Alan Johnson (Australian footballer)

Alan Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth	20 November 1956
Original team(s)	Perth (WAFL)
Draft	1st overall, 1981 Interstate Draft, Melbourne
Height/Weight	179 cm / 75 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1982–1990	Melbourne	135 (95)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990 season.
Career highlights
2× Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist: 1983, 1989 Melbourne Hall of Fame

Alan Johnson (born 20 November 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.

A wingman recruited from Perth, Western Australia, Johnson twice won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal for Melbourne's best and fairest player, in 1983 and 1989. In 1989 he was also named in the VFL Team of the Year. Renowned for his courage and his long distance kicking, Johnson moved to a back pocket in his latter years. He played in Melbourne's 1988 VFL Grand Final. Melbourne recruited Johnson's son Chris A. Johnson under the AFL's father and son rule. Chris later moved to Carlton Football Club citing a lack of opportunities.

He is an old boy of Aquinas College Perth.

Playing Statistics

^[1]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
1982	Melbourne	9	17	20	29	269	95	364	54	N/A	1.2	1.7	15.8	5.6	21.4	3.2	N/A
1983	Melbourne	9	18	11	19	319	93	412	81	N/A	0.6	1.1	17.7	5.2	22.9	4.5	N/A
1984	Melbourne	9	16	16	26	221	87	308	49	N/A	1.0	1.6	13.8	5.4	19.3	3.1	N/A
1985	Melbourne	9	13	10	15	191	51	242	44	N/A	0.8	1.2	14.7	3.9	18.6	3.4	N/A
1986	Melbourne	9	10	9	17	132	38	170	29	N/A	0.9	1.7	13.2	3.8	17.0	2.9	N/A
1987	Melbourne	9	9	6	13	114	29	143	26	20	0.7	1.4	12.7	3.2	15.9	2.9	2.2
1988	Melbourne	9	25	13	11	398	81	479	120	26	0.5	0.4	15.9	3.2	19.2	4.8	1.0
1989	Melbourne	9	20	4	11	314	47	361	77	23	0.2	0.6	15.7	2.4	18.1	3.9	1.2
1990	Melbourne	9	7	6	5	97	19	116	28	7	0.9	0.7	13.9	2.7	16.6	4.0	1.0
Career			135	95	146	2055	540	2595	508	76	0.7	1.1	15.2	4.0	19.2	3.8	1.2

References

1. Alan Johnson's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

• Alan Johnson's statistics from AFL Tables