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CibbuanoJohnson announces retirement
October 29th 2009 06:29
GEELONG defender David Johnson has announced his retirement from AFL football.
The 28-year-old, who played 79 games for the Cats after being taken with pick 81 in the 2001 national draft, said he had exceeded his own expectations.
"When I started out my goal was to just play one game," Johnson said.
"To have been able to play at Geelong for eight years, to play with my best mates and in a great team has exceeded what I could ever have hoped for. The coaches have been great, the club has been outstanding and I finish with no regrets."
While he didn't feature in the Cats' grand final wins in 2007 and 2009, he was a member of two VFL premiership sides and played in Geelong's NAB Cup premiership side in 2006.
Johnson plans to pursue an off-field role in football.
The 28-year-old, who played 79 games for the Cats after being taken with pick 81 in the 2001 national draft, said he had exceeded his own expectations.
"When I started out my goal was to just play one game," Johnson said.
"To have been able to play at Geelong for eight years, to play with my best mates and in a great team has exceeded what I could ever have hoped for. The coaches have been great, the club has been outstanding and I finish with no regrets."
While he didn't feature in the Cats' grand final wins in 2007 and 2009, he was a member of two VFL premiership sides and played in Geelong's NAB Cup premiership side in 2006.
Johnson plans to pursue an off-field role in football.
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