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04-06-2014, 10:53 PM
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Brad Johnson addresses the crowd after being inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame during the 2014 Australian Football Hall of Fame
Induction Dinner at the Crown Palladium, Melbourne on June 04, 2014. (Photo: Lachlan Cunningham/AFL Media)
Western Bulldogs club games record-holder Brad Johnson has been inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame on Wednesday night in a ceremony at Crown Palladium.
Johnson, now 37, played a club-record 364 games for the Bulldogs from 1994-2010, winning the Charles Sutton Medal as the Bulldogs' best and fairest on three occasions, and was the club's leading goalkicker in five seasons.
With his infectious smile and enthusiasm, Brad Johnson was a popular player and captain at Whitten Oval, becoming the club games record holder in a brilliant career.
He progressed from a wingman/midfielder to forward-line match winner.
His overhead marking and speed off the mark proved a handful for the very best defenders, while his goalkicking exploits saw him kick the second most career goals of any Bulldog.
Drafted from the Western Jets, Johnson was a six-time All-Australian (once as captain); triple best and fairest winner; Victorian representative in 1997, 1998 and 1999; and played in more finals than any other Bulldog player. When only halfway through his career, he was chosen on the interchange bench in the Bulldogs’ Team of the Century. Stylish and clever, ‘Johnno’ had it all – class, consistency, fierce determination, resilience, versatility and courage in abundance.
Brad Johnson
Games: 364 (1994–2010)
Goals: 558
Captain: 2006–10
Best and fairest: 1999, 2002, 2006
Runner-up best and fairest: 2003, 2007
Leading goalkicker: 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
All-Australian selection: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
State selection: 3 games for Victoria
Footscray-Western Bulldogs Team of the Century (interchange)
Footscray-Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame inductee (2014)
Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee
Brad Johnson addresses the crowd after being inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame during the 2014 Australian Football Hall of Fame
Induction Dinner at the Crown Palladium, Melbourne on June 04, 2014. (Photo: Lachlan Cunningham/AFL Media)
Western Bulldogs club games record-holder Brad Johnson has been inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame on Wednesday night in a ceremony at Crown Palladium.
Johnson, now 37, played a club-record 364 games for the Bulldogs from 1994-2010, winning the Charles Sutton Medal as the Bulldogs' best and fairest on three occasions, and was the club's leading goalkicker in five seasons.
With his infectious smile and enthusiasm, Brad Johnson was a popular player and captain at Whitten Oval, becoming the club games record holder in a brilliant career.
He progressed from a wingman/midfielder to forward-line match winner.
His overhead marking and speed off the mark proved a handful for the very best defenders, while his goalkicking exploits saw him kick the second most career goals of any Bulldog.
Drafted from the Western Jets, Johnson was a six-time All-Australian (once as captain); triple best and fairest winner; Victorian representative in 1997, 1998 and 1999; and played in more finals than any other Bulldog player. When only halfway through his career, he was chosen on the interchange bench in the Bulldogs’ Team of the Century. Stylish and clever, ‘Johnno’ had it all – class, consistency, fierce determination, resilience, versatility and courage in abundance.
Brad Johnson
Games: 364 (1994–2010)
Goals: 558
Captain: 2006–10
Best and fairest: 1999, 2002, 2006
Runner-up best and fairest: 2003, 2007
Leading goalkicker: 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
All-Australian selection: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
State selection: 3 games for Victoria
Footscray-Western Bulldogs Team of the Century (interchange)
Footscray-Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame inductee (2014)
Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee