Alan Johnson (Australian footballer)
| Alan Johnson | |||
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| Date of birth | 20 November 1956 | ||
| Original team(s) | Perth (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 1, 1981 interstate draft | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1982–1990 | Melbourne | 135 (95) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alan Johnson (born 20 November 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.
A wingman recruited from Perth, Western Australia, Johnson twice won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal for Melbourne's best and fairest player, in 1983 and 1989. In 1989 he was also named in the VFL Team of the Year. Renowned for his courage and his long distance kicking, Johnson moved to a back pocket in his latter years. He played in Melbourne's 1988 VFL Grand Final. Melbourne recruited Johnson's son Chris A. Johnson under the AFL's father and son rule. Chris later moved to Carlton Football Club citing a lack of opportunities.
He is an old boy of Aquinas College Perth.
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