Jason Johannisen (born 8 November 1992) is a South African born professional

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er who plays for the

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in the

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(AFL). At 180 cm (5ft 11in) tall and 82 kg (181 lb), he plays as a running half-back who can move up forward. Johannisen was selected by the with the 39th selection in the 2011 rookie draft. Since then, he has been an AFL premiership player, and a winner of the Tony Liberatore Most Improved Player Award, which he received in 2015. He has polled a total of 25

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votes in his career.

Early life

Johannisen was born in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

, South Africa, and moved to

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with his family when he was eight years old.

Career

Johanissen was recruited by the

in the 2011 Rookie Draft, with pick #39, and made his debut in Round 19 of the

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, against at

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. Johanissen was adjudged best afield in the Western Bulldogs'

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victory over the

Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reser ...

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. He recorded 25 kicks among 33 disposals and 7 marks to win the

Norm Smith Medal The Norm Smith Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to 1990 the competition was known as the Victorian Football ...

. After speculation about his playing future at the Western Bulldogs in 2017 - previously being linked to both Western Australian clubs and Essendon - he re-signed with the club for a further 5 years to remain at the Bulldogs until at least 2022.

Statistics

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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Honours and achievements

AFL *Team **

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*Individual **

** Tony Liberatore Most Improved Award: (2015) VFL *Team ** VFL premiership: 2014

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johannisen, Jason 1992 births VFL/AFL players born outside Australia Australian rules footballers from Perth, Western Australia East Fremantle Football Club players Living people Norm Smith Medal winners South African emigrants to Australia Western Bulldogs players Western Bulldogs Premiership players Williamstown Football Club players Sportspeople from Johannesburg One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players Coloured South African people