Christopher Lloyd Johnson (born 30 May 1976) is a former professional

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er. His career highlights as an

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(AFL) player include three premierships with Brisbane,

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selection, captain of the Australian International Rules team and inclusion in the

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. Johnson was one of eight players to transfer to Brisbane when Fitzroy's AFL operations were taken over by the

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to form the

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and became the last Fitzroy Lion to play in the AFL. After retiring from playing professionally, Johnson started coaching and played and coached

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team

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between 2010 and 2012. His son Lachlan Johnson was drafted to the Essendon Football Club in the 2019 rookie draft. He now plays for his junior club, Jacana.

Early life

Johnson grew up in Jacana, a northern suburb of Melbourne. He played for the Northern Under 18 side in the

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, including their 1993 Grand Final winning team, when he kicked 7 goals.

AFL career

Johnson began his professional AFL career with

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in 1994. He was awarded a nomination in the 1994 AFL Rising Star award in round 21. He was one of eight players allowed to transfer to Brisbane when Fitzroy's AFL operations were taken over by the

to form the

. His career highlights include three premierships with Brisbane,

selection and inclusion in the

. Johnson is renowned for his creative play and composure running out of defence. Nevertheless, his 2007 preseason saw him playing as regularly in the forward line and the midfield as a defender, signalling the club's intention to use him as an impact player. Johnson was appointed co-captain of the Lions in 2007, alongside

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, Jonathan Brown, and

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. On 31 August 2007, Johnson announced that he would retire from football at the end of the season. He was the last former Fitzroy Lion still playing in the AFL.

International rules series 2005

In the 2005

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series, Johnson was named co-captain along with

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. In the second game of the series, Johnson started a brawl by clothes line tackling (or "coat hanger")

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and striking

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. He was suspended for five matches after pleading guilty to striking, ruling him out until the second Test in 2008.

Coaching career

Following his AFL career, he remained involved in the game. He became a runner for the Brisbane Lions, appearing in Round 11 against Fremantle Dockers. Then he shifted into coaching. On Friday 14 September 2007, Johnson signed on with the club as a full-time development coach for the Brisbane Lions. His job is to continue to assist in the development of the club's young playing list in the new position and to show off field leadership. He was promoted to assistant coach to

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. He coached Brisbane school and AFL powerhouse

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for two years, posting a 10–0 record over his two-year tenure as the head coach for the opens team. They captured the 2007 and 2008

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AFL Premiership after defeating

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in the Grand Final on both occasions, before the competition was abandoned due to an increase of in game fights. In 2008, the school defeated Cairns school Djarragun College at the Gabba, before the Lions-Saints game, in an exhibition match to promote the AFL's indigenous round. In February 2009, Johnson coached the Indigenous All-Stars to victory against Adelaide in Darwin. In 2011 he was appointed the

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/AFL Level One Academy Coach.

Statistics

:Chris Johnson's player profile at AFL Tables
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, style="text-align:center;", , 2 , , 8 , , 3 , , 1 , , 77 , , 38 , , 115 , , 34 , , 19 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 9.6 , , 4.8 , , 14.4 , , 4.3 , , 2.4 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2007 , style="text-align:center;", , 2 , , 12 , , 11 , , 6 , , 91 , , 47 , , 138 , , 62 , , 25 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 7.6 , , 3.9 , , 11.5 , , 5.2 , , 2.1 , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3, Career ! 264 ! 172 ! 126 ! 2268 ! 1359 ! 3627 ! 1053 ! 526 ! 0.7 ! 0.5 ! 8.6 ! 5.1 ! 13.7 ! 4.0 ! 2.0

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Chris Australian rules footballers from Melbourne 1976 births Living people Brisbane Lions players Brisbane Lions Premiership players Brisbane Lions captains Fitzroy Football Club players All-Australians (AFL) Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Northern Knights players Jacana Football Club players Australia international rules football team players Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players People from the City of Hume