Kane "Sugar" Johnson (born 15 March 1978) is a former
Australian rules footballer and former captain of the
Richmond Football Club and dual premiership winner with the
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since ...
in the
Australian Football League (AFL).
Career
He began his career with the
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since ...
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 that saw picks No. 2, No. 18 and No. 32 go from Richmond to Adelaide and picks No. 12, No. 28 and No. 41 go the other way. Whilst there, Johnson became a star player and was rewarded with the captaincy of the club in 2005. This came following
Wayne Campbell's decision to step down from the position. While Johnson's 2005 season was not 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 and was replaced by
Chris Newman. He retired on 9 June 2009 after an injury believing the time was right. He remained involved as a development coach for the club for the remainder of the 2009 season.
In 2013, four years post retirement Kane now works with a variety of individuals teaching the ancient art of
Qigong
''Qigong'' (), ''qi gong'', ''chi kung'', ''chi 'ung'', or ''chi gung'' () is a system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation
used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in ...
with modern philosophies.
Personal
In 2014, Kane Johnson had a son with long-term girlfriend Charis McKittrick.
Statistics
:
Kane Johnson's player profile at AFL Tables
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1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1999
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2000
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2008
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! colspan=3, Career
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! 2457
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! 19.2
! 4.6
! 2.1
References
External links
Kane Johnson profileKane Johnson profile
from Richmond Football Club
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Adelaide Football Club players
Adelaide Football Club Premiership players
Richmond Football Club players
Jack Dyer Medal winners
1978 births
Living people
Eastern Ranges players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players