Chris Johnson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Christopher Lloyd Johnson | ||
Date of birth | 30 May 1976 | ||
Original team(s) | Jacana / Northern U18 (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | 7th overall, 1993 Fitzroy | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Back pocket | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1994–1996 | Fitzroy | 59 (67) | |
1997–2007 | Brisbane Lions | 205 (105) | |
Total | 264 (172) | ||
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
2009 | Indigenous All-Stars | (1–0–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2009. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Christopher Lloyd Johnson (born 30 May 1976) is a former professional Australian rules footballer.
His career highlights as an Australian Football League (AFL) 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's AFL operations were taken over by 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 played and coached Essendon District Football League team Avondale Heights Football Club between 2010 and 2012.
His son Lachlan Johnson was drafted to the Essendon Football Club in the 2019 rookie draft.
He now plays for his junior club, Jacana. [1]
Johnson grew up in Jacana, a northern suburb of Melbourne. He played for the Northern Under 18 side in the TAC Cup, including their 1993 Grand Final winning team, when he kicked 7 goals. [2]
Johnson began his professional AFL career with Fitzroy in 1994. He was awarded a nomination in the 1994 AFL Rising Star award in round 21. [3]
He was one of eight players allowed to transfer to Brisbane when Fitzroy's AFL operations were taken over by the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions. [4] 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. [5]
On 31 August 2007, Johnson announced that he would retire from football at the end of the season. He was the last former Fitzroy Lion still playing in the AFL. [6]
In the 2005 International Rules series, Johnson was named co-captain along with Andrew McLeod. [7] In the second game of the series, Johnson started a brawl by clothes line tackling (or "coat hanger") Philip Jordan and striking Mattie Forde. [8] He was suspended for five matches after pleading guilty to striking, ruling him out until the second Test in 2008. [9]
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. [ citation needed ]
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. [ citation needed ] 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 indigenous round.
In February 2009, Johnson coached the Indigenous All-Stars to victory against Adelaide in Darwin. [10]
In 2011 he was appointed the Australian Institute of Sport/AFL Level One Academy Coach. [11]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
1994 | Fitzroy | 2 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 132 | 71 | 203 | 49 | 34 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
1995 | Fitzroy | 2 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 142 | 79 | 221 | 57 | 42 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
1996 | Fitzroy | 2 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 213 | 176 | 389 | 76 | 85 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 17.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1997 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 160 | 65 | 225 | 56 | 33 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
1998 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 87 | 46 | 133 | 42 | 16 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
1999 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 121 | 52 | 173 | 55 | 24 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
2000 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 159 | 121 | 280 | 84 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 |
2001 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 234 | 137 | 371 | 105 | 34 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 6.5 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 1.6 |
2002 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 203 | 114 | 317 | 103 | 47 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 14.4 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
2003 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 185 | 126 | 311 | 91 | 44 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
2004 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 221 | 164 | 385 | 117 | 51 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
2005 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 243 | 123 | 366 | 122 | 48 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 16.6 | 5.5 | 2.2 |
2006 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 38 | 115 | 34 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 14.4 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
2007 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 91 | 47 | 138 | 62 | 25 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 11.5 | 5.2 | 2.1 |
Career | 264 | 172 | 126 | 2268 | 1359 | 3627 | 1053 | 526 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
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