Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Steve Johnson
Date of birth	4 July 1983 (1983-07-04) (age 26)
Place of birth	Victoria, Australia
Recruited from	Wangaratta Football Club / Murray Bushrangers
Draft	24th overall, 2001 Geelong
Height/Weight	189cm / 89kg
Position(s)	Half-Forward/Forward Pocket
Club information
Current club	Geelong
Number	20
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2002 –	Geelong	124 (246)
State team honours
2008	Victoria	1 (3)
1 Playing statistics to end of Round 12, 2009 season .

Steve Johnson (born 4 July 1983) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League.

[edit] Career

[edit] Early career

He was selected by Geelong with pick number 21 in the 2001 National Draft. His first few years were plagued with inconsistency, injury and off field problems. A medium-sized forward, Johnson is renowned for his freakish ability on the field, where he has consistently wowed fans with his penchant for extraordinary goals.

[edit] 2007

Johnson was suspended by his club for the first 5 matches of 2007 after he was arrested for public drunkenness in Wangaratta on December 24th 2006. He returned in round 6 against Richmond where he went on to contribute 21 possessions and kick 2 goals in a match Geelong convincingly won by 157 points. He has since gone on to post career-best numbers across the board, capped off by All-Australian selection on the half-forward flank in September, 2007.

His 2007 season was capped off when Johnson lead the Cats to victory in the Grand Final, collecting a premiership medallion, and winning the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground in the Grand Final. Johnson was hailed as a feel good story for the year, with a good example of a player reforming after disciplinary action.

[edit] 2008

Early in 2008 however, Johnson lost his drivers' license and was sentenced to 50 hours working with the TAC after he was clocked in over 70 km/h over the speed limit in a 50 zone. Teammate Shannon Byrnes was in the car at the time.

He had yet another stellar season, kicking 49 home-and-away season goals and earning a spot on the forward flank in the All-Australian team of 2008. He gathered 34 disposals in the Cats' Grand Final loss to Hawthorn.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] See also

• List of Australian rules football incidents

[edit] External links

• Steve Johnson (footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club
• Steve Johnson (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
• STEVE JOHNSON DRUNK AGAIN (2 January, 2007)