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Blaine Johnson (footballer)

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Blaine Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-28) 28 July 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s) South Fremantle
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2015 Carlton 7 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Blaine Johnson (born 28 July 1995) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Johnson plays primarily as a medium-sized leading forward.[1] Originally from Western Australia, Johnson played junior football for the Kwinana Junior Knights in the South Fremantle District; in 2012 and 2013 he played colts football for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL),[2] breaking through for two senior WAFL games in 2013.[3]

Johnson was recruited by the Carlton Football Club as a rookie with a third round selection in the 2014 AFL Rookie Draft (No. 43 overall).[1] He played initially with Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Blues, and made his AFL debut in Round 15, 2014 against Collingwood.[4] He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Loretta Smith (22 May 2014). "Blaine gets the nod". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Boy in blue Blaine shines". In My Community. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Blaine Johnson (South Fremantle)". West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. ^ Ben Higgins (27 June 2014). "Round 15 teams: Carlton drops Jarrad Waite, but captain Marc Murphy returns from injury and Blaine Johnson to debut". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. ^ Johns, Loretta (18 September 2015). "Carlton delists four". CarltonFC.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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