Kane Johnson
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(at Richmond)
Biographical
- Born: 15 March 1978
- Height: 187 cm
- Weight: 85 kg
- Recruited from: Adelaide Crows
(via SANFL mini draft)
- Previous Clubs: Ringwood (Vic) / Eastern U18 (vic)
- GFC League Debut: 1996
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Career
Kane Johnson was drafted by Adelaide Crows in the 1995 AFL draft, and subsequently aligned with Glenelg via the SANFL "mini-draft" system. He played 10 games altogether with Glenelg, but he was best known for his AFL career.
He began his AFL 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. Whilst there, Johnson became a star player and was rewarded with the captaincy of the club in 2005. While Johnson's 2005 season wasn't 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.
Following the 2008 season, Kane Johnson stood aside as captain. He remained involved as a development coach for the club for the remainder of the 2009 season.
References
1. Pride of the Bay
2. Wikipedia
