Kane "Johno" Johnson (born 15 March 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer and former captain of the Richmond Football Club.

The 187cm, 85 kg Johnson wore the guernsey number 28 for Richmond in the AFL.

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He began his career with the Adelaide Crows in 1996 and played in their 1997 and 1998 premiership sides before his 20th birthday. Over the years he developed into an outstanding midfielder and became a key member of Adelaide's onball group but in 2001 requested that he be allowed to return to his home state of Victoria after playing out his contract the following year. The Crows management obliged, and at the end of 2002, Johnson was traded to Richmond for Jason Torney and a complicated exchange of draft picks that saw picks #2, #18 and #32 go from Richmond to Adelaide and picks #12, #28 and #41 go the other way. Whilst there, Johnson became a star player and was rewarded with the captaincy of the club in 2005. This came following Wayne Campbell's decision to step down from the position. While Johnson's 2005 wasn't as sensational as his 2004, he still was among the Tigers' best players.

In 2006 Johnson had an outstanding season, keeping many of the game's star players in check. He won the best and fairest for his efforts.

In 2008, 3 days after he led Richmond to their 1st victory of the season and celebrating his 30th birthday, Johnson was arrested for being drunk in a public place and urinating on a police station. Johnson was fined $5000 by the club after the skipper had banned himself for one match. Johnson has also volunteered to become an anti-binge drinking ambassador.^[1]

Following the 2008 season, Kane Johnson stood aside as captain and was replaced by Chris Newman. He retired on June 9, 2009 believing the time is right.^[2] He will remain involved as a development coach of the club for the remainder of the 2009 season.

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[edit] External links

• Kane Johnson profile from RichmondFC.com.au
• Kane Johnson's statistics from AFL Tables