Blaine Johnson (footballer)

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Blaine Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-28) 28 July 1995 (age 27)
Original team(s) South Fremantle
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014–2015 Carlton 7 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Blaine Johnson (born 28 July 1995) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Johnson plays primarily as a medium-sized leading forward. [1] Originally from Western Australia, Johnson played junior football for the Kwinana Junior Knights in the South Fremantle District; in 2012 and 2013 he played colts football for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), [2] breaking through for two senior WAFL games in 2013. [3]

Johnson was recruited by the Carlton Football Club as a rookie with a third round selection in the 2014 AFL Rookie Draft (No. 43 overall). [1] He played initially with Carlton's VFL - affiliate, the Northern Blues, and made his AFL debut in Round 15, 2014 against Collingwood. [4] He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Loretta Smith (22 May 2014). "Blaine gets the nod". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. "Boy in blue Blaine shines". In My Community. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. "Blaine Johnson (South Fremantle)". West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. Ben Higgins (27 June 2014). "Round 15 teams: Carlton drops Jarrad Waite, but captain Marc Murphy returns from injury and Blaine Johnson to debut". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. Johns, Loretta (18 September 2015). "Carlton delists four". CarltonFC.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.