Michael Johnson | |
Fullname: | Michael Johnson |
Birth Date: | 20 October 1984 |
Originalteam: | Perth (WAFL) |
Draftpick: | No. 8, 2004 pre-season draft |
Height: | 195 cm |
Weight: | 92 kg |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 2005–2018 |
Games Goals1: | 244 (68) |
Statsend: | 2018 |
Sooyears1: | 2005 |
Sooteam1: | Indigenous All-Stars |
Soogames Goals1: | 1 (0) |
Repstatsend: | 2005 |
Careerhighlights: |
2013
2013 |
Michael Johnson (born 20 October 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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]
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]
In November 2016, Police investigated Johnson after it was alleged that he punched a Bunbury School teacher in the face while intoxicated at a kebab shop in Leederville.[13] He was found guilty and fined a total of $4500, but was given a spent conviction.[14]
In 2017, Johnson was integral in Fremantle's early season turnaround assisting Aaron Sandilands in the ruck despite the team generally taking a youth first approach in their team selection criteria.[15] [16]
Johnson retired at the end of the 2018 season.[17] In February 2019, he was appointed as Fremantle's inaugural indigenous and multicultural liaison officer.[18]
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 46 || 36 || 82 || 23 || 11 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 4.2 || 3.3 || 7.5 || 2.1 || 1.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 25 || 5 || 4 || 270 || 155 || 425 || 154 || 41 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 10.8 || 6.2 || 17.0 || 6.2 || 1.6|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 18 || 2 || 1 || 183 || 130 || 313 || 100 || 36 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 10.2 || 7.2 || 17.4 || 5.6 || 2.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 20 || 5 || 4 || 204 || 172 || 376 || 125 || 30 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 10.2 || 8.6 || 18.8 || 6.3 || 1.5|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 10 || 8 || 7 || 122 || 47 || 169 || 51 || 18 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 12.2 || 4.7 || 16.9 || 5.1 || 1.8|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 19 || 17 || 8 || 199 || 120 || 319 || 117 || 33 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 10.5 || 6.3 || 16.8 || 6.2 || 1.7|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 22 || 13 || 10 || 201 || 118 || 319 || 99 || 52 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 9.1 || 5.4 || 14.5 || 4.5 || 2.4|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 24 || 3 || 1 || 316 || 150 || 466 || 166 || 52 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 13.2 || 6.3 || 19.4 || 6.9 || 2.2|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 23 || 5 || 2 || 321 || 126 || 447 || 159 || 44 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 14.0 || 5.5 || 19.4 || 6.9 || 1.9|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 18 || 3 || 2 || 242 || 113 || 355 || 110 || 24 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 13.4 || 6.3 || 19.7 || 6.1 || 1.3|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 179 || 92 || 271 || 104 || 9 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 11.9 || 6.1 || 18.1 || 6.9 || 0.6|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 46 || 16 || 62 || 28 || 3 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 11.5 || 4.0 || 15.5 || 7.0 || 0.8|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 22 || 2 || 1 || 229 || 130 || 359 || 123 || 34 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 10.4 || 5.9 || 16.3 || 5.6 || 1.5|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 118 || 71 || 189 || 81 || 20 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 9.1 || 5.5 || 14.5 || 6.2 || 1.5|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 244! 68! 41! 2676! 1476! 4152! 1440! 407! 0.3! 0.2! 11.0! 6.0! 17.0! 5.9! 1.7|}