight = 182cm / 85kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 11, 1993
debutteam = Footscray
debutopponent = Collingwood
debutstadium = Whitten Oval
playingteams = Western Bulldogs (1993-)

324 games, 509 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = Rnd 21, 2008
careerhighlights =

*AFL Rising Star nominee
1995
*International rules series
1998, 2000, 2002, 2003
*Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest
1999, 2002, 2006
*Western Bulldogs leading goalkicker
2005, 2006, 2007
*All-Australian
1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 (captain), 2007
*Western Bulldogs Acting Captain
2005, 2006
*Western Bulldogs Captain
2007
*State of Origin (Victoria) 1998

Brad Johnson (born 18 July 1976 in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer, and currently the captain of the Western Bulldogs Football Club.

AFL career

Recruited from Williamstown, Johnson made his debut in the 1994 season, and has been known as either a damaging forward or midfielder. Known as the "Smiling Assassin" due to the constant smile on his face, he is a popular figure around the club and has won three best and fairest awards - in 1999, 2002 and 2006.

In 2005, he kicked what was, in the minds of many, to be Goal of the Year - an amazing soccer-style half volley from an extremely tight angle on the boundary line.

Johnson has been selected in the All Australian team in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2006 he was chosen as captain of the Bulldogs following the injury of Luke Darcy and also as captain of the All Australian Team. Johnson capped off his 2006 season finishing second in the Coleman Medal with 70 goals, an amazing feat considering his small stature and the fact that he had played out the final 11 games of the season requiring shoulder surgery.

He started the 2008 season against the Adelaide Crows in his 300th game and kicked 5 second-half goals, including 3 in the last 7 minutes as the Bulldogs came out on top by 3 points.

Media & personal life

Johnson is married to Donna and they now have two children, Ella and Jack.

He has co-hosted the children's AFL show Auskick'n Around on Fox Footy Channel with Essendon Football Club captain Matthew Lloyd before the show was cancelled at the end of 2005.

Brad Johnson is currently the Mix 101.1 Resident Footy Expert on Friday Mornings with 2 Women and a Metro.

Positions

Brad Johnson regularly plays as a Full Forward but when he is heavy marked or out of play he can play as a Forward pocket or midfielder.

External links

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*AflRleague|ref=B/Brad_Johnson.html


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