George Sidney "Mallee" Johnson (31 May 1879 – 5 September 1948) was an

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er who played for the Carlton Football Club in the

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between 1905 and 1909.

Career

Commencing at

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in the VFA in 1901, 'Mallee' Johnson became "''a folk hero to the club ... the first of the super-heroes''". By 1902 he was the dominant big man in the competition and an integral part of

winning their first premiership. He left

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for the

prior to the 1905 season and in his five seasons at

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the team played in the finals every year, winning the premiership in 1906, 1907 and 1908. Johnson represented the VFL at the

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. When legendary

coach Jack Worrall was pressured into resigning in 1909, Johnson was one of the players who chose to leave the club at the end of the season. He went back to the VFA and played in North Melbourne's 1910 premiership side and later with Melbourne City, where he was the inaugural captain, and Prahran.

Notes

References

*Holmesby, R. and Main, J. ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers'' – Sixth Edition, BAS Publishing, Melbourne 2005

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, George S. 1879 births Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club Premiership players North Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players Richmond Football Club (VFA) players Prahran Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) 1948 deaths Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players