Kane Johnson
Encyclopedia
Kane "Johno" Johnson is a former Australian rules football
er and former captain of the Richmond Football Club
and dual premiership winner with the Adelaide Crows
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
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, No. 18 and No. 32 go from Richmond to Adelaide and picks #12, No. 28 and No. 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 season was not as good as his 2004, he still was among the Tigers' best players.
In 2006 Johnson had an outstanding season, playing as a tagger
and keeping many of the game's star players in check. He won the club's best and fairest
for his efforts.
In 2008, three days after he led Richmond to their first 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 and he banned himself for one match. Johnson has also volunteered to become an anti-binge drinking ambassador.
Following the 2008 season, Kane Johnson stood aside as captain and was replaced by Chris Newman
. He retired on 9 June 2009 believing the time was right. He remained involved as a development coach for the club for the remainder of the 2009 season.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er and former captain of the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
and dual premiership winner with the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Career
He began his career with the Adelaide CrowsAdelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
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
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
for Jason Torney
Jason Torney
Jason Torney is a retired Australian rules footballer who played 12 seasons in the Australian Football League with Richmond and the Adelaide Crows.-Richmond:...
and a complicated exchange of draft picks that saw picks #2, No. 18 and No. 32 go from Richmond to Adelaide and picks #12, No. 28 and No. 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
Wayne Campbell
Wayne Campbell is a retired Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club of the AFL.-Richmond career :...
's decision to step down from the position. While Johnson's 2005 season was not as good as his 2004, he still was among the Tigers' best players.
In 2006 Johnson had an outstanding season, playing as a tagger
Tagger
Tagger may refer to:* a method for doing part-of-speech tagging, or grammatical tagging, for example Brill tagger* Tag editor, software that supports editing metadata of multimedia file formats* A position in Australian rules football...
and keeping many of the game's star players in check. He won the club's best and fairest
Jack Dyer Medal
The Jack Dyer Medal is an Australian rules football award given each season to the player or players adjudged Best and Fairest for the Richmond Football Club....
for his efforts.
In 2008, three days after he led Richmond to their first 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 and he banned himself for one match. Johnson has also volunteered to become an anti-binge drinking ambassador.
Following the 2008 season, Kane Johnson stood aside as captain and was replaced by Chris Newman
Chris Newman (Australian rules footballer)
Chris Newman is an Australian rules footballer, and currently the captain of the Richmond Football Club. He was drafted at Pick 55 in the 2000 AFL Draft from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup....
. He retired on 9 June 2009 believing the time was right. He remained involved as a development coach for the club for the remainder of the 2009 season.