Jason Johnson (Australian footballer)

Jason Johnson
Personal information
Full name Jason Johnson
Date of birth (1978-01-25) 25 January 1978 (age 46)
Original team(s) Assumption College / Calder U18
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1997–2008 Essendon 184 (109)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jason Johnson (born 25 January 1978) is a retired Australian rules footballer who spent his entire professional career with Essendon of the Australian Football League (AFL).

Known as a tireless running midfielder, Johnson's career honours include All-Australian selection in 2001, the same year he won the W.S. Crichton Medal for Essendon's best and fairest player. In the same year, he was considered to be the best on ground in the famous Round 16 game between Essendon and North Melbourne in which Essendon came back from 69 points, a record comeback in VFL/AFL which remains to this day. In the game, he polled three Brownlow Medal votes, had 31 disposals, 13 clearances, 10 inside-50s, and kicked four goals. It is considered to be the best game of his career.

On 25 August 2008, Johnson and long-time teammate Adam Ramanauskas announced their intention to retire from football at the end of the 2008 AFL season.[1]

Johnson now sits on the AFL Tribunal jury, adjudicating high-profile cases that arise during the regular season.[2]

Playing statistics

[3]
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1997 Essendon 42 3 0 2 17 13 30 1 3 0.0 0.7 5.7 4.3 10.0 0.3 1.0
1998 Essendon 42 8 2 0 55 29 84 22 9 0.3 0.0 6.9 3.6 10.5 2.8 1.1
1999 Essendon 14 4 0 1 22 11 33 5 2 0.0 0.3 5.5 2.8 8.3 1.3 0.5
2000 Essendon 14 25 14 20 317 151 468 79 53 0.6 0.8 12.7 6.0 18.7 3.2 2.1
2001 Essendon 14 24 21 19 364 162 526 85 64 0.9 0.8 15.2 6.8 21.9 3.5 2.7
2002 Essendon 14 24 14 15 324 196 520 95 86 0.6 0.6 13.5 8.2 21.7 4.0 3.6
2003 Essendon 14 22 15 13 315 159 474 105 50 0.7 0.6 14.3 7.2 21.5 4.8 2.3
2004 Essendon 14 19 14 16 277 173 450 91 57 0.7 0.8 14.6 9.1 23.7 4.8 3.0
2005 Essendon 14 22 12 11 308 183 491 120 80 0.5 0.5 14.0 8.3 22.3 5.5 3.6
2006 Essendon 14 19 12 7 237 173 410 111 47 0.6 0.4 12.5 9.1 21.6 5.8 2.5
2007 Essendon 14 10 3 6 119 88 207 64 30 0.3 0.6 11.9 8.8 20.7 6.4 3.0
2008 Essendon 14 4 2 0 44 47 91 22 9 0.5 0.0 11.0 11.8 22.8 5.5 2.3
Career 184 109 110 2399 1385 3784 800 490 0.6 0.6 13.0 7.5 20.6 4.3 2.7

References

  1. ^ essenonfc.com Archived 30 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Ramanauskas and Johnson retire
  2. ^ Phelan, Jason (7 July 2020). "Bulldog tackle ban stands at AFL tribunal". Manning River Times. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jason Johnson's player profile at AFL Tables
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